Gift Horse
What seems like a chance encounter turns out to be something much more sinister when
a muscle-bound gym-rat crosses paths with a bartender who’s grieving the death of his twin sister.
This one-location revenge tale takes a place at a dingy little bar where we meet the bartender, Dominic, who’s grieving the death of his twin sister. It seems like they’re closing up – by the looks of it, it’s been a slow night. Empty. But when a customer named Stevie knocks on the door asking if they’re open, Dominic decides to let him in.
Stevie, a muscle-bound gym-rat, shows up with a coupon he found in his windshield – “Happy Hour: First Five Drinks On Us”. Hell of a deal, right? Maybe TOO good of a deal. Don’t know many bars that give away drinks like that. But business does seem slow, and what better way to bring more patrons in than giving away free booze?
As the two chat alone at the bar, Dominic brings up his late, twin sister, Sinead, who died tragically – oddly, Stevie recognizes the name.
STEVIE
There was a Sinead… at my gym.
DOMINIC
Yeah?
STEVIE
Ahuh, not seen her recently.
DOMINIC
No, because she died.
As their conversation continues and we find out more and more about Sinead’s demise, we begin to realize that this encounter at the bar didn’t happen by chance.
Cleverly dark, this taut, tense, one-location revenge thriller would be very easy to film during social distancing and play very well on screen.