THE STERLING METHOD — Thriller Screenplay

Billionaire Howard Sterling is found dead in his sealed study on the seventy second floor of a Manhattan penthouse. One door, locked from the inside. No weapon. No exit. Detective Nora Kaplan seals the building and begins interviewing the only witnesses, a handful of staff and one longtime friend of the victim who happens to be the most celebrated cold case consultant in the city. The consultant is charming, brilliant, and genuinely helpful. He is also the only person who knows exactly how the murder was committed, because he committed it.

The killer never left the room. He is the man helping the detective solve the case.

• Genre: Thriller
• 120 pages
• Language: EN
• Format: feature screenplay, instant PDF download
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