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Synopsis: Cole is a likeable regular guy. Except that ever since he witnessed a gruesome murder-suicide, things haven't been quite right. His wife left him, he is tormented by hallucinations and his career has nosedived into a blue collar job with a carpet cleaning service. Just when it seems his life has reached bottom, Cole is called out on an all-night cleaning job in an Italianate mansion far from the city. For company he has Henry, the rich, condescending homeowner who seems to take sadistic pleasure in letting Cole think he has just murdered his wife. A reddish stain on the carpet, a knife hacking into baked rabbit, a cell phone that won't stop ringing - does it add up to murder or is Cole losing his last handhold on his fragile sanity?
Genre: Thriller
Director(s): Nick Simon
Production: Grindstone Entertainment
 
IMDB:
4.8
R
Year:
2010
91 min
31 Views


THAT'S NOT MY PROBLEM.

WHERE IS YOUR-- YOUR GEAR?

WELL, USUALLY I SURVEY

THE JOB FIRST,

THEN I FIND OU WHAT GEAR I NEED

AND I GO OUT TO MY VAN

AND GET IT--

A LITTLE SYSTEM:

I GOT WORKED OUT.

- HOW'S THA WORKING OUT FOR YOU?

I'M SURE THIS IS

JUST THE BEGINNING

OF A LONG AND:

FASCINATING CONVERSATION

CHOCK-FULL OF THE CRUDE

JARGON OF YOUR PROFESSION.

UNFORTUNATELY, I AM

ENGAGED AT THE MOMENT.

SO WHY DON'T YOU

SHOW YOURSELF AROUND?

AND I'LL GET TO YOU

WHEN I CAN.

COOL.

I MEAN, AWESOME.

Woman:

SO DID YOU DO IT?

Henry:

UH, DID I DO WHAT, KIRBY?

Kirby:

HENRY, I KNOW

THE ESTABLISHED RULES

OF THE GAME DON'T APPLY,

BUT FOR THE REST OF US

WHO HAVE TO SCRAPE I

THE SITUATION:

IS A BIT MORE--

HOW CAN I PUT THIS?

--SERIOUS.

STOP IT.

YOU'RE BREAKING

WHERE IS SHE?

- WHO?

- YOUR WIFE.

OH RIGHT, THAT.

UH, WELL, SHE WAS HERE,

BUT NOW SHE'S NOT.

SHE'S AT HER BOOK CLUB.

IT'S A LONG BOOK CLUB.

THEY-- THEY TALK ABOU A LONG BOOK.

AND IT'S REALLY FAR AWAY.

SO SHE'S NOT GONNA BE

BACK UNTIL LATER--

MUCH MUCH LATER,

SO LATE IN FAC THAT SHE MIGHT NEVER

AND YOU AND I CAN JUS LIVE HERE TOGETHER.

HENRY, AS MUCH AS YOU WAN THIS CAT-AND-MOUSE THING

TO TURN ME ON,

IT REALLY DOESN'T.

I THINK I GOT OVER

RICH BAD BOYS:

WHEN I WAS ABOUT 20,

AND RICH MARRIED GUYS

WHEN I WAS ABOUT 25.

YOU AND I ARE IN

A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP,

THAT'S ALL.

NOW I'VE WORKED MY ASS OFF

FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS

TO GET WHERE I AM TODAY,

AND I'M NOT ABOU

YOU'D BETTER TRY

ANOTHER EIGHT YEARS

'CAUSE YOU STILL HAVE

A REALLY--

WHEN WAS SHE HERE?

UH, AN HOUR AGO.

OH REALLY?

NO, NOT REALLY.

I CAN'T LIE TO YOU.

BUT WHEN SHE WASN'T HERE,

SHE DID SIGN THAT THING

THAT YOU'VE BEEN WANTING

HER TO SIGN SO BADLY.

WHERE IS THAT--

HELLO-- THING?

THIS IS HER SIGNATURE?

I THINK YOU CAN SEE

IT'S NOT MINE.

SO NO ONE SEES HER

FOR OVER A WEEK:

AND THEN SHE JUST POPS IN

AND SIGNS SOMETHING

THAT, FROM WHAT YOU TELL ME,

WOULD SEND HER OVER

AND THEN SWINGS OU TO DISCUSS LITERATURE?

THAT'S THE STORY

I'M GOING WITH, SURE.

YOU DO REALIZE THA FORGING A SIGNATURE

ON A LEGAL DOCUMEN IS A FEDERAL OFFENSE?

PLEASE CUFF ME.

I'M GOING TO ASK YOU

ONE MORE TIME:

WHERE IS YOUR WIFE,

SO I CAN CONTACT HER

AND GET HER TO SIGN?

(Henry whispers)

BEATS THE HELL OUT OF ME.

TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH,

I DON'T EVEN KNOW

THE FLOORS LOOK LIKE

THEY WERE DONE LAST WEEK.

Mike:

So do it again.

- COME ON, MIKE.

- Run a spot check on it.

The guy called

for an estimate--

- WHO IS THIS GUY?

- How the f***

- He's not exactly

in my social circle.

Speaking of social,

are you gonna finally bring

your mystery family

to my house on Sunday

or is it just gonna be

you again?

YEAH, SURE.

Kirby:

YEAH, AND AS FOR THE WIFE,

SPOTTING A F***ING

CALIFORNIA CONDOR.

YEAH, PROBABLY,

LIKE CHOPPED HER UP

AND MAILED HER:

TO THE NEWSPAPER

Mike:

Hello?

- I GUESS WE COULD

SHOW IT TOMORROW.

YEAH, ABOUT 9:
00 A.M.

OKAY OKAY, BYE.

- CAN I HELP YOU?

- I'M JUST HERE TO LOOK

WELL, THEN YOU'D BES GET INSIDE, BECAUSE THAT'S

Mike:

Hello?

YEAH, I JUST CAME

FROM THERE.

Who are you talking to?

Hello?

Are you there?

YEAH, MIKE.

CONSIDER IT DONE.

- PUNCH ME OUT IN 15.

- (car engine starts)

HAVE A NICE WEEKEND.

A**HOLE.

- IT'S A HELL OF A PLACE

YOU GOT HERE.

- SO ARE YOU COMING OR GOING?

- IS THAT REALLY ANY

ALL RIGHT.

SO I WROTE YOU UP

AN ESTIMATE HERE.

AND I'M ASSUMING

YOU'RE LOOKING TO HAVE

ALL THE ROOMS SERVICED?

OKAY.

AND WHEN DID YOU WAN THE WORK DONE?

IMMEDIATELY--

TONIGHT.

WELL, I'M AFRAID THAT'S

NOT GONNA BE POSSIBLE.

AND BY THAT YOU MEAN

WHAT EXACTLY?

I MEAN I CAN'T DO IT.

IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

WITH AN ATTITUDE LIKE THAT,

IT'S NO SURPRISE

YOU'RE THE ONE

HOLDING THE CLIPBOARD.

LOOK, A HOUSE THIS SIZE,

IN THAT AMOUNT OF TIME--

IT'S A THREE-MAN JOB

AT LEAST.

LOOK, I CAN SCHEDULE YOU

FOR AN APPOINTMENT NEXT WEEK.

I'LL BRING A COUPLE OF GUYS,

DO A BEAUTIFUL JOB FOR YOU.

LET'S TRY IT THIS WAY:

I'M NOT ESPECIALLY INTERESTED

IN WHAT YOU THINK IS POSSIBLE.

I NEED THE JOB DONE

AND I DON'T CARE

IF IT TAKES YOU:

ALL NIGHT TO DO IT.

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, SIR,

I GET YOU'RE

A WEALTHY GENTLEMAN--

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK

I'M WEALTHY?

FOR STARTERS,

YOUR HOUSE IS:

A DEAD GIVEAWAY.

OKAY, LET ME EXPLAIN

SOMETHING TO YOU, COLE,

IF THAT'S REALLY

YOUR NAME:

AND NOT THE LAST GUY

WHO DIED IN THAT SUIT--

YOU DON'T PAY FOR A HOUSE

LIKE THIS WITH MONEY.

YOU PAY FOR IT WITH CLARITY

AND WELL-BEING.

YOU PAY FOR IT WITH

AN ALL-CONSUMING REPULSION

TOWARD THE CONCEP OF FAILURE.

SO WHEN A MAN SAYS TO ME,

"I CAN'T DO IT,"

IT MAKES ME:

WANT TO THROW UP.

AND I'M GLAD

THAT IT DOES,

BECAUSE THE DAY THAT I SAY,

"I CAN'T DO IT,"

IS THE DAY THAT I TASTE

THE BARREL OF MY SHOTGUN.

AND, WELL, COLE, I'M NO READY TO DIE TODAY.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT,

LET'S JUST TAKE IT BACK--

YOU DON'T SEEM

TO FEEL THE SAME.

I'M PREPARED

TO MAKE YOU AN OFFER--

$5000

TO COMPLETE THE JOB

YOURSELF, TONIGHT.

FIRST OF ALL, ALL BILLING

GOES THROUGH THE OFFICE,

I'M TALKING ABOUT $5000

IN CASH IN YOUR HAND.

THAT'S IN ADDITION TO

WHATEVER I AM CHARGED

SIR, THAT IS

A VERY GENEROUS OFFER,

I'M COMING OFF

FIVE STRAIGHT DAYS

AND THIS IS:

A THREE-MAN JOB AT LEAST.

AND I SPECIFICALLY ASKED

FOR ONE MAN.

ARE YOU TRYING TO TELL ME

I DIDN'T EVEN GET THAT MUCH?

WHAT I'M TRYING

TO TELL YOU IS:

AFTER A WEEK LIKE THIS

I'M A LIABILITY.

I'M INSURED.

I CAN'T DO IT.

A**HOLE.

(door alarm dinging)

Cole's voice:

YOU--

I CAN'T BELIEVE

YOU'RE ASKING ME TO LEAVE.

Jennifer:

I JUST--

I DON'T THINK

IT'S GOOD FOR SAMMY.

I'VE ALREADY STARTED

THE PROCESS:

AND ALL I ASK IS THA YOU DON'T FIGHT ME ON IT.

THIS IS CRAZY.

YOU KNOW THAT?

THIS IS REALLY CRAZY.

I'M NOT GONNA TAKE

EVERYTHING.

I'M GONNA LEAVE

SOME OF MY STUFF HERE.

I ASSUME:

THAT'S ALL RIGHT?

IT'S FINE.

SAMMY'S GAME ON SUNDAY--

I SUPPOSE I'M NO WELCOME THERE EITHER.

LOOK, WHAT DO YOU WAN FROM ME?

HONESTLY, I JUST WANT YOU

TO GET BETTER:

AND START SUPPORTING THIS

FAMILY LIKE YOU USED TO.

JESUS CHRIST.

CLEAN THIS UP.

(lawnmower whirring)

F***.

(door alarm dings)

HELLO?

HELLO.

Henry:

JUST A SECOND.

FORGET SOMETHING?

NO, I--

I HAD TO MAKE A--

(door slams shut)

I WENT TO--

COME ON, YOU CAN DO IT.

I MADE A FEW CALLS AND

REARRANGED A FEW THINGS.

YOU-- I THINK

YOU SAID $5000.

DO YOU HAVE:

$5000 IN CASH?

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

IS IT HERE?

WOULDN'T OFFER IT TO YOU

IF IT WASN'T.

CAN I SEE IT?

OH, LET'S NO CHEAPEN THE MOMENT.

WE HAVE AN AGREEMEN OR WHAT?

YEAH. COOL.

IF YOU DON'T MIND ME ASKING,

WHAT'S THE RUSH?

I DO MIND YOU ASKING.

# THE SOUND OF CHANGE #

# IS ON THE GROUND #

# NOT THE KIND #

# TO BRING US ROUND #

# WE'RE COLORED GREEN #

# BY ALL ACCOUNTS #

# WE SLEEP WITH GREED #

# TO SOOTHE THE DOUBT #

# CONGRATULATE

OUR THIEVERY #

# TAKE ALL WE CAN

RELIGIOUSLY #

# HIDE YOUR CARD,

SAVE YOUR FACE #

# THESE ARE THE DAYS #

# WE SAY,

FEED YOUR THIEVERY #

# WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME? #

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