DOUBLE BLIND
By John Newman

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LOGLINE: Double Blind Synopsis: Double Blind is the story of two brothers on opposite sides of the law who are much more alike than they are willing to admit. The two men are simultaneously torn apart and forever joined by an act of betrayal and murder that can never be forgiven. The main characters are: Jimmy DeAngelo (44): (Visualize Chaz Palminteri) A gangster who has risen through the ranks of the mob. Jimmy becomes boss when he kills the man who recruited him, Carmen Rizzuto. Steven DeAngelo (35): (Visualize Andy Garcia with a touch of Leo DiCaprio)Steven is Jimmy’s younger brother. He’s a rising star Police Detective who appears to derail his own career by transferring to the ‘One-Five’, a corrupt precinct in the heart of Jimmy’s territory. Maggie McLaine (24): (Visualize Leighton Meester in therapy)A novice public defender. Adopted at age four by FBI agent Richard McLaine and his wife Alice, Maggie has no idea that her previous life as Layla Shefford is intimately connected to the rift between Jimmy and Steven DeAngelo. The Backstory: In 1988 Jimmy DeAngelo is a street punk hanging around the fringes of the Siciliano crime family controlled by Carmen Rizzuto. Rizzuto needs to neutralize a low-level hustler named Phil Shefford who knows something he shouldn’t. Carmen also strongly suspects that Jimmy knows the same secret. Knowing that Jimmy’s little brother babysits Phil’s kids, Rizzuto forces Jimmy to trick Steven into revealing Phil’s whereabouts. Jimmy kills Phil’s six year old son. The DeAngelo brothers are torn apart forever and Phil, Jimmy and Steven are neutralized as threats to Carmen. The Current Situation: Jimmy has just killed Carmen and taken control of the Siciliano’s. His hold, however, is tenuous. The other families are unhappy that the new boss’ brother is a cop. The situation worsens when Steven transfers to the precinct right under Jimmy’s nose. Steven is gunning for his gangster brother and everyone knows it. Unknown to both brothers, Maggie has taken on a client who knows who she really is (even if she doesn‘t). What he knows about the murder of Maggie’s brother could bring down Jimmy and Steven before they can destroy each other.

DOUBLE BLIND

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