Home Invasion Analysis

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A home invasion goes horribly wrong when a determined husband and wife refuse to provide the password to their safe and fight the intruders.

BRIEF SYNOPSIS:

RAY, a police dispatcher, stakes out the home of ERIC and GRACIE WALLACE, a middle-aged couple living in an isolated mansion. It’s perfect for a home invasion. Ray assembles his team: VARGAS, LOCO, and ACE DOG. Ray tells them that there’s thousand of dollars worth of bonds in the safe. He lies to the men about the total amount of the bonds. All they need to do is get the user name and password. He doesn’t want anyone hurt.

The home invasion goes horribly wrong when they cut off the power and storm the house; Eric and Gracie fight back. They beat and Taser Eric, but Gracie manages
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However, both Eric and Gracie adamantly refuse to give them what they want. They have worked all their lives to provide for their adult children, MIKE and MARCIA.
They have no plans to hand over anything to the intruders. Gracie begins to quote and pray from the Bible. Ray and the others grow more frustrated.

When their son, MIKE, a cop shows up, Ray forces Gracie to pretend that everything is fine. He threatens to harm Mike if Gracie doesn’t cooperate. He hides a gun, as Gracie talks to Mike. Mike recognizes Ray from work. Mike sees Gracie’s black eye, but she tells him it was an accident. Mike leaves. The other members of the team are startled to learn that Ray works for the police. Ray reassures them that he’s legit and not setting anyone up.

They take Gracie to the other room. They hurt her wrist to make her scream out in pain. Eric eventually gives up his user name, but tells them he forgot the password. Ace Dog and Vargas learn that Ray is lying to them about the amount of bonds.

They water-board Gracie. Eric manages to escape the house and flee into the woods, with Vargas chasing him. They struggle and Eric kills Vargas. Eric takes Vargas’

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