After losing his job, a humiliated car salesman with an unfortunately infamous name is pulled into a reckless, improvised sting by a bold stranger — forcing him to choose between the life he knows and the one he never imagined.
Type:
Short
Status:
For sale
Page Count:
25pp
Genre:
Action, Comedy
Budget:
Independent
Age Rating:
17+
Synopsis/Details

TAGLINE: One humiliating day. One dangerous offer. One shot at something more.

A mild‑mannered Toyota salesman with the world’s most unfortunate name has the worst morning of his career: a botched sale, a humiliating bathroom mishap, and a brawl that gets him fired. Meanwhile, his wife Shirley injures herself trying to keep up with the housework he never helps with, and two petty thugs in a beat‑up Yugo add insult to injury by pelting him with a milkshake. But when Sally, a sharp‑tongued theater major with a flair for chaos, swoops in with a fake badge, a prop gun, and a plan for payback, Ted finds himself swept into an improvised sting that spirals into stolen cash, unexpected chemistry, and a glimpse of a life he never dared imagine. As his old world collapses and a new one opens beside him, Ted must decide whether to return to the man he was — or follow the wild, liberating path that’s finally within reach.

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The Writer: Rita Hanner-Ward

Rita Hanner‑Ward is a contemporary American writer and emerging screenwriter whose work blends emotional depth with cinematic, character‑driven storytelling. She gravitates toward grounded drama and dark comedy, often exploring themes of love, loss, grief, and reconciliation — the quiet turning points that reshape relationships. She is also expanding into genre work, developing thrillers, mysteries, and romance projects that carry the same emotional undercurrent and focus on human connection. Under the pen name Kiva Wolfe , she writes internationally set romantic‑suspense in the Gem Provenance Legacy series. Her background in fiction and poetry brings a strong sense of voice, atmosphere,… Go to bio
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