THE INVISIBLE FIFTH

Tagline: Secrets bind us. Truth tears us apart.

Setting: Chesapeake Bay, Maryland. Spring 2003

Logline: At the party for a classmate shipping out to Operation Iraqi Freedom, a desperate outcast pits four best friends against each other in a vicious game.

Genre: Psychological Teen Thriller

Think: Bodies Bodies Bodies meets Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Summary:

When the crowd thins at a party kicking off Spring Break 2003, the host/high school's resident drug dealer turns the Off-To-War sendoff for a classmate into a twisted game between two couples.

The four best friends are pitted against each other by the host for twenty-five thousand dollars of drug money each, if they can stay in the house for two more hours. Every half hour, he will reveal one secret that promises to break the bond between two of them, with the goal of proving himself the only true friend.

The group balks at the idea, but curiosity and the payout entraps them.

After the clique takes him up on the wager, the host begins the insidious game.

They need to know the secrets, but can their friendships stand the test?

How far will they go to deny the truth, or can they find forgiveness and redemption?

As they mystery unfolds and shocking revelations are exposed, the group of four must face disbanding forever or including a fifth into their circle.