Screenplay data
After his family's murder, Clyde Shelton seeks revenge on the justice system, starting with the killers and then targeting the District Attorney Nick Price's colleagues from his prison cell. Clyde orchestrates a series of elaborate murders of legal professionals, manipulating the system from within his confinement using a hidden tunnel system. Nick Price discovers Clyde's ultimate plan to bomb City Hall and confronts him in his cell as Clyde activates the device. Nick reveals he moved the bomb to Clyde's cell, resulting in Clyde's death in the explosion, thus ending his reign of terror and saving the city.
Save the Cat beat sheet
Deputy DA Nick Rice prosecutes the bungled execution of a killer, Clyde Shelton, who then orchestrates an elaborate revenge from prison.
Open full beat sheetNick Price is listed as District Attorney. A focused and exceptional D.A. who prioritizes the legal system over personal justice. In the parsed data, Nick Price is connected to 73 scenes, 107 dialogue lines, 107 text mentions, first appearing around scene 7.
73 scenes / 107 dialogue linesClyde Shelton is listed as Protagonist/Antagonist. A grieving father and husband who seeks vengeance against the justice system. In the parsed data, Clyde Shelton is connected to 46 scenes, 99 dialogue lines, 99 text mentions, first appearing around scene 1.
46 scenes / 99 dialogue linesDetective Dunnigan is listed as Detective. A police detective investigating the crimes. In the parsed data, Detective Dunnigan is connected to 36 scenes, 24 dialogue lines, 24 text mentions, first appearing around scene 22.
36 scenes / 24 dialogue linesJonas Cantrell is listed as Senior District Attorney. Nick's superior, suffering from macular degeneration. In the parsed data, Jonas Cantrell is connected to 33 scenes, 29 dialogue lines, 29 text mentions, first appearing around scene 7.
33 scenes / 29 dialogue linesSarah Lowell is listed as Intern/Attorney. A bright, ambitious law school graduate working for the D.A. In the parsed data, Sarah Lowell is connected to 23 scenes, 17 dialogue lines, 17 text mentions, first appearing around scene 8.
23 scenes / 17 dialogue linesWarden Iger is listed as Prison Warden. The warden of the prison where Clyde is held. In the parsed data, Warden Iger is connected to 19 scenes, 17 dialogue lines, 17 text mentions, first appearing around scene 21.
19 scenes / 17 dialogue linesClarence Darby is listed as Criminal. A murderer who receives immunity for testifying against his accomplice. In the parsed data, Clarence Darby is connected to 14 scenes, 11 dialogue lines, 24 text mentions, first appearing around scene 10.
14 scenes / 11 dialogue linesKell Price is listed as Nick's Wife. Nick's supportive wife. In the parsed data, Kell Price is connected to 12 scenes, 17 dialogue lines, 17 text mentions, first appearing around scene 14.
12 scenes / 17 dialogue linesEmma Price is listed as Nick's Daughter. Nick and Kell's young daughter. In the parsed data, Emma Price is connected to 8 scenes, 12 dialogue lines, 12 text mentions, first appearing around scene 16.
8 scenes / 12 dialogue linesBill Reynolds is listed as Defense Attorney. The defense attorney for Clarence Darby. In the parsed data, Bill Reynolds is connected to 4 scenes, 7 dialogue lines, 7 text mentions, first appearing around scene 8.
4 scenes / 7 dialogue linesClyde makes a distressed 911 call from his home.
Clyde SheltonPolice cars rush toward the scene.
Clyde continues his distressed call.
Clyde SheltonPolice arrive at the house and discover the crime scene.
Clyde SheltonClyde is found in a state of shock on the lawn.
Clyde SheltonForensics process the crime scene.
Clyde SheltonClyde confronts Nick and Cantrell about the plea deal.
Clyde Shelton, Nick Price, Jonas CantrellNick, Cantrell, and Reynolds discuss the case.
Clyde Shelton, Nick Price, Jonas Cantrell, Sarah Lowell, Bill ReynoldsThe team discusses the plea deal in the elevator.
Nick Price, Jonas Cantrell, Sarah Lowell, Bill ReynoldsThe plea deal is finalized.
Nick Price, Jonas Cantrell, Clarence Darby, Sarah Lowell, Bill ReynoldsCantrell walks down the stairs with his dog.
Nick Price, Jonas CantrellDarby speaks to the press.
Clyde Shelton, Nick Price, Jonas Cantrell, Clarence Darby, Bill ReynoldsNick arrives home.
Nick PriceNick and Kell talk.
Nick Price, Kell PriceNick and Kell talk in bed.
Nick Price, Kell PriceEmma wakes her parents for her birthday.
Nick Price, Kell Price, Emma PriceNick and Emma have breakfast.
Nick Price, Kell Price, Emma PriceCars travel on a road.
Nick, Cantrell, and Sarah travel.
Nick Price, Jonas Cantrell, Sarah LowellThe car arrives at the prison.
Rupert Ames is prepared for execution.
The execution goes wrong.
Nick Price, Jonas Cantrell, Sarah Lowell, Warden IgerThe team discusses the failed execution.
Nick Price, Jonas Cantrell, Sarah Lowell, Warden Iger, Detective DunniganDunnigan shows the bypass device.
Nick Price, Jonas Cantrell, Sarah Lowell, Detective DunniganNick checks the database.
Nick Price, Detective DunniganNick, Dunnigan, and Garza discuss Clarence Darby while driving to his location.
Clyde Shelton, Nick Price, Clarence Darby, Detective DunniganDarby is alerted to the police raid by an anonymous caller and flees.
Clarence DarbyDarby assaults Lisa and flees his house.
Clarence DarbyDarby flees the house and fires at police.
Clarence DarbyNick arrives at the scene and is forced to take cover.
Clyde Shelton, Nick Price, Detective DunniganDarby receives instructions from an anonymous caller while evading police.
Clarence DarbyPolice secure the scene and arrest Lisa.
Nick Price, Detective DunniganDarby hijacks a police cruiser.
Clarence DarbyPolice realize they have lost Darby.
Clyde Shelton, Nick Price, Detective DunniganClyde reveals himself to Darby.
Clyde Shelton, Clarence DarbyNick and Dunnigan interrogate Clyde, who refuses to speak to anyone but Nick.
Clyde Shelton, Nick Price, Jonas Cantrell, Sarah Lowell, Detective DunniganNick and his team discuss Clyde's offer to confess.
Nick Price, Jonas Cantrell, Sarah Lowell, Detective DunniganNick and Sarah discuss the investigation before Nick leaves with his family.
Nick Price, Sarah Lowell, Kell Price, Emma PriceNick checks on his daughter after a nightmare.
Nick Price, Kell Price, Emma PriceClyde negotiates for a bed in his cell in exchange for a confession.
Clyde Shelton, Nick Price, Jonas Cantrell, Sarah Lowell, Warden Iger, Detective DunniganThe team decides to grant Clyde the bed to secure the confession.
Nick Price, Jonas Cantrell, Sarah Lowell, Warden IgerClyde receives his new bed.
Clyde SheltonClyde explains how he manipulated the systems to commit his crimes.
Clyde Shelton, Nick PriceClyde receives an iPod and speaker dock.
Clyde Shelton, Warden IgerClyde demands a meal from La Traviata in exchange for the location of Reynolds' body.
Clyde Shelton, Nick Price, Jonas Cantrell, Sarah Lowell, Warden Iger, Detective DunniganNick and Dunnigan coordinate with the FBI to find the body.
Nick Price, Detective DunniganClyde provides the GPS coordinates.
Clyde SheltonSarah leaves Nick and Cantrell to wait for news on the body.
Sarah Lowell, Nick Price, Jonas CantrellForensic teams dig up the hilltop.
Iger leaves the cellblock while Clyde and Dwight prepare to eat.
Warden Iger, Clyde Shelton, Clarence DarbyThe body is revealed in the dirt.
Clyde and Dwight eat while the cellblock riots.
Clyde Shelton, Clarence DarbyNick and Cantrell eat a sad dinner while waiting for news.
Nick Price, Jonas CantrellClyde and Dwight continue their meal.
Clyde Shelton, Clarence DarbyForensic team prepares to lift the body.
Detective DunniganClyde prepares a weapon from the bones.
Clyde SheltonNick receives the call that the body was found.
Nick Price, Jonas CantrellClaymore mines explode at the grave site.
Clyde kills Dwight.
Clyde Shelton, Clarence DarbyDust cloud covers the hillside.
Clyde continues to attack Dwight.
Clyde Shelton, Clarence DarbyNick realizes something went wrong.
Nick PriceDavies is dazed after the explosion.
Clyde cleans up and resumes eating.
Clyde SheltonNick and his team arrive at the prison.
Nick Price, Jonas Cantrell, Detective Dunnigan, Warden Iger, Sarah LowellNick confronts Clyde in the dome.
Nick Price, Clyde Shelton, Warden Iger, Jonas Cantrell, Detective DunniganJudge Burch approves the solitary confinement order.
Nick informs Clyde he is going to solitary.
Nick Price, Clyde Shelton, Warden Iger, Jonas Cantrell, Detective DunniganClyde is moved to the dungeon.
Clyde Shelton, Nick Price, Warden IgerNick discusses the plan for Clyde.
Nick Price, Jonas Cantrell, Detective Dunnigan, Sarah LowellNick and Kell have dinner.
Nick Price, Kell PriceDavies tells Nick to come to the office.
Detective Dunnigan, Nick PriceNick and his team meet to discuss Clyde.
Nick Price, Jonas Cantrell, Detective DunniganNick and his team meet a mysterious contact.
Nick Price, Detective Dunnigan, Jonas CantrellNick returns home and acts paranoid.
Nick Price, Kell Price, Emma PriceNick and his team arrive at the prison for an all-nighter.
Nick Price, Sarah LowellThe team searches for information on Clyde.
Nick Price, Sarah LowellForensics team disassembles Clyde's bed.
Nick Price, Detective DunniganNick and Iger inspect Clyde's empty cell.
Nick Price, Warden IgerNick confronts Clyde in solitary.
Nick Price, Clyde SheltonDepending on who's writing the headline, he's a grieving husband and father who got revenge on the men who murdered his wife and child. Public sympathy is to be respected and feared. This could blow up in our faces if we're not careful. We can't look like we're pissed off or have an ax to grind. Are we pissed off? Do we have an ax to grind?
Okay. I'm sure you heard that. Then again there are the Beatles. 70's funk. Louie. Ella. Be a shame to miss those. All right, kid. Bring it on. But when you're old enough for the world to disappoint you, I hope you won't blame your old man for bringing you into this mess. Give me that at least.
It occurs to me that an even moderately clever person could try to frame me for the murder simply by killing him on my property. One of Darby's drug rivals? That's an unsavory world. A jury would have to weigh that possibility. What else you got?
Okay. Um. You can take both men to trial, spend a year and millions of taxpayer dollars, and probably lose. Or you can cut a deal and at least put one of the men who did the crime on death row. It's a no-brainer. You make the deal.
I did wrong too. I guess I'll pay up. But it was always him sayin' jump and how high, and I just went along. Now he's killin' me and he got you people to do it. And that's a shame. A goddamn shame. And... ...and I guess that's all.
You in there. Listen up. Your mother just said the world sucks. You may wanna rethink this whole thing. My advice? If you're asking? Just stay in there. I promise you, nothing will ever make as much sense as it does right now...
...his penis with a box cutter. His skin with a filet knife. His teeth with pliers. His eyes...for those I used my fingers. Check the video I made. All that will match up. I kept him alive for an hour, give or take. Time it.
...background check's gotta be thorough, I want to know everything there is to know about this son of a bitch. Get all the ADAs on it, tell 'em I better not see them sitting around on their asses or texting their pals...
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