1993
Bored Carol Lipton suspects her neighbor Paul murdered his wife Lilian, leading her and friend Ted to investigate and discover inconsistencies in his story. Their amateur sleuthing escalates when they find a body in a hotel room that disappears, only to later locate Lilian's body and witness Paul disposing of it, revealing he murdered her and replaced her with her twin for insurance. Carol, Larry, Ted, and Marcia devise a plan to trap Paul at his movie house, using a fake body and a recorded message as bait. During a climactic confrontation, Larry saves Carol from Paul's attack, leading to Paul's arrest and rekindling Larry and Carol's relationship.
Save the Cat beat sheet
Married couple Larry and Carol stumble on the suspicious death of their neighbor Mrs.
Open full beat sheetCarol Lipton is listed as Protagonist. Larry's wife, curious, adventurous, interested in starting a restaurant. In the parsed data, Carol Lipton is connected to 80 scenes, 516 dialogue lines, 516 text mentions, first appearing around scene 1.
80 scenes / 516 dialogue linesLarry Lipton is listed as Protagonist. A middle-aged book publisher, intellectual, somewhat neurotic. In the parsed data, Larry Lipton is connected to 68 scenes, 445 dialogue lines, 446 text mentions, first appearing around scene 1.
68 scenes / 445 dialogue linesTed is listed as Supporting. Friend of Larry and Carol, recently divorced, helps investigate. In the parsed data, Ted is connected to 22 scenes, 88 dialogue lines, 133 text mentions, first appearing around scene 14.
22 scenes / 88 dialogue linesPaul House is listed as Antagonist. Middle-aged neighbor, bald, tall, owns a movie house, philatelist. In the parsed data, Paul House is connected to 20 scenes, 93 dialogue lines, 93 text mentions, first appearing around scene 2.
20 scenes / 93 dialogue linesMarcia Fox is listed as Supporting. Author, Larry's client, brilliant, helps devise the trap. In the parsed data, Marcia Fox is connected to 11 scenes, 34 dialogue lines, 38 text mentions, first appearing around scene 40.
11 scenes / 34 dialogue linesHelen Moss is listed as Supporting. Paul's mistress, model/actress. In the parsed data, Helen Moss is connected to 7 scenes, 29 dialogue lines, 36 text mentions, first appearing around scene 34.
7 scenes / 29 dialogue linesLilian House is listed as Supporting. Paul's wife, small, grey hair, seemingly dies of a heart attack. In the parsed data, Lilian House is connected to 7 scenes, 25 dialogue lines, 25 text mentions, first appearing around scene 2.
7 scenes / 25 dialogue linesGladys Dalton is listed as Supporting. Paul's assistant at the movie house, walks with a cane. In the parsed data, Gladys Dalton is connected to 7 scenes, 17 dialogue lines, 18 text mentions, first appearing around scene 34.
7 scenes / 17 dialogue linesMarilyn is listed as Supporting. Sy's wife, friend of Larry and Carol. In the parsed data, Marilyn is connected to 7 scenes, 9 dialogue lines, 9 text mentions, first appearing around scene 7.
7 scenes / 9 dialogue linesSy is listed as Supporting. Friend of Larry and Carol. In the parsed data, Sy is connected to 7 scenes, 9 dialogue lines, 9 text mentions, first appearing around scene 7.
7 scenes / 9 dialogue linesNick is listed as Supporting. Larry and Carol's son. In the parsed data, Nick is connected to 1 scene, 10 dialogue lines, 16 text mentions, first appearing around scene 40.
1 scenes / 10 dialogue linesLarry and Carol attend a hockey game; Carol is bored while Larry is engaged.
Larry Lipton, Carol LiptonLarry and Carol return home and enter the elevator.
Larry Lipton, Carol Lipton, Paul House, Lilian HouseThe couples exit the elevator and Lilian invites Larry and Carol for a drink.
Larry Lipton, Carol Lipton, Paul House, Lilian HouseCarol and Lilian discuss the treadmill in the bedroom.
Carol Lipton, Lilian HousePaul shows Larry his stamp collection while they wait for coffee.
Larry Lipton, Carol Lipton, Paul House, Lilian HouseLarry and Carol return to their own apartment and discuss their neighbors.
Larry Lipton, Carol LiptonLarry and Carol meet Sy and Marilyn at an antique market.
Larry Lipton, Carol Lipton, Sy, MarilynLarry, Carol, Sy, and Marilyn watch Double Indemnity.
Larry Lipton, Carol Lipton, Sy, MarilynLarry and Carol return home after the movie.
Larry Lipton, Carol LiptonLarry and Carol discover that Lilian has died.
Larry Lipton, Carol Lipton, Paul House, Lilian HouseLarry and Carol leave their building dressed for an outing.
Larry Lipton, Carol LiptonLarry and Carol encounter Paul outside their building while leaving for the opera. Paul acts suspiciously cheerful despite his wife's recent death.
Larry Lipton, Carol Lipton, Paul HouseLarry and Carol exit the opera house, discussing their differing tastes in entertainment.
Larry Lipton, Carol LiptonLarry and Carol dine with friends, discussing the suspicious nature of Paul's wife's death.
Larry Lipton, Carol Lipton, Ted, Sy, MarilynCarol expresses her suspicions about Paul's behavior to Larry before bed. Ted calls with a theory about how Paul killed his wife.
Larry Lipton, Carol Lipton, TedTed shows Carol a potential location for their restaurant.
Carol Lipton, TedLarry and Carol visit Paul. Carol discovers an urn in the kitchen, casting doubt on Paul's story about the burial.
Larry Lipton, Carol Lipton, Paul HouseCarol and Larry argue about the urn. Carol calls Ted to discuss the discovery.
Larry Lipton, Carol Lipton, TedTed discusses the possibility of poison with Carol over the phone.
Ted, Carol LiptonCarol talks to Ted on the phone about poison while Larry enters.
Carol Lipton, Larry LiptonCarol is unable to sleep and gets up to investigate.
Larry Lipton, Carol LiptonCarol thinks she sees Mr. House in the hallway; Larry is skeptical.
Carol Lipton, Larry LiptonCarol tries to call Mr. House to see if he is home.
Carol Lipton, Larry LiptonCarol calls the building desk to check if anyone left.
Carol Lipton, Larry LiptonCarol sees Paul leaving the building.
Carol Lipton, Paul HouseCarol steals a spare key from the workshop.
Carol Lipton, Gladys DaltonCarol searches Paul's apartment for evidence.
Carol Lipton, Paul HouseLarry meets with Marcia Fox to discuss her book.
Larry Lipton, Marcia FoxCarol tells Larry about her break-in at Paul's apartment.
Carol Lipton, Larry LiptonLarry and Carol discuss Carol's investigation of Paul House and her mistake of leaving her glasses behind.
Larry Lipton, Carol LiptonCarol and Larry visit Paul's apartment under the guise of bringing chocolate mousse to retrieve Carol's glasses.
Larry Lipton, Carol Lipton, Paul HouseCarol meets Ted to conduct surveillance on Helen Moss.
Carol Lipton, TedCarol and Ted watch Helen Moss's house and follow her to a movie house.
Carol Lipton, Ted, Helen MossPaul shows Helen his movie house while Carol and Ted hide and observe.
Carol Lipton, Paul House, Ted, Gladys Dalton, Helen MossCarol wakes Larry up to go back to Paul's apartment.
Larry Lipton, Carol LiptonCarol and Larry arrive at Paul's door.
Larry Lipton, Carol LiptonCarol and Larry break into Paul's apartment to investigate; Carol uses the phone to check the last dialed number.
Larry Lipton, Carol LiptonCarol and Larry search the bedroom; Larry accidentally breaks a statuette, and Carol finds a pair of gloves.
Larry Lipton, Carol LiptonExterior shot of the club.
Larry, Carol, and Nick leave the club and encounter Marcia Fox.
Larry Lipton, Carol Lipton, Marcia Fox, NickCarol and Ted attend a wine-tasting event.
Carol Lipton, TedTed walks away; Carol watches from the window.
Carol Lipton, TedCarol returns home and tells Larry she saw Lilian House on a bus.
Larry Lipton, Carol LiptonLarry and Carol question Jack the caretaker about Mrs. House's death.
Larry Lipton, Carol Lipton, Gladys DaltonCarol and Larry discuss their suspicions about Mrs. House during a show.
Larry Lipton, Carol LiptonTed and Carol investigate the location where Carol saw the bus.
Carol Lipton, TedTed and Carol reach the end of the bus line in the rain.
Carol Lipton, TedCarol and Ted discover the Waldron Hotel.
Carol Lipton, TedLarry and Marcia play poker and discuss Larry's marriage.
Larry Lipton, Marcia FoxLarry and Carol watch the hotel and see a woman who looks like Mrs. House.
Larry Lipton, Carol LiptonLarry and Carol question the hotel clerk.
Larry Lipton, Carol LiptonLarry and Carol approach room 611.
Larry Lipton, Carol LiptonLarry and Carol enter the room and find a body.
Larry Lipton, Carol LiptonCarol and Larry discover a body in their hotel room, panic, and flee.
Larry Lipton, Carol LiptonCarol and Larry run through the hallway and down the stairs.
Larry Lipton, Carol LiptonCarol and Larry try to explain the situation to police officers, who find no body.
Larry Lipton, Carol LiptonPolice inspect the room and find nothing.
Larry Lipton, Carol LiptonPolice give Larry a business card and advise them to file a report.
Larry Lipton, Carol LiptonCarol and Larry discuss the incident over drinks.
Larry Lipton, Carol LiptonCarol and Larry notice lights in the hotel room and decide to investigate.
Larry Lipton, Carol LiptonCarol and Larry trick the night clerk into giving them the key to Room 611.
Larry Lipton, Carol LiptonCarol and Larry approach Room 611.
Larry Lipton, Carol LiptonCarol and Larry search the room, encounter a cleaning lady, and find a ring.
Larry Lipton, Carol LiptonThe elevator gets stuck, causing Larry to panic.
Larry Lipton, Carol LiptonLarry and Carol discover Lilian House's body in the elevator ceiling trap, then the elevator descends to the basement.
Larry Lipton, Carol Lipton, Lilian HouseLarry and Carol navigate the dark basement, find a room, and eventually escape through a service door.
Larry Lipton, Carol LiptonLarry and Carol witness a man putting a body into a car and decide to follow him.
Larry Lipton, Carol Lipton, Paul HouseLarry and Carol follow the suspect's car across the bridge.
Larry Lipton, Carol LiptonLarry and Carol watch as the body is disposed of in a metal recycling plant.
Larry Lipton, Carol Lipton, Paul House, Lilian HouseLarry and Carol return home and encounter Paul and Gladys.
Larry Lipton, Carol Lipton, Paul House, Gladys DaltonLarry and Carol discuss the events and decide to call their friends.
Larry Lipton, Carol LiptonLarry and Carol meet Ted and Marcia to analyze the murder case.
Larry Lipton, Carol Lipton, Ted, Marcia FoxLarry, Carol, Ted, and Marcia discuss a plan to trap Paul House using a fake body and a blackmail scheme.
Larry Lipton, Carol Lipton, Ted, Marcia FoxHelen Moss receives a call about an audition.
Helen MossHelen Moss auditions for the role in the scheme.
Larry Lipton, Carol Lipton, Ted, Marcia Fox, Sy, MarilynThe group edits the audio tapes for the blackmail call.
Larry Lipton, Carol Lipton, Ted, Marcia Fox, Sy, MarilynThe group prepares to make the blackmail call to Paul.
Larry Lipton, Carol Lipton, Ted, Marcia Fox, Sy, MarilynPaul receives the blackmail call.
Paul House, Gladys DaltonThe group attempts to play a recorded message to Paul over the phone, but they struggle with the equipment and timing.
Larry Lipton, Carol Lipton, Ted, Marcia Fox, Sy, MarilynPaul reacts to the mysterious phone call.
Paul HouseWe-We-We were there. She-She was very nervous. So-So we were going to the movies, and, and, and we were walking and looking around the place. And then suddenly she's a... Her hand is on the floor. You could see it on the side of the bed. She was lying there, she was sort of... like blue in the face. The girl was nervous. I tried to keep calm, as best as I could.
And then, you see, what happened was I suspected Mr. House, right ? He's a... He runs a movie house. But-But then what hap... We're sit... I saw her on this bus, right ? And... And she has... no place at all. Then we checked anyway. So we were just sitting there, just waiting...
So, he decides not to cut her in and go off to... I don't know... With his mistress and, uh, keep all the dough. So, he kills Lillian. He cremates her, or pours molten steel all over her or something... and, uh, that's when we came along and tripped him up.
Maybe he thought that if he, if he, if he divorced her, she'd-she'd hit him for a ton of alimony. Or maybe she, maybe she controls the family fortune. What do you think of that ?
I'll tell you exactly where to meet me, and you bring that package I want. Now, once I have it and I'm safely gone, you'll get your wife back. Otherwise, I'll kill her.
Larry. Larry, I heard a noise. I-I-I heard a noise in the hallway, so I just... I... You know, I-I looked and I think... I think Mr. House was getting on the elevator.
I'm having all this broken glass replaced as we go along with this renovation. You know, they used to have stage shows, here. Now, of course, we only show old movies.
They are actually... They're mine. Honey, they're mine. I... You know what happened ? I think the other night, I must have left them here. It's the strangest thing.
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