2000
Recently separated Meg Altman and her diabetic daughter, Sarah, move into a New York City townhouse with a high-tech panic room, which three intruders soon attempt to breach for a hidden fortune. Meg and Sarah secure themselves inside, but Sarah's insulin is left outside, leading to a diabetic seizure that forces Meg to retrieve her medicine amidst the escalating conflict. After Meg gets the medicine to Sarah, who is then injected by Burnham inside the panic room, the police arrive, and Meg works to prevent Raoul from re-entering. Raoul is inadvertently killed by the panic room door, Burnham is shot by the police, and Meg and Sarah, safe, later relax in Central Park.
Save the Cat beat sheet
Real estate broker Meg Altman tours a new townhouse with her diabetic daughter Sarah, only to discover a hidden panic room when intruders break in.
Open full beat sheetMeg Altman is listed as Protagonist. Thirtyish, tall, wafer-thin, pale, recently separated mother of Sarah. In the parsed data, Meg Altman is connected to 22 scenes, 13 dialogue lines, 13 text mentions, first appearing around scene 1.
22 scenes / 13 dialogue linesSarah Altman is listed as Supporting. Nine-year-old girl, athletic, diabetic, daughter of Meg. In the parsed data, Sarah Altman is connected to 19 scenes, 10 dialogue lines, 10 text mentions, first appearing around scene 1.
19 scenes / 10 dialogue linesBurnham is listed as Antagonist. Intruder, professional safe-cracker, cynical. In the parsed data, Burnham is connected to 14 scenes, 5 dialogue lines, 5 text mentions, first appearing around scene 14.
14 scenes / 5 dialogue linesRaoul is listed as Antagonist. Intruder, violent, hulking figure. In the parsed data, Raoul is connected to 14 scenes, 2 dialogue lines, 2 text mentions, first appearing around scene 12.
14 scenes / 2 dialogue linesHarris is listed as Supporting. Neighbor who attempts to help. In the parsed data, Harris is connected to 7 scenes, 2 dialogue lines, 2 text mentions, first appearing around scene 13.
7 scenes / 2 dialogue linesJunior is listed as Antagonist. Intruder, high-strung, grandson of the previous owner. In the parsed data, Junior is connected to 5 scenes, 3 dialogue lines, 3 text mentions, first appearing around scene 6.
5 scenes / 3 dialogue linesLydia Lynch is listed as Supporting. Real estate broker. In the parsed data, Lydia Lynch is connected to 3 scenes, 7 dialogue lines, 7 text mentions, first appearing around scene 1.
3 scenes / 7 dialogue linesEvan is listed as Supporting. Sour-looking real estate agent. In the parsed data, Evan is connected to 2 scenes, 10 dialogue lines, 10 text mentions, first appearing around scene 2.
2 scenes / 10 dialogue linesLydia shows Meg and Sarah a townhouse property.
Lydia Lynch, Meg Altman, Sarah AltmanEvan gives a tour of the townhouse.
Evan, Meg Altman, Sarah Altman, Lydia LynchEvan reveals the panic room.
Evan, Meg Altman, Lydia LynchMeg wakes up, notices the panic room lights are on, and investigates.
Meg AltmanMeg enters the panic room and sees three intruders on the video monitors.
Meg AltmanJunior trips on the stairs, and the intruders plan their next move.
Burnham, Raoul, JuniorMeg tries to wake Sarah, eventually using water to do so.
Meg Altman, Sarah AltmanMeg and Sarah escape in the elevator while Raoul and Junior pursue them.
Meg Altman, Sarah Altman, Raoul, JuniorMeg and Sarah successfully lock themselves in the panic room.
Meg Altman, Sarah Altman, Burnham, Raoul, JuniorBurnham, Raoul, and Junior argue about the heist and the panic room while Meg and Sarah watch from the monitors.
Burnham, Raoul, Junior, Meg Altman, Sarah AltmanMeg and Sarah attempt to retrieve the phone and communicate with the outside world.
Meg Altman, Sarah AltmanJunior is killed by Raoul, and Harris is captured.
Burnham, Raoul, Junior, HarrisRaoul and Burnham force Harris to beg Meg to open the door.
Meg Altman, Sarah Altman, Burnham, Raoul, HarrisBurnham shouts at the panic room door; Sarah hears her father's voice.
Burnham, Sarah AltmanRaoul beats Harris while Burnham watches helplessly.
Harris, Raoul, BurnhamMeg and Sarah watch the beating on the monitor.
Meg Altman, Sarah AltmanBurnham pleads with Raoul to stop, then covers the camera.
Burnham, Raoul, HarrisThe monitor goes black; Sarah suffers a diabetic seizure.
Meg Altman, Sarah AltmanMeg sees the bedroom camera is uncovered and decides to open the door.
Meg Altman, Sarah AltmanMeg exits the panic room to get medicine.
Meg Altman, HarrisRaoul waits in the living room; Harris is disguised as Burnham.
Raoul, HarrisMeg retrieves the insulin and Glucogen.
Meg AltmanMeg and Raoul struggle; Meg throws the medicine into the panic room.
Meg Altman, Raoul, Burnham, Sarah AltmanBurnham gives Sarah the injection.
Burnham, Sarah Altman, RaoulPolice arrive at the house.
Meg Altman, HarrisSarah uses the intercom to alert Meg to the intruders' plans.
Sarah Altman, Burnham, RaoulMeg breaks into the neighbor's house.
Meg AltmanMeg breaks through the wall; Burnham finds the bonds.
Meg Altman, Burnham, Raoul, Sarah AltmanRaoul attempts to close the panic room door while Sarah and Meg struggle to keep the safety beams broken. Burnham arrives and inadvertently causes Raoul's death by the door.
Meg Altman, Sarah Altman, Burnham, RaoulBurnham attempts to flee the house but is confronted by police and shot.
BurnhamMeg and Sarah relax on the Great Lawn, discussing their future living arrangements.
Meg Altman, Sarah AltmanReinforced steel core walls. Buried phone line, completely separate, not connected to the house's main line and never exposed throughout the house's infrastructure or outside the house -- you can call the police; nobody can cut you off. Your own ventilation system, complete with oxygen scrubber, so you've got plenty of fresh air for as long as you like. And a bank of video monitors -- covering almost every corner of the house.
Absolutely! You're a woman, you're living alone now. Your alarm goes off, or you head glass break, or for whatever reason you think someone's broken into your home in the middle of the night. What are you going to do? Call the police and wait until they get here on Tuesday? Traipse downstairs in your sexy little underthings and check it out? I think not!
I mean, uptown is close to Dad's place, but somebody at school said the Village is really cool, so... I don't know, it's so great to be close to the park and everything... What do you think, I mean, give me a clue, here, where are we gonna live?
Things, and if I can't prove to my soon to-be ex-husband that I can provide a suitable place for our daughter to live in the next fourteen days, it's going to get ugly between us. Uglier.
Top floor, get the little girl and keep her there. I'll bring the woman up. Gimme.
STOP IT, MAN, STOP IT, THAT'S HIS KID IN THERE, HIS KID IS WATCHING THIS!!
It's not like Saks', Mom, you don't have to pay the price on the tag.
DON'T DO IT! NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, DON'T OPEN THE DOOR! DON'T O --
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