The Revolutionary

In this age of the female hero finally getting her due, it is expedient to introduce the world to Elizabeth Floyd. In the vein of heroines such as The Hunger Games’ fiery Katniss Everdeen and Marvel’s streetwise Agent Carter, Elizabeth Floyd is hoping to change the world. Elizabeth operates in the divided world of the American Revolution. The daughter of a British-aligned shipping magnate but in love with a member of the emerging Sons of Liberty, Elizabeth finds herself stepping out of a humdrum world of arranged marriages and local gossip into the American Revolution’s war of information. Set in upstate New York during the Revolution, Elizabeth is torn between duty to family and the promise of tomorrow. She takes the future into her own hands, joining with like-minded colonials to provide vital intelligence to General Washington. Under the codename “355” Elizabeth learns to use her wits, ingenuity, and femininity to help realize her dream of a free America. In a world where “Wonder Woman” can become a global sensation, “Agent Carter” and “Jessica Jones” can have acclaimed runs on television and streaming, and audiences hunger for female-led action stories, it is time for Elizabeth Floyd, a historical figure with a compelling, investing story, to step into the spotlight. From its fresh angle on the formation of the United States to its intriguing cast of historical characters, it’s evident that “The Revolutionary” has everything it needs to show audiences the next great heroine of the silver screen. Elizabeth Floyd, aka “355”, one of America’s first spies, who, along with a ragtag team of other colonists, manages to outwit the British Empire, turning the tide of the war for General Washington and his young army. In upstate New York, we meet young ELIZABETH FLOYD. While her father RICHARD is a Loyalist, depending on the British to maintain his family’s lavish lifestyle, Elizabeth has fallen in love with NATHAN HALE, who believes passionately in a free America. This tears her between support for Nathan’s dream and duty to family, not to mention her arranged marriage to PETER, a Loyalist who could increase the Floyds’ power tenfold. The week of her wedding, Elizabeth goes to tea with her future mother-in-law, but their house and Richard’s nearby business are attacked by a mob, which sets it on fire. Elizabeth soon knows them as the legendary “Sons of Liberty,” a network of colonists aligned with G. Washington. Nathan reveals himself as part of the attack and asks Elizabeth to join him. Elizabeth longs to, but cannot bring herself to leave her family. Nathan respectfully leaves to rejoin the Sons but is captured along the way, and MAJOR ANDRE, head of British Intelligence, quickly shows him the hangman’s noose. The next day, Elizabeth goes to have her dress fitted by HERCULES, a family friend who is friendly to the Sons. She also runs into ROBERT TOWNSEND, who runs the local tavern and publishes the ROYAL GAZETTE. After the fitting, Elizabeth returns home for a dinner party, to which Robert, Major Andre, and GENERAL CLINTON, Commander of the British forces in the area, are invited. At the party, Andre attempts to convince Elizabeth to spy for him, but she coyly refuses. Afterwards, Elizabeth’s sister MARY is accosted by a drunken soldier. Major Andre and his men stop the soldier before anything happens, but Andre insists that Robert not print anything in his paper. Enraged, Elizabeth begins to question her support for the empire. The following day at Hercules’ shop, she meets PEGGY, who is there with one of the soldiers who saved Mary. An outspoken Loyalist, Peggy gloats about her social standing and invites Elizabeth to her club. As Hercules shows Elizabeth her dress, she hears Peggy whispering, and sees her leave, Elizabeth decides to follow her. She soon loses Peggy in the crowd, but finds herself in Robert’s tavern. She sees ABRAHAM, an old friend and bar regular, finishing a pint. The three discuss current events before Robert offers to show her a surprise in the Gazette office: a wedding announcement. After reading it, Elizabeth spies something more interesting: a book of poems. She opens it and recites a few verses, discussing her fondness for poetry. Catching that there may be a double meaning to her recitation, Robert offers to give her the book. Elizabeth is grateful, but when she starts home she is reminded of the British-imposed curfew, and returns to the bar. She is now caught in the city and cannot return home. The next day she returns home to a fuming Peter, Elizabeth explains that she was caught in the city by the curfew. A naval officer, Peter has been at sea for months and longing for his bride. He maintains a conflicted loyalty to the crown. Elizabeth soothes him by showing off her dress and the two share an embrace. Meanwhile, Major Andre and his men discuss the spy, and Andre brings up Elizabeth, Peggy, and persons of interest whom he will pursue. Back at the Floyd Estate, Elizabeth sits reading Peter’s British Naval Code book and hears a knock at the door. She invites Robert in and he apologizes for arriving so late but wants to express his appreciation for their conversation. Things become passionate and Elizabeth gives Robert the book, saying their love cannot be. Robert is disappointed, but on his way home, a cloaked figure approaches him and hands him a note: a French fleet is coming to aid the colonists and the British know. At Hercules’ shop, Elizabeth is having her dress altered, and Andre finds her. After small talk, he reveals that he knows her father likely had the Sons attack his warehouse to collect insurance, that she and Nathan Hale had a relationship, and that her uncle is a general in the rebel army. He demands she infiltrate the Sons of Liberty and report to him. Elizabeth heads to the tavern, where she makes small talk about the war with Robert before recommending another poem from the book. She proceeds to Major Andre’s house, where she apologizes for the previous day’s encounter. Andre accepts, but maintains he needs her as a spy. Elizabeth agrees and begins to seduce him, getting him drunk and into bed. While Andre sleeps, Elizabeth writes a missive in Andre’s hand that Washington is planning to attack New York and that the British should move to intercept. Meanwhile, Robert meets with the cloaked figure and hands him a letter for General Washington. In the morning, Elizabeth tells Andre they had a wonderful night but that she must consider Peter. Andre continues his investigation and soon arrives at the home of Peggy Wallace. While waiting for her, he sees the symbol of the Sons of Liberty in her bathroom and leaves, showing the symbol to Peter. The two move to arrest Peggy believing she is the spy they are looking for, but not before General Clinton finds out that Washington was never heading to New York but actually allying themselves with the newly arrived French fleet. With Clinton’s forces scattered, the joint French-Colonial force will easily win, and the rest of the Crown’s forces may soon fall. Back at the tavern, Peter confronts Elizabeth and she reveals her plan: to trick the British Army into leaving to fight off an attack that isn’t coming and to blame Peggy. Robert, Peter, and Elizabeth celebrate the birth of their new nation. Months later, a firmly decided Peter visits the new American capital and thanks General Washington, handing him the poetry book. Washington flips through it and smiles, knowing who it is truly from. Afterward, the entire team lives a happy, quiet life in New England. Years later, an aged Robert receives a letter from Elizabeth’s daughter, only to be sent after her death, reminding him of their adventure together and that was indeed all worth it.