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Entrapment script analysis

Entrapment script - Save the Cat beat sheet analysis

A suave art thief, Andrew MacDougal, partners with insurance agent Gin to pull off a series of high-stakes heists around the globe. As they train and execute daring capers, trust issues surface, leading to a climactic bank infiltration. In the twist ending, Mac’s true identity is revealed just as they escape together.

45 Save the Cat fit score 12% analysis confidence / 72 parsed scenes

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1

Opening Image

Scene 1 / Page 1 / 1% target

8%

Introduces Mac’s lone-thief silhouette stealing a painting from Hancock Tower, setting the tone and world.

2

Theme Stated

Scene 4 / Page 1 / 5% target

10%

Gin comments “You’re already over value. By 15 percent,” hinting at themes of worth, trust, and value.

You're already over value. By 15 percent.
3

Set-Up

Scenes 3-6 / Page 1 / 10% target

11%

Establishes the insurance world, introduces Mac as prime suspect, then Gin’s business proposition.

Baker. You got it solved?
4

Catalyst

Scene 5 / Page 1 / 12% target

10%

Gin formally proposes a partnership to Mac, launching the adventure partnership.

5

Debate

Scene 15 / Page 1 / 20% target

10%

Mac expresses doubts about the relationship and future, debating whether to go on.

I'm old. I know what everything is worth.
6

Break into Two

Scene 23 / Page 1 / 25% target

12%

Mac reveals his true profession to Gin and forces her into the heist partnership, entering Act Two.

Time has come to tell you. What business. I'm actually in.
7

B Story

Scene 16 / Page 1 / 30% target

11%

Mac and Gin share an intimate terrace moment, deepening their personal connection.

What's hard to find. Is someone you truly want to be with.
8

Fun and Games

Scenes 26-33 / Page 1 / 40% target

10%

Montage of training: skydiving, shooting, climbing, building teamwork skills.

9

Midpoint

Scene 37 / Page 1 / 50% target

12%

On Golden Gate Bridge, they discuss the diamond reactor—stakes rise and personal tensions surface.

I'm freezing my tender parts.
10

Bad Guys Close In

Scene 65 / Page 1 / 65% target

11%

Infiltrating the Hong Kong bank lobby, external security forces tighten and risk escalates.

Well, I promised him a bonus. Five million. Comes out of your share.
11

All Is Lost

Scene 68 / Page 1 / 75% target

10%

While escaping the vault, they’re pursued by soldiers—capture seems imminent.

Okay. How do we get down?
12

Dark Night of the Soul

Scene 71 / Page 1 / 80% target

11%

On Nathan Road, Mac and Gin question loyalty and their partnership’s future.

...why indeed should I be more loyal to you than you've been to me? Think it over.
13

Break into Three

Scene 72 / Page 1 / 85% target

12%

Mac reveals he’s a cop, giving them a new plan to escape and resolve the conflict.

Jordan is only 90 seconds up the line. Like a wire transfer, you're gone. Vanished.
14

Finale

Scene 72 / Page 1 / 95% target

10%

Using his police cover, Mac orchestrates Gin’s clean getaway, tying up the heist and personal arcs.

15

Final Image

Scene 72 / Page 1 / 99% target

12%

In the subway, Mac guides Gin to vanish like a wire transfer—a mirror to the lone-thief departure image.

Jordan is only 90 seconds up the line. Like a wire transfer, you're gone. Vanished.