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Target Ameica

By Robert C. Powers and B. Gallo

Based on a Pitch by Steve Williams            Genre: Thriller/Suspense 98 pages

Logline: She must choose to save her husband (undercover agent “Buzzard”), held and tortured by the terrorist “Lion”, or her son in the terrorist's target school

Synopsis: A school is attacked and students die.  The Shooter, identity unknown, escapes and evades Police and Federal Agents. Near the school, Federal Agent Jessie Blue chases down Bin Rais, a known and feared terrorist. A Reporter takes her picture. The photo hits the news feeds around the world.

Jessie’s Boss, Special Agent in Charge Fishburne (Fish) believes the School Shooter is still on the loose.  Jessie is sure that Bin Rais is the Shooter. The media locks on Bin Rais as the Shooter and demands an early trial. The terrorist lawyers up fast as the Government is under pressure to proceed to a hasty trial.  

Fish takes Jessie off the case, afraid that the newspaper pictures has destroyed her anonymity. He knows that her husband, Caleb Blue, is undercover somewhere in the terrorist network and hasn’t checked in.  She tries to get information about Caleb from Fish, but can’t.  Against orders, she uses her wiles to find Caleb and follow up on what she knows about Bin Rais.

A new terrorist cell is responsible for the school attack and plans a another, bigger school attack to coincide with Bin Rais’ trial. It is led by “Lion,” a handsome and charming man of mid-eastern heritage.  Lion demands a million dollars and the release of Bin Rais to avoid further school ttacks. He lives with his wife and son. His loyalty to his terrorist boss pulls him one way, his wife and son yank him in another.

Lion has a meticulous plan for shooting up three schools at the same time that Bin Rais’ trial begins.  He suspects that there is a “mole” in his group. He connects with a cell leader in New York, who sends The Buzzard, a dangerous but effective mercenary who digs out “moles.” The Buzzard finds and kills the “mole” and gains Lion’s favor.

In a unique twist, Jessie uncovers Lion's plot, but her actions blow Caleb’s cover. He’s the Buzzard!  Jessie saves Caleb, but he is wounded. The suspense goes exponential when Krystal finds that one of the target schools is where their son, Ike, is a student. She races against time to save her son and the school.

Locations (5): Stores, Farms/Forests, Schools, FBI Offices, Various Houses

Coverage: Consider. Well executed action sequences and striking visual images; the terrorists blast away at pumpkin heads, a vivid picture of what they plan. The tension is well structured with a “ticking” clock as the characters race to the various schools. The stakes are raised for both Jessie and Caleb as they realize their son, Ike, is at risk. This drives the tension to a higher level.

 May we send the script?

Robert C Powers

Powerful Publisher LLC

757 621 6846     robertcpowers@cox.net      www.robertcpowers-writer.com