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Posted: 2020-04-04T10:25:51+10:00 In:

When a young law clerk is pursued by the police because his senior partner has implicated him in a criminal enterprise he must embroil his boss in the crime to save himself.

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    4 Reviews

    1. Singularity

      Not sure a job is a good enough goal – if he loses his job, he’ll get another one – not nice but not too bad, especially today when so many people are losing their jobs…

      Is there a stakes character you could bring in to the story?

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    2. Logliner

      When a young lawyer is implicated in a criminal conspiracy by his senior partner but refuses to finger him, he must placate two drug gangs to protect his job.

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    3. Singularity

      I’m confused.?? It’s not clear whether the law clerk has been unjustly fingered, whether he is guilty or innocent.

      If he’s guilty, then he’s doubling down on his criminal behavior by tricking his accuser into a criminal act.? Why would a movie audience sympathize with that dramatic choice, root for him to pull it off?

      If he’s innocent, then he’s going to be guilty of tricking an innocent man into becoming a guilty one.? Again, why would a movie audience sympathize with that dramatic choice, root for him to pull it off.

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    4. Singularity

      This logline answers it’s own dramatic question.

      His boss implicates him in a crime

      So the lead testifies against his boss.

      Problem solved

      Now if the lead character refused to implicate his boss, then we would have dramatic tension.

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