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The Eyes (2017)
THE EYES
If it's not too much trouble may I leave now? These things are getting kind of itchy. Hey. Wake up. Hey you. Shit! What the hell is this? What the fuck is this?! You tell me! Look, I'm gonna fucking die, I'm gonna die, I know I'm gonna fucking die. Take it easy. Take it easy. Do you know any of these people? What, what, no. No, who the fuck are they? I asked you. Hey, what the fuck is going on here? I don't have a clue. Shit. Who did this? I don't know. But I bet it's a game. A game? Fucking six people tied up knocked the fuck out! That's not a fucking game! Kidnapped. Stun gunned I think. Drugged I think. Fuck. Are some of these people dead? I hope not. All I know is I got out of my car and I woke up here. Radical, well I was smoking a joint and I closed my eyes and now I'm fucking here. Weird. This can't be good. Yeah really? I'm Jaclyn. What's your name? I'm sure it's not coffee bean head. No it's not it's Jeffrey actually. And I hate these damn things. Then why do you wear them? Well, because I have a girl and she thinks they're sexy. Does she suck on your ears when you do it? Yeah she does actually. You're right. Hey wake up! Stop it! Welcome to the tie up. Help! Somebody help! Shut the fuck up! They got me. Who got you? They got me. They got me. Who got you? What's the meaning of this? Shit are you okay?! Jesus who got you? The one fucking person who knows something and she fucking flips. Give her some time. Let me free! I'll kill you you bastards! Let me free right now! Let me free right now! Let me free! I kill all of you! I kill you bastards! Let us free! What the fuck. He's not awake I think. Hey, wake up. Come on. Take it easy. Wake up, that's it that's right. That's right. You're alright. Okay? Is that so? What do you call this? What's his fucking problem? He woke up and found himself tied up with five other people. I'm Robby. What's going on here? I'm Jeffrey and that chick across the table, that's Jaclyn. I'm Arnold. Arnold Proctor. Can any of you explain this? I think I'm in shock. Very peculiar, surreal. Awe, surreal? Alright this is fucking real man. Can you get it? Real. And if any of you don't know why the fuck we're here then maybe the screaming bitch next to me does. I took a sleeping pill. Yes, right, right. So then maybe is some kind of dream or something. A dream, try fucking nightmare. Like the dream I had before, I was on the ocean. I was fishing I think. Like that, a fucking nightmare. Are we gonna die? Personally, I really really feel like I'm gonna die. Gentlemen, Jeffrey here is not very optimistic. Shut the fuck up! No, no yeah, I guess I'm not. Look sorry dudes. I just don't know why the fuck I'm here. That's all. I'll let you be in my dream if you let me be in yours. The great Bob Marley. Or was that Dylan? This is not a dream. I don't know maybe we are. You know, in each others dreams. Alright Dylan write something else? Not that he's dead but... What is with this guy? One second he's acting like Rambo and the next minute he's philosophizing about Dylan. Okay fuck Dylan! Young man, Bob Dylan is a great American songwriter and poet. Philosopher. Okay I don't give a shit! You should. Okay, did you see your dad quit his job and then listen to I Ain't Gonna Work On Maggie's Farm No More for days while his family starved? You know, unfortunately like a lot of people your age you have a very limited vocabulary. Well I learned it from my fucking parents, people your fucking age. Fuck you. What are you? Some kind of college professor or some shit? Harvard. Impressive. You dudes are definitely screwed up man. Here you are talking about some dumb shit when we ought to be talking about what the fuck we're all doing here! I got a bad feeling about this. Jeffrey. What? Whoever is behind this will be back. Okay. Until then, we might as well get to know each other. Absolutely. Maybe we have some mutual connection. It might help explain why we're here. Yeah, not bad for a professor. That's what my students say. Okay well, maybe the screaming bitch can help because she knows something. The man to Jeffrey's left, does anyone know him? The guy is a stranger to me just like the rest of you. Yeah same here, and the dude looks like he's dead. Dude! Wake up! Wake up dude! Christ, please don't scream again. Okay, you already blew up my fucking ears. Did you tie me up? Yeah sure, then I tied myself up. It must be them. Them who? Fuck! Fucking A! Fuck! What's going on? Who tied me up?! What is this? What's going on?! We don't know. Untie me! Will you fucking untie us dude. Who are you guys?! Who are you guys? I'm Jaclyn. The professor to my right is Arnold. To my left is Robby. And the woman to Robby's side we don't know yet. And the kid next to you with the coffee bean ears is Jeffrey. Yeah well the first thing I'm gonna do when I get out of here is stick these fucking earrings right up your asshole. I thought you were gonna die? Fuck off. Who said anything about dying? Crazy boy over there. So what's your name? Harry, and what's this dying shit? Jeffrey just has a bad feeling about all this. Okay, well who the fuck wouldn't?! Here we are tied up, strangers... Wait. We are strangers, right? Well I don't know any of you. None of us know a damn thing except the bitch next to me and she's scared shitless. I don't know but, now that I think about it, she looks like somebody I've seen. Maybe on TV or something. Yeah, she's pretty sweet. Okay but she's scared. Yeah she's terrified. I have to admit, I'm a little fearful myself. You're fearful. And you're the one accusing me of having a limited vocabulary? You just don't understand the true power of language professor. Really? Enlighten me. Okay. Fearful? Fearful, that's not saying nothing man. What the fuck does that even mean?! If you said something like I'm scared out of my fucking mind, then that's fucking saying something! Well like communicating? Yes communicating, thank you. Whatever you say. Fuck you man, what does that say? It means for you to go to hell. Yeah. What about kiss my ass? Not quite but okay. Not strong enough? Well I just call it potty mouth. Yeah, and who asked you? I don't need to be asked! I'm tied up like the rest of you! I'm tired of hearing you make a stupid case out of cussing! Like it's a good thing! Just makes you trash! I'm trash? Fuck you man! If you have to cuss, if ever, you should do it sparingly and only at times that warrant it. Like shut the fuck up ass wipe! Eloquently put. Look here now. As much as I'm enjoying this philosophical debate, how about we get back to what this is all about? Yeah, like why the fuck we're here. Well we know we don't know each other. Right? Right. So let's search for what we have in common. You mean, if we all have enemies or something? Enemies. Enemies. Yeah, you don't think your fucking friends kidnapped you and tied you to a fucking chair do you? Okay, okay great. What the fuck does that mean It means times running out. It's inevitable that when that goes to zero something most certainly will happen. We're fucked! Well let's focus and figure this out. I told you, I told all of you, we're gonna fucking die. Stop it Jeffrey! Now let's think. Somebody wanted to do this to each of us. Now why? Who and why. Well, I've had a few bad business deals that I came out on top of. Have you ever sold cattle or horses? Cattle, what are you a redneck hick? And you're a fucking dipstick. And by the way, sorry for using your special fuck word dude. I can beat the shit out of you old man. Not on a bet. Alright, calm down boy, ease up man. Hey look, I'm not all that bad okay. Just because I choose to express myself in an eloquent fashion. Jeffrey, dude, that was communicated very nicely. Thank you professor. To tell you the truth, we're all fucked. If you don't like that, we're fucked! Okay this is it. This is bad, this is really fucking bad! Gentlemen, excuse me for saying this, but we need to get back on point. Now who and why would do this to us? Let me ask you a question. No one's come in here yet right? No. Well maybe they won't. So why don't we get out of these damn ropes? Okay, and how do you suppose we do that Simple. Alright let's do it. Jeffrey. Just stand up. Simple redneck know how dude. You better untie me. Welcome to the group. I'm Jaclyn. I'm Victoria. Has Johnny come in? No one's come in. Who is Johnny? You don't know? He's with he mob. Fuck?! I have nothing to do with the fucking mob! Just untie me. Jesus! Good morning. What the fuck is this man?! Jeffrey, everything will be explained to you in time. First enjoy some treats. Look at this now. Care took kidnapper with class. Apparently it comes with first feeding. Who are you and why are we here? Jaclyn the coffee is waiting but the answer is coming. All of you feel free to use the bathroom over in the corner. And you may remain untied as long as you do not try to escape from this room. The last shot will serve as your one warning. Anyone trying to escape will be executed immediately. Do we understand each other? Good. Until I get back to you continue to get know each other. I promise you, it's very important. Boy these people are not playing around. Yeah, fucking A. Executed? Yes, fucking executed. Hold on a minute though. Him call them Jeffrey and Jaclyn by their name. They know us. Fuck. Come on kid. We'll work this out. Come Victoria, let's get some of that coffee? Not me. I'm headed for the bathroom. That's good. I wonder why they're treating us so well. On one hand they talk about executing us, on the other they treat us like guests. Coffee and donuts. You know, I don't think the guy with the gun really thought of us as guests. What about the word escape? Do not try to escape. That implies that we're prisoners. We are their fucking prisoners. Coffee. Yeah but the word that I'm more curious about is executed right? Why not just killed? Like if you try to escape you will be killed. Exactly. You may have a point. People are killed all the time. Plane crash, car crash, but executed? That means that... That you were judged. Found guilty. And punished. Maybe it's something we did. You know, like who did you kill? Maybe this is a game to test our wits. You know, for someone who woke up screaming her fucking head off, you sure are calm. Being tied up freaked me out. What about that stuff you said about us getting to know each other? Yeah man, that was a bit strange. See but what I wanna know is, what is so important that we have to get to know one another? We have to go with what we got. Let's take these to the table. Maybe we can get to know each other over these donuts. Don't you think? Say honey, can you bring me some of that coffee? Sure. You want it on your head or in a cup? You've done lots of things for men, haven't you? What's a cup of coffee? People! Meet Victoria Mitchell. Former Miss America contestant and Miss Puerto Rico and for some years now, porn star. I mean super star. Alright, you're being rude now. Alright, show the woman some respect. If you want coffee, get up and get it your damn self. It's okay. It's okay. I think we'll start getting to know each other with me. Why we could even get to the naked truth. Isn't that right? So, what's your name cowboy? Harry, it's Harry. That's a name for a nice man. What was your mother thinking? You know you don't have to talk because of him. No it's okay. I got a lot to say. Would anyone like to guess what's got Harry so pissed off? This is getting good. I would say Harry has an addiction. This is getting really fucking good. Thanks for your concern, but I got Jesus now, so thank you whore. Alright, now it seems like I'm gonna have to come over and tend to you. Allow me to make a proper introduction again. I'm Robby. This here is Jaclyn and to her right we have our Harvard professor Arnold. And the boy to the left of you with them coffee bean earrings, his name Jeffrey. Enough with the boy. It's just an expression where I'm from. Alright, no disrespect. Of course you know Harry right? Yes, but I think Harry knows me better than I know him. That's fucking funny. Thanks, I try. I've never seen that before. His girlfriend gave them to him. I usually take them off when I get home, but I fell asleep and then I woke up here. I have no idea how I got here. When I woke I was terrified. Yeah we know. Sounds like most of us were drugged somehow. I'm sure I was. Yeah. Jaclyn, what happened with you? I was attacked. After I got out of my car then maybe drugged to keep me out I suppose. Victoria who is Johnny? Do you think he could be behind all this? Definitely not. Instead of donuts and coffee there would be chains and baseball bats. You must be in trouble with this guy Johnny. I am. For what? That's enough about me for now. Jaclyn, what do you do for a living? I'm a lawyer with many hats I would say. A lawyer. I could use a new lawyer. Yeah, you could pay with sex. Enough! Hey, fuck you! Come on! Throwing fits isn't gonna help us figure this out! Yeah and being rude won't help either. Sit down please. Jaclyn is right. We need to figure out how each of us is important in relation to this situation. Now let's start with Harry. What do we know so far? Besides his little problem? Shut up punk. Harry what do you do for a living? I'm a cowboy. You mean on a ranch? Yeah. Had a huge place up in the Dakota's. My wife left me some time ago. I came back to see her. Now that I've been saved. How did that work out? It didn't. Do you have any enemies you know of that would put you here? Well, I had a few bar fights over in Costa. Still, I see no connection between me and you all. Where were you when you were abducted? Motel 6, I was at a Motel 6. What, did your wife cancel the skinemax Harry? What about you? I was at my house, getting out of my car. A friend I thought tapped on my window. I got out, I woke up here. Some friend. Anyone after you Jaclyn? No. No? You sure? 'Cause you don't sound all that convinced. I've had a few squabbles but no one I know of could have pulled this off. And then there's this mysterious connection between all of us. Yeah. Quite an assignment he gave us. I mean, where do you start? Yeah and how the fuck does it end up? Yeah, but we should just do what him said. I think we're on the right track. How did we get here? What possible enemies do we have? Yo Arnold, what about you? Where were you last? At home. Like I said I took a sleeping pill, slept like a baby. I was shocked to wake up here. This is incredible. These people, they excel at what they do. Professionals. No doubt, but are they criminals or are they the government? Yeah. All do respect, Robby, I think that's highly unlikely. Yes Chuck, highly unlikely. Can we stay serious for a minute? Fuck you Harry. So Arnold, who are your enemies? None of your students I hope. I hope not. I'm with Jaclyn on this. I can't think of a single person who'd want me to be here. I did flunk a few students but then I helped them make it up, they graduated. We're being recorded. Yeah no shit. They probably know every little fucking thing about us anyway. Okay, who here is married? There it is! Something we have in common. No, no, no, no, I thought Harry was married. Who haven't we talked about yet? Me, the cute one. Is that true Victoria. Please. I'd take you home. Bitch. Okay, let's keep it in the realm of reality here. Robby tell us about yourself. Alright. Well I'm a commercial fisherman. Not married or nothing like that but, got my boat after a disservice from the country. Trying to forget things no one should see. But I'm much happy now so I just try to focus on the good. Run any drugs man? Boy you need help man. Well maybe I should've been a dope head like you. Well that would've been better than a pile of whiskey bottles out behind your shack. What's going on here? Yeah, did I hit a nerve? Gentlemen. Who are you people?! Why did you bring me here?! You're fucking crazy dude. So not only is Harry a degenerate but he's also a paranoid drunk. I've been saved! By who, the devil? I'm gonna kill you. -Stop it! -Get outta my way! Stop it! Harry, Harry, Harry. His heart stopped. No, no, no, come on Harry, come on. Come on! Just what he always wanted. No more jokes okay! Get down here and pump on his chest! Come on! Harry, Harry. Go away man! Victoria, Victoria, they don't recommend that anymore, it's just the quick thrusts like Robby's doing. Well, it couldn't hurt. What happened? Robby and Victoria just saved your life dude. Yo she fucking kissed you! Okay, that's close. It's better. Harry we need you to keep your cool. I gotta get up. No, no, no, no, no, just a minute there, cowboy. My god. You knocked me out. No dude, you had a fucking heart attack! Dude she gave you mouth to mouth! Now, now you've really been saved? Excuse me! We need medical assistance here please! Hello?! Hello! Aspirin, really? This better be sufficient. Aspirin. Can you sit up? Can you sit up? Come on big guy. Come on. Here. I always wanted to be a doctor. When I would tell that to my co-stars someone would always joke that I already had a good bedside manner. I always laugh at my own jokes. I'm sorry I called you a whore. Jesus Harry. You think you're the first that's said that? Hey, how are you feeling I'm okay. Come on help me up now. Alright wait, wait, before that I need to apologize to you for calling you a drunk. Alright? I was wrong. I am a drunk. I just don't like hearing it from someone else. Help me up. Alright come. Anybody need a cup? Give me a large. Okay, so, do we think we know enough about each other yet? Well we know what each of us does. Right, and we've concluded that none of us has any past knowledge of the others. Nothing that would have any bearing on why we're here that is. Also none of us are currently married. What about Jeffrey? Well we know he loves the F bomb. Fuck you dude. Okay honestly fuck you. Jeffrey, what do you do for a living? What, do you think I'm a fucking dope dealer or some shit? I didn't mean anything by it, Jeffrey. Do you have a job boy? Sorry Jeffrey. Yeah, then get the chip off your blood clot and help us figure this thing out. Now where do you work? I work at a fucking slaughter house. Really? Someone has to fucking do it so you can have your hamburgers and steaks. For what, your little country club? Harry grows them and I kill them. Funny. Sounds like you don't like your job. Yeah I don't, it's a fucking job. You guys wouldn't believe me but I've actually been employee of the month like six times. Ever since I started hooking up with Gloria. Is that your girlfriend? I work with her. Yeah she's fucking dope. I do two things in my life. All night I look at dead things and then all day I'm with the most fucking alive creature that I've ever been with. I hope you're not offended but like, when we have sex it's like fucking rowdy. It's like the most amazing thing. Fucking. Marry her. It's a good fucking idea. Do you love her? I mean I guess. How do you know? What I imagine is that you simply have to be with them and enjoy everything. Going grocery shopping, taking a trip to the beach, holding your kids. And most importantly, you aren't thinking about anyone else. Shit. I'm in love. Amen. I'm gonna fucking marry her. That's it! Yeah! Good for you! Do you still know how to make movies? No. Not since I was raped and cut. Fuck, I'm sorry. No I was just asking because I was gonna say you can be a counselor or something if you wanted. Could be. I have seen it all. I guess I'm ready to talk. Really talk. Harry got me thinking about this. Please. I used to love men looking at me. Lusting at my breast. Lusting after me. I starred in over 100 films. Then I was raped. I would have done it with the guy. But he beat me, tied me up, and cut me. But I was mental for a long time. And I hated men. I turned to women. I ended up with this dyke and she beat me. Can you believe it? Look, you don't have to tell us all that. Maybe not. But I think it's time I told someone. Besides, it seems like we're here to talk. Right? I wish I was a little girl again with my single mom. She pushed her fianc out a 10 story window when she caught him touching me. He crashed on the top of an ambulance driving by. And guess what? They couldn't save him. The funny thing is that after that, after he did what he did to me, no one could save me. For me two things made me a porn star Harry. Being born a goddess and having the devil make sure that I was miserable and desperate. And he sweetened up the deal with money and fame. I didn't mean to harm anybody. My mom never said a curse word even with all the shit I did. She set a good example. But she never understood how messed up I was. She died. Fucking cancer. What an oxymoron breasts are. They give you lust and love. As well as tragedy and death. Fuck! Please, please don't shoot me please! Are you just gonna shoot us with no explanation?! Only one of you. Harry, stand up. No dear Lord, forgive me for my sins. Take him. Harry. Harry, Harry, Harry! Harry! Fuck! My god. Hey what the fuck is this?! Come here! Get your fucking hands off! I'm fucking leaving you asshole! You're gonna leave me?! What the fuck is this you sick... Those are just movies! What the fuck is wrong with you! Stop it! Where are you going?! Fuck you! God. That's enough. Stop! Five of you are left. None of you have told the truth about yourselves. Who are you people?! Yeah who the fuck are you?! I can tell you that we watch people. We watch a lot of people with devices beyond the imagination. We have eyes everywhere and see people commit crimes of all kinds. Crimes that they get away with just like the rest of you did. Awe come on man, go to hell! You don't have nothing on us! Denial won't work with us. We make our judgment based on indisputable proof. Then take us to a real trial then We do that our own way. The evidence we have can't be used in the conventional system with so called technicalities rob society of true justice. And when the shameless plea bargain lawyers prevent real justice from being executed. So you're some kind of vigilante group that's gonna save the world from would be criminals! Genuine criminals Jaclyn just like Harry. But we are not vigilantes. We're government funded. Horseshit! Think about it Jeffrey. A government funded program designed to kill people! That sounds just like some jails bond type thing or some Bourne Identity! It's a fucking movie! No man, it's based off reality, I've seen it! No okay, this is not fucking real okay?! This is bullshit! None of us should fucking be here! I'm an attorney and I demand that you let us go! You are violating our rights! Enough of this! I'd like to call my lawyer. So he can get paid to sell your lies. No man it's called a proper defense! A real trial! You will get a fair trial. Government program or not. What you are doing is unconstitutional. You need to release us immediately! Nice try Jaclyn. Would you like to hear our terms? What congressman would vote for such a program!? I know a few. Why would they do that? Money. This can't be fucking true! Jeffrey, you know what those in prison cost the government every year? Do you know what it costs to execute someone? No and I don't give a shit! Excuse me. Is what you're saying, that killing us, assuming we're guilty of these heinous crimes will lower the debt? That's ludicrous! Especially after the program grows into other states. So if I was in any other state I wouldn't be here?! Correct! Fuck, just my fucking luck! Jeffrey honey. I don't think they're gonna kill all of us. Right? You're not gonna kill all of us are you? Four more of you will be dead by midnight. Well fuck that! Maybe you should of thought about paying the price before you did what you did Jeffrey. Hey fuck you man! What did you do? Nothing! They got me screwed up with the wrong person! There's a very deep spot in the ocean just 20 miles out. Four of you will be executed and your bodies will sink down two miles to join the other criminals waiting to greet you. Bullshit! Yeah man. I second that Jeffrey. Why four? There are five of us at this table! What happens to that one person?! Do any of you know where you are? Hell. We're in hell. And Harry's in hell too, that's for damn sure. Not knowing where you are is protection for the one of you that survives. This is why we're masked. That way we protect the survivor, the program, and the employees. Employees. Yeah shit, I got the wrong fucking job. What's to prevent the survivor from turning you in? We guarantee he'll have a trip out to the ocean and join the others. You are our 10th group in eight years. Nine individuals that were chosen previously have gone home. Not one of them has said a word. We have a small device deep into the tissue of your body that can be activated by us at any time. Does that answer your question Arnold? Excuse me Mr. Government executioner, but how will you choose this survivor as you call it? You will Jaclyn. All of you will. That's why you needed to get to know each other. So then maybe we should all just draw straws then. No. We will be watching for the reason why you decide to let that person be set free from his sin. That is until judgment day. You have what's left of your two hours. You're fucking kidding right?! What if we refuse to choose someone? Then you will all die. That makes no sense. Why are you letting one of us go when according to you we all deserve to die? I don't make the rules. You're not convinced. That sounds very unprofessional of you. It doesn't matter what I think Jaclyn. I'm obeying orders. You will choose someone or they will all be executed. You want us to pardon someone! And your decision must be unanimous. I suggest you enjoy this meal. Remember, the times right now. Come. Fuckers. Come sit down. Thank you Robby. Enjoy the meal. That's what he fucking said. He said enjoy the fucking meal. How's your arm Jeffrey? It fucking hurts. Yo, I really wanted to fucking marry Gloria. Now I'm pissed because I know that won't be me. Jeffrey, why count yourself out? I told you, I felt it when I woke up here okay. I had that dream remember? I didn't tell you guys the whole thing. Shit. What are we gonna do? Eat. Y'all sitting there and starve to death. Shrimp. Steak. Alright. Mashed potatoes. Broccoli. Well... You know, I don't understand. I don't understand, y'all seem like decent enough people to me. Why anyone would wanna hurt us I don't know. It's maniacal. It's bullshit professor. Well said. I don't know how they expect us to eat. Harry was killed right in front of us. Well, if this is my last meal, I'm gonna eat! I'm gonna eat too, where's that fucking steak? Come everybody, come eat something man. Stop it! Stop it goddammit! We're gonna die okay? Jokes and fucking fear is all we have left okay? And I just decided right after I'm done eating I'm gonna fucking escape. Jeffrey. You hear that?! I'm gonna fucking eat, and then I'm gonna escape. Anyone wanna escape with me? Jeffrey come on, relax okay. I'll vote for you. Thanks. You know, you're fucking dope. Alright, down boy. That was sweet. You know what? I'm going to eat everything. Jeffrey just cheered me up. I have a question. They say we're criminals. Hey Robby what'd you do? What do you mean? Nothing. I mean I have forgotten to expose a couple things to Uncle Sam but, it's a cash business, it's not a big deal. Yeah, you see what they do with your tax dollars? They fuck America. Everyone knows what I did. What about you Arnold. I can't think of anything that bad. Are we being honest with each other? Yes. I don't believe they have such incriminating evidence from gadgets. No man they do. Ever since 9/11 they come out with all kind of electronic mumbo jumbo things man. They have drones, GPS. They're in every house in America. Big brother's watching man, there are no secrets. Okay Robby, what did they see you do? Did you drop someone in the ocean? I don't know Jaclyn, what did they see you do? What, you kill off one of your clients for not paying his bill? I'm too smart to kill someone that owed me money. Who did you really kill? You leave her alone. Now the professor comes to life. Let's get back to it. Don't forget these people haven't presented any proof at all that any of us are guilty of anything. I still can't believe they left my purse. Exactly Jaclyn. On what basis are we to decide which one of us goes free? Perhaps we should take a preliminary vote and go from there. Why the fuck are we letting these fucks tell us what to do? If we're gonna die, then we might as well just fucking die together. Okay, fuck 'em. Wait, is that what everyone wants to do? Die together? I'm willing to choose someone. Why not? Okay fuck it. What are the rules. No, they're more like guidelines. We wanna share more about our lives. There goes votes for me. Why, I'd vote for you. You've probably brought more joy to this world than all of us combined. Yeah, Harry would agree to that. I really wish Harry could second that. Yeah well, I'll do it for him. Obviously Harry was a murderer. No question. His poor wife. That was so cruel. I think he deserved it. To die I mean. Yes, but most murderers aren't executed. What they are doing here to us is wrong on so many levels. Harry could have been legally out of his mind. He was out of his mind. But you know, now that I think about it, the rat deserved to die. Because he lusted after you? Hell no! He should have been roasted for what he did to his wife! Now that's cruel. You sound like these people. Some people ought to die. That's my opinion okay. Ladies. Sorry, I just have to think like a lawyer. People, we're running out of time. On what basis are going to do this? I have a confession to make. I have a problem with my anger. I can't control it sometimes. I don't know where it comes from and I don't know why. It makes me insane. I needed something to calm my nerves so I started to play cards. See I have an addiction to like Harry. Except mine's gambling. Lost my boat last year. Along with my woman. Have you ever been tested for PTSD? My sanity is being tested here! Have any of you people ever read the constitution?! All is fair in love and war. That's what they say. I say we all get out of this by being smart. What do you say Victoria? Smart is good. You know your broccoli looks better than mine. Can I try it? Of course. You have just a little broccoli right there. Thanks. Take them... You know, I really wish we had met under different circumstances. So do I. Excuse me, does anybody mind bringing me some of that steak and a knife to cut it with? Allow me. There you are. Thank you very much Arnold. Aren't we all hungry for a little more steak? Yeah I'm starved. I'm hungry, yeah. Yeah man, I'm gonna get some more. Robby which branch did you serve? The Corps. That must've been tough. Do you need a napkin? Yeah. Thank you. It's diabolical. I feel like I'm in a Stephen King movie. What do you mean? We wake incarcerated, tied to our chairs, masked men tell us that we're all condemned to death and that we'll be eliminated by tonight. Masked men with guns pointed to the back of our heads. It's horror. Then they give us coffee and donuts. Dinner?! We're here because of some secret funded government program designed to cut deficit. This is an all new kind of horror. No Robby, it's only new to us. In other countries they kill anybody they want any time they want. Wait. I do have a point here. Now they become even more contemptible by asking us to choose someone to go free. One person to live. And I'm assuming that none of us wants to die. And by voting for that one person we're condemning ourselves. That's why they didn't untie us. What are you saying? They could have easily untied us right? When the gunned men came in it was as if they had planned it that way, you know? That we would untie each other. I don't get it either. They wanted us to bond. Right. You understand this? Look, remember he said that it was very important that we get to know each other. See? No. They want us to feel empathy for each other. We were in the same danger and we had to help each other. That's the spirit I think of how they want us to look at this. Not us condemning ourselves. But us helping someone else out. Respect. Yeah, fucking respect. You're saying that they're giving a group of condemned criminals a chance to do something good for someone else? Yes. Okay, well we set someone free and... And acts as a counter element to implicit justice. It's justice softened by mercy. I'm not buying it. These people are ruthless killers. No, no, no, no. No, setting one person free? Man that sound just like what some bastard bureaucrat would do soften their conscious. Yes, they need that, but these people are murderers themselves on an illegal, unconstitutional program that no congressman or senator would ever approve of. Well they wouldn't have to. It'd be buried inside some huge bill that no one took the time to read. They can do that? They could, they did. They did, it was all in the news. They passed some new funding bill right? But attached to it was some new gun thing a gun law that no one saw coming. And no one knows where it comes from. They hid it from us, and now it's a law, that's what this is. So this could be real? This could be some new fucking law, some new government fucking program? And what you're saying is that we're fucked? That's what you just said. You basically just said we're fucked. Yeah man. There has to be more to it. I'm a lawyer, I'm telling you, there's always more things to it than you think. You're saying he lied? No. He just didn't say it all. You know if you're right Victoria, if there is some glimmer of humanity or mercy in this hideous program, that there is more to it than we know. I don't know. Look, what if we unanimously choose each other? Five votes, five times, and on each vote we are unanimous. Okay now I don't get it. That won't work. I'm just using this as an example Arnold. Remember, he didn't give us any rules to go by. There are no guidelines. We tell them we are unanimous five times and he has to let us all go. He don't have to do nothing. If this really is a government program then we do have rights. One is the right to convene as a jury for a specific goal. And we also have the right to speak freely to one another and to them as we've already seen. That means to some extent we can make a defense! They're listening. Come on, let's fight back. I still say that we take a vote and really choose someone. Based on what Arnold? How about how we really feel about each other? That's the problem. I can't pick one of you over the other. That's sweet. Don't choose me. Because I for real, I'm a murderer. And like Victoria said, some people should die. My crime was simple. I came home, and I found my woman in bed with my best friend. Come over here. Come on, listen, come on let's talk this out. This was a mistake. I saw nothing but black. We'd never do anything to hurt you. We'd never do... What you doing? What you doing man? Come on man, what you doing?! I grabbed my pistol. Come on, come on, come on. Baby. Say something. Come on baby. And I shot them both. Right there on the spot. Even though they had both got down on their knees and begged me not to. I still had my boat. So I took their bodies out to the sea and I cut them up. And I tossed them out to the sharks. Was there an investigation? I told the police that they had left town together. That his wife and my mother-in-law off my back. Got away with the whole thing. But these people must have something 'cause they know. They know. I'm ready to make amends for what I have done. I'll take the first one out. Send someone in, we've made our choice! Where is she? Where is she?! My bullet is faster than your knife. Jaclyn right? Let me introduce myself. I'm Charlie, I run this program. And you are messing things up. Look at this. My god. Stay with us. Robby come on, stay with us, stay with us. Come on, you can do it. Wherever you are. No, stay with us. They can't do this to you. Now I'm finally free. They can't do this to you. No. Your stupid little note just got Robby killed. This woman over here has managed to get another one of you killed. Don't be stupid. Time's running out. Make a decision. Like I said, we're all gonna die. Arnold are you okay? My heart won't stop pounding. We understand honey. I'm a professor. I've never shot a gun I've never even had a fight. I'm sorry I didn't help you. We wouldn't have made it halfway down the hall. I think better on my feet. I'm sorry about Robby. But I put my life out there with him. You're so brave. I'm sorry I didn't help. I just couldn't fucking move. It happened so fast I, I don't know how I got under the table. Let's move on. We have to accept that only one of us will walk out of here. And after what you just tried to do Jaclyn I think that should be you. No. Let's figure this out. I'd like to start with saying that... No, don't say another word. They say we're all murderers and we all deserve to die. How should we judge each other? Based on how many people we killed? Or heads we've cut off or bodies we've buried? What an appalling idea. Okay, I just say we go with our gut feelings okay. The vibes we all got from each other. I still say we shouldn't play this game. We have four voting sessions and each one one of us survives. In each one one of us wins. When they come in here we tell them we all voted, we voted for all of us to survive. That's brilliant. Yes, we've got something to fight back. But also merciful. I like it. Do we all agree? Good. Now to make this as official as possible, who do we wanna chair? That's easy. We'd be stupid not to let the one lawyer among us make our case. Yeah, she's got my vote. Okay. Well let's start. I just saw my whole life rush behind me. There's always hope Jeffrey. A hope? Yeah okay, I was born under a rock that never got moved. Okay let's vote. Let's begin with Victoria. All those in favor of Victoria being the one raise your hands. It is decided. Now, all those in favor of Jeffrey being the one, raise your hands. Think, don't screw up the plan. It is decided. Now, all those in favor of Arnold being the one, raise your hands. It is decided. Now all those in favor of me Jaclyn being the one to survive, raise your hands. It is decided. Now, all those in favor of getting out of here alive. I can't take much more of this! Hit it boys! What do ya think you're doing now Making a fucking defense for ourselves! Jeffrey, let me do the talking. We are exercising our legal rights! Yeah, what about the rights of those people that you had killed? I did not kill anyone. You're a liar! I was acquitted, found innocent! Bringing me here is a violation of my 5th amendment rights! Yeah? You have no rights sweetheart. I fucking knew it! Sit down! You killed him! One more chance or you'll all die! Especially you. This can't be done. Yeah? Well I wanna live. How about you Victoria, you wanna live? Me? I was one step away from going off a bridge last week. Look, like I said before, we should take a preliminary vote. Okay, so fucking do it. Right, Jaclyn. You do it. Okay, let's start with Victoria. Shit. Don't give me the hope. I vote for her. Jeffrey. Look okay sure, I wanna fucking live okay. But I know what I did. You hear that?! I know what I fucking did! Alright, so it's one vote for Victoria. Now Jeffrey are you still out? Yeah. Yeah I gotta face it. That's really admirable of you Jeffrey. I'm proud of you. Okay, moving on. Who votes for Jaclyn? So, one vote for Victoria and one vote for Jaclyn. Who votes for me? One vote for me, so, look. You guys, it took me eight years to get my Doctorate. We both help people out. I've gotten 100 people off that I've represented. Including yourself? I was tried and found innocent. Let's be real. Is there any hope of us agreeing on the same person? Alright. Just wanted to talk to him. Okay? Bring me a copy of that goddamn law that brought us here. No. I will not. This is unbelievable. Have you no conscience? More than you have sweetheart. And now you're gonna pay for your gross disrespect for human rights. There has to be something you can do to help us. Each of us has a lot to live for! But why save someone anyway? If we all supposed to repentant killers why? Yeah I second that question. The designers of this law favor the Biblical law of an eye for an eye. The hope was that you as a group could see the justice in your own execution. And as one final act of goodness show some mercy to someone who would never repeat his crime. You get it? But it looks like this group doesn't grasp the concept of mercy. But there is a plan B. So please go back to your table and think deeply about what you did that none of you have confessed to. Then maybe we can have a conversation. Victoria was right, this is about mercy. And death. It is said that confession is good for the soul. Let's say we have playback boys. Okay boys. I encourage all of you to be as thorough and as honest as you can be. Because that is the criteria in which you will all be judged by. Who would like to go first? Okay Jeffrey. Okay remember, we have undisputable proof of all your crimes. I guess Harry didn't see the drone above him? I guess Harry thought he got away with it. Our committee had no problem deciding what to do with Harry. He was killed as an example. Another example is Robby. Robby wasn't just a degenerate gambler. He was into running drugs for a fairly large syndicate who was suspicious that he was skimming money. Feds bugged his house. The DNA backed up his story. Looks like Robby was honest. And that would have put him in the running. But he's dead now. Okay Jeffrey, what's your story? Just remember to give me as much detail as possible because your life could depend on it. I killed my mom and dad. Why? Why the fuck not? There was a bank transfer to your account. Yeah. Yeah my dad won 50 grand in Keno and wouldn't give me 20 fucking dollars. I took the fucking money. How'd you kill them? Easily. And then you disposed of the bodies? You couldn't have found them. Nobody could have fucking found them. I guess there is no other family members left to worry about then? Yeah, I was still cashing their social security checks. Had it fucking made. Up until Gloria. No. Is that why you killed Gloria? No okay, that wasn't my fucking fault! Jeffrey, is that why you killed Gloria? No, fuck you! That wasn't my fault! Fuck you! Jeffrey don't do it, don't do it no! Lock this damn door! You people are a difficult group. Okay, who wants to go next? Victoria. Let me just say, that Jeffrey wouldn't have been chosen by our program. He left out quite a bit of detail about his story. Including the death of his younger brother. His younger brother? Do you people really know these so called details or are you just bluffing? I took you for being a lot smarter than that Jaclyn. The nickname of our program is The Eyes Of God. You can't even imagine how far technology has taken us. Know what I mean? Victoria, come on. Tell us the truth. I wanna hear it. Right? We all wanna hear it. First of all I have to be honest and say, I don't regret killing Val. He also cut me across my stomach, my buttock, and took my nipples. He tortured me for the rights to my movie residuals because Johnny had producer backed by the mob that I was getting too much money. You turned him in Yes. Of course Johnny gave him an airtight alibi. So you took your revenge? Damn right! Motherfucker deserved it. I followed him and then one night I ran over his ass. I tied him to the back of my car, dragged him, and took him into the woods. I burned his body up good. No one knew a thing. The FBI knew. We tied it in with the police report you made against Val. He got what he deserved. I got nothing else to say. Do what you want with me. You sure about that? What? What about his one month old son? He had a son? What about it? The surveillance tape revealed there was a baby boy under the car. I guess you never saw him. They didn't care about the mobster. The baby boy was buried as a John Doe. Something more you wanna tell me? There's a baby on the side of the road. He's not breathing. I don't know, somewhere. There's a run down gas station. Please come quickly, he's not breathing. Voice recognition of the 911 call reveals it was you Victoria. I heard something come up from under the car. I couldn't imagine. I couldn't imagine what it was. Why didn't you tell us? How could anybody admit to such a thing? My life's over. I believe so. Peter Stanford was one of my freshman students. He came to me shortly after class had started and threatened to expose me if I didn't pay him a great deal of money. So I killed him. Do you think the Dean's gonna like it when I go tell him about you?! I bet he's not gonna like that! You son of a bitch! I will kill you! Yeah? I will fucking kill you right now! I strangled him in the parking lot. I took his wallet and his watch. The next day they concluded that he'd been the victim of a mugging gone wrong. Why? What did he have on you? Why should I have to tell you that? I've already confessed killing him. The motive is important for the completeness of your confession. We need it for our records. Alright. I had sex with Peter when he was 10. How many boys did you have sex with? My turn Be my guest. You do realize this is double jeopardy for me? I was tried and completely exonerated of this crime. What crime are you talking about Jaclyn? Okay. You already know. Let me remind you, we don't care about your rights here. You're here to pay a price for what you did. Alright? And your only chance is to confess to the crimes. Take it or leave it. Okay. What the hell. Three years ago I was contacted by a lottery winner to oversee his winnings. He had two sons. His wife had passed but no other living relatives. After we became friends, he asked me to be in line as a beneficiary after his kids. He wanted me to oversee the giving of his money to certain charities, if it came to that. People should never sign things they don't read. What happened then? I had a real estate deal go bad. And I was being sued. I lost everything and I was about to lose my house. I had already moved John's money to the Cayman islands in an account he and I could both sign off on. And? And what?! I've already been tried for this. I told you Jaclyn, I don't care. This is life or death here. Ask your friends. Harry, Robby, Jeffrey. Okay. Dammit! They had a lake house in Delaware they went to on weekends. I showed up one evening. At dinner I poisoned their drinks. With what? Aconite. It's practically untraceable in an autopsy especially if you're not looking for poison. Clever After they died I put their bodies in his car and I drove it to a secluded ridge I knew of in New Jersey. And then what? In the movie North By Northwest they put a drunken Cary Grant into the drivers seat of a car and headed him toward a cliff. So you did the same thing? Essentially the same. Alcohol and all. Except for the car did smash into that ditch. It looked totally like an accident. Well why were you tried? After the car went into the ditch I was left on foot. There was a diner a few miles up the road I called a taxi to meet me there. But the cops showed up before I could get away. Took our names. Asked us if we had seen anything. Naturally I left without getting into trouble. It was a month later when the District Attorney of New Jersey called me into question. I was tied to the money and seen suspiciously near the scene of the crime so I was put on trial. There. That's everything. And I was completely honest. Sorry guys, but I think I got this. I think she does. Bravo. That was great Jaclyn. I gotta say, that's the best confession I've ever seen. You're free to go sweetie. Best of luck to you both. You? Hello Jaclyn. Hey man, back from hell. Yeah we brought a couple of friends who are dying to meet you. Jaclyn Stevenson you're under arrest for the murder of John Smith and his two sons. Brad and Matthew Smith. You can't do this! What is this, some sort of joke? Your trial was in New Jersey right Ms. Stevenson? Yes, and I was found innocent. But you murdered the Smith family in Delaware as you just confessed to, just as we suspected. Now you get to go to trial again on our dime. Recognize this? No doubt you thought it was empty Ms. Stevenson. Aconite leaves traces and we got a partial print. I was coerced into a confession. These people tricked me! Yeah, we do have witnesses as to what you said. Let me introduce myself. I'm Charlie Mentz. This is a group of very fine actors that I hired. See before you took over my best friends money, he had already given me plenty. I couldn't accept the fact that you were declared innocent. So I decided to launch my own investigation. Arrest this man for kidnapping and assault! Got any proof? You just came to a confession party. Isn't that right Jaclyn? That's right. The footage clearly shows your car pulling in the complex. We got you baby. Unfortunately, you seem to have parked in a blind spot for the cameras. Making it impossible to see who exited the car. You really need to get that fixed aye? You son of a bitch! I am. And I say you did die tonight. Delaware has the death penalty. Time has run out Jaclyn. Congratulations. You really got me. Now go fuck yourselves! Jaclyn the language on you. Yeah. Freaking did it! We did it! Yeah! Yeah! Fuck yeah! High five. Look at this, hey! Bring it in sweetheart. Come on, come on, come on. Come on bring it over. Come on, come on bring it in. Come on, let's celebrate. Please, let me just say. Guys from the bottom of my heart, I love every one of ya. Alright? Let's do it. Come on, come on let's do it. Let's celebrate! Come on! 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