Kept Woman Page #5

Synopsis: Jessica and her fiancé Evan just moved from the city into their dream home on a quiet suburban street. Soon after, Jessica catches her seemingly friendly new neighbor, Simon, in a strange lie and can't let her suspicions rest. The danger escalates when Simon lures her inside his home and imprisons Jessica in his secret bunker, meticulously decorated in the idealized style of the 1950's. Here she meets Robin, a woman who's been held captive by Simon for several years and brainwashed into living as his faithful companion - a fate that is now set for Jessica unless she can somehow find a way to escape from Simon's time-warped prison.
Genre: Thriller
Director(s): Michel Poulette
Production: Incendo Productions
  10 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.3
TV-14
Year:
2015
83 min
205 Views


I've basically been pacing

around that empty house,

making myself sick.

When my fiance and I broke up,

we dragged it out.

It was so long, so painful.

There's no use. He won't

be able to hear you.

I have to at

least try something.

Don't you get it?

This is just another test!

All it's going to do is make

Simon have to hurt you again!

I almost think it

would've been more humane

if she just left like that.

Hmm!

Nothing about this feels humane.

I don't know whether

or not to feel angry at her

for running away

or like a fool for

not seeing it coming.

Well, angry feels better.

Hey, you got that right!

Mind if I get another?

Please help yourself.

No, no, no, no.

No, no, no, no, no!

No, no!

The best thing you

can do for both of you

is to just forget him.

No!

So, here's the deal.

If you try to escape again,

I'm not gonna kill you.

I'm gonna kill Evan.

Maybe you don't value

your own life anymore,

but I trust that

you still value his.

So, are you gonna be

a good girl from now on?

Mm-hmm.

Let me hear you say it.

I'll be good.

That's what I like to hear.

Now come show me.

? I remember the day?

? That I met you?

? Hand in hand?

? We strolled through the park?

? Then all of a sudden?

? You kissed me?

? And you started

a flame in my heart?

Ow!

? There were tears

in your eyes?

? When you whispered?

? That nothing would ever?

? Cause us to part?

? But no matter, darling?

? What might happen?

? I shall always?

? Have that flame?

? In my heart?

Hey, Evan!

Hey!

Wow!

Heading back to the city, huh?

Yeah, it's been a couple

months since Jess took off.

Figure it's time to

get on with my life.

Can't say I blame ya!

Besides, I can't afford

this place on my own.

When do you leave?

As soon as this place sells.

Can I have a wooden spoon?

Is something wrong?

Do you really care?

Of course.

That's why I asked.

Last night was

supposed to be my night.

What?

With Simon.

You've been with him

3 nights in a row.

You act all innocent,

but I see how

you flirt with him,

playing hard to get.

You don't know what

you're talking about.

- Really?

- Yeah.

What I do know

is things were a lot better

before you showed up.

I didn't have a say in that

then, and I still don't now.

Hello, Simon!

Hello! Ah!

Jessica?

Hmm!

How was your day?

Did you get all

your papers graded?

Almost. A poorly written essay

can be a real slog.

I can help you with that

sometime, if you'd like.

I do have my English degree.

Hmm! I'd appreciate that.

Here's a drink for you, darling!

Go ahead.

You sure?

Please!

Excellent, Jessica.

Don't you wanna read something?

I think I'll just go to sleep.

Hmm!

Is something wrong?

It's Jessica.

Go on.

She told me today that

she still loves Evan.

It takes longer for

some people to move on.

Not only that.

She told me that

she's just pretending

that she wants to be here

and she plans on trying

to escape again.

How do you know this?

She asked me to help her.

I see.

I know this hurts you to hear...

but she just doesn't

love you like I do.

Thank you for telling me.

What are you gonna do about it?

I'm going to address it!

Jessica, wake up!

Jessica, wake up!

Get out here now!

Is everything OK?

No, no.

Everything

is not OK. Go!

Robin told me that you confessed

that you were still

in love with your ex.

- What?

- And she said you were gonna plan another escape.

No, but why would you say that?

- Because it's the truth!

- Simon...

She's lying!

I'm disappointed.

And frankly, I'm a

little bit surprised,

because lying is the one

thing that I cannot abide!

Lying is a cancer for families,

and cancers need to be cut out.

Oh!

Why?

She had lies in her heart.

How did you know?

I'm the head of the household.

It's my job to know everything.

I feel like something's

changed with us,

like you're starting to see

things the way I see them,

and I couldn't take the chance

that she was gonna hurt you!

You understand, of course,

that I did this for you?

I do.

So, could you put on some music?

And then go in your bedroom,

and make sure the

music's very loud.

Haynes.

Hi! I don't know

if you remember me.

My name is Oscar Garrett.

You spoke to a while ago

about Jessica Crowder.

Right. What can

I do for ya?

I'm assuming there hasn't

been any contact with her.

No, nothing.

Well, I might have

found something.

Sure!

You remember I told you

Jessica was suspicious

of her neighbour, Simon?

I already spoke with him.

I reached out to my network

to do some digging.

We started off crosschecking

lists of missing women

against students at schools

where he taught.

There's been at least one

at every school.

I'm, uh, I'm sure

you could say that

about a lot of teachers.

Uh-huh. But how many of those

teachers lost their last job

for having inappropriate contact

with one of those

same missing students?

Do you have proof?

HR records at a college

he taught at in Connecticut

show that he was disciplined

but allowed to resign.

Was he a suspect

in her disappearance?

The Hartford police

questioned him,

but they had nothing concrete,

so they had to let him go.

How did you get access to this?

Don't worry about that.

I don't know if

this is admissible

or enough to get a warrant,

but at least--

Don't worry about that.

All right, I'll send you

everything I got.

You should get it now.

Thank you.

Good luck.

? I can't stand the pain?

? That feeling of losing again?

? Am I starting to see?

? All of my destiny??

? 'Cause no mater

what I try...?

Isn't it a little

late for a visitor?

I'll be right back.

Would you leave it on?

I'd like to watch you.

Oh! Hello!

Hi, sorry to bother you so late,

but I have a few more

questions about Jessica.

I don't know what I can

tell you that I haven't already.

Do you mind if we talk inside?

Please!

You've got a lot of space for

somebody who lives on their own.

Well, I appreciate the room

after so many years of living

in cramped apartments.

Do you mind if I look around?

Be my guest.

Evan's lucky to have a friend

like you on the police force

who's willing to go above

and beyond to help him out.

I just wanna find out exactly

what happened to Jessica.

It was my understanding

that she chased off

with some other fellow.

That's a theory.

Well, then I'm not exactly sure

what that has to do with me.

Well, like you said,

just going above and beyond.

Are you still seeing

the same girl?

Your student?

No, no, no.

We broke that off.

I thought it would

be smart to end it

before anybody found us out.

Unlike, say, what

happened at Hartford.

I assume that you're

referring to Robin Simmons.

You didn't think

it was worth mentioning

that you'd been questioned in

a woman's disappearance before?

When you stopped by,

Jessica had been missing

for less than a day.

I didn't see the point

in dredging up an embarrassing

chapter of my own history

over what I assumed was nothing.

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