Synopsis

Synopsis

Scene 1

Allan is in a courtroom about to be tried for the crime of Domestic Violence. Flashback scene with Allan as a boy between him and his father. Allan sings a rap song.

Scene 2

We see how Allan met Deborah, his wife, through one of his pets, a raven. Lenore, Deborah’s calls for her neighbour, Lenore.

Scene 3

Allan fetches his raven from Deborah’s room.

Scene 4

Allan and Deborah get stuck in the elevator (lift.) Allan tries several times to get Deborah to go out with him, but she keeps making excuses.

Scene 5

Deborah and Allan meet at the zoo.

Scene 6

Deborah and Allan get married and after some time their relationship worsens as Allan becomes possessive and violent.

Scene 7

Two neighbours of Allan and Deborah’s, Liz and Lenore, hear Allan shouting at Deborah and so they call the police.

Scene 8

Lenore and Deborah meet in the elevator (lift.) Deborah recites the poem, “A Dream” in her flat. Deborah tells her friend, Merce, that she can’t go out with her that evening.

Scene 9

Allan enters and shouts at Deborah about the telephone conversation she has just had. Deborah leaves Allan.

Scene 10

Allan ´phones Deborah to try to convince her to go back to him. He cuts out one of the cat’s eyes.

Scene 11

Deborah returns to get the cat and discovers that Allan has hurt the animal. Allan tries – and fails – to convince Deborah to stay. He recites the poem, “A Dream Within A Dream” and then strangles Deborah.

Scene 12

Liz and Merce call in on Allan to try to find out if Deborah is all right. A policewoman arrives to investigate the situation. Allan believes he can hear Deborah’s heart beating and he confesses that he murdered her.

Scene 13

Courtroom scene where Allan tries to justify his actions and the Judge declares that Allan is insane and pronounces sentence.