THREAT

© Louis Felder

(Drama, a screenplay)
A psychotherapist must contain a student who plans a murderous rampage, but when psychological efforts fail, she is forced to make a bold decision.

Two main locations, present day, four characters.

Characters
Margaret Watkins: (30s) a psychotherapist
Sloan Westbrook: (60s) a professor
David: (20s) a student
Alicia (20s) a receptionist

Synopsis

The Newtown massacre in Connecticut. The Aurora shootings in Colorado. Could the psychotherapist treating the shooter have prevented the carnage? In THREAT a psychotherapist (a woman in her 30s) uses psychology to control a narcissistic maniac to order to save innocent lives but finally makes a bold violent choice.

Written for a low-budget production.

Download the script