卢安娜正在想办法营救被她欠债的黑帮分子绑架的西蒙娜。她试图联系敌对帮派成员玛拉，看看她是否愿意帮忙。计划是让卢安娜假装交出玛拉，进行一场虚假的人质交换，这样西蒙娜就能获救，而玛拉也能给她的对手一个惊喜。

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卢安娜坐在客厅里打电话。

卢安娜：你确定你联系不上她吗？都好几天了。西蒙娜可能时日不多了。

*听着电话*

卢安娜：好的……请你继续尝试联系她。找到她就告诉我。回头再聊。

卢安娜挂断电话，看了看手表。她起身开始走，却被玛拉突然出现并捂住了嘴。

玛拉：我听说你一直在找我。你真是锲而不舍。

卢安娜嘴里塞着东西，发出呜咽声。

玛拉：我不知道你是谁，但我不信任你。所以我们得好好认识一下。不过首先……

玛拉掏出一卷胶带，卢安娜呜咽得更厉害了。

玛拉：让开！

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镜头切换到卧室。卢安娜被推倒在床上。她全身都被胶带缠住，具体如下：手腕交叉成“X”形，用胶带缠绕、缠绕、穿过；脚踝、膝盖上下、胸部上下也都缠上了胶带。

卢安娜翻来覆去地挣扎了一会儿。

过了一会儿，玛拉回来了。她抓住卢安娜，让她坐起来。她抓住卢安娜，开始审问她。

玛拉：嗯，这里很安全，初步搜查显示你很干净。但我希望你回答我的问题……嘴里塞着东西，尽量回答。

卢安娜哼了一声。

玛拉：你是不是为我的对手工作？

卢安娜摇头否认。

玛拉：你是不是为警察工作？

卢安娜摇头否认。

玛拉：*停顿*……好吧。但如果你敢惹我，就别想离开这里。她开始解开卢安娜的绳子，画面逐渐淡出。

画面再次淡入。卢安娜被解开了绳子，在公寓的沙发上向玛拉解释自己的处境。

卢安娜：你看，这或许是你彻底干掉他的机会。

玛拉：我想是的。但你确定你能说服他吗？

卢安娜：如果你愿意做我们之前说好的。

玛拉：我不喜欢当诱饵，但是……我恨那家伙。我愿意。我们可以用之前那卷胶带。

玛拉把之前那卷胶带递给卢安娜。她伸出双手，让卢安娜绑住。

卢安娜：我觉得最好是……

玛拉：唉，好吧……

玛拉的手腕被胶带缠绕，特写镜头。淡出

淡入。玛拉现在完全被胶带缠住了。

卢安娜：抱歉，但是……*她举起一块布堵住玛拉的嘴*

玛拉：拜托，太过分了。你还不够吗？

卢安娜：听着，这必须看起来逼真。再说，我得给他发视频，让他相信。

玛拉：好吧。继续。

卢安娜用布塞住玛拉的嘴，然后用胶带把她的嘴缠起来。

卢安娜随后打电话给绑架西蒙娜的歹徒。她告诉他自己抓住了玛拉，并提出用玛拉交换西蒙娜。然后她放下手机去拍摄玛拉挣扎的视频。

玛拉挣扎了一会儿。卢安娜回来了，告诉玛拉交易成功了。她割断了玛拉脚踝上的胶带，把她带到公寓门口。玛拉走出房门，西蒙娜走了进来。

西蒙娜双手被细细的白绳子绑在身后，嘴里塞着一条打结的丝巾。

卢安娜把西蒙娜带进公寓，帮她解开了绳子。姐妹俩激动地拥抱在一起，西蒙娜向卢安娜道谢。

卢安娜告诉西蒙娜她们必须马上离开，因为玛拉的手下即将设下埋伏。她们从阳台上离开了。
Luana is coming up with a plan to rescue Simona after she was taken away by a gangster she owed money to. She is trying to reach out to Mara, who is a rival gangster, to try and see if she will help her. The plan is to have Luana pretend to hand over Mara in a fake hostage exchange so that Simona can be rescued and Mara can surprise her rival and enemy.



Fade in.


Luana is sitting in her living room, talking on her phone



Luana: And you’re sure you haven’t been able to get in contact with her? It’s been several days. Simona may not have much time left


*Listens to phone*


Luana: Okay… please just, keep trying to reach out. Let me know when you find her. Talk to you later



Luana hangs up and checks her watch. She gets up and begins to walk, and is surprised and handgagged by Mara



Mara: I hear you’ve been looking for me. You’ve been most persistent.



Luana mmmpphs through handgag



Mara: I’m not sure who you are, but I don’t trust you. So we’re gonna get to know each other. But first…



Mara pulls out a roll of duct tape, Luana mmphs more



Mara: Move!



Fade out



Fade in


now in bedroom. Luana is pushed onto the bed. She’s fully taped as follows: her wrists in a crossed “X” and wrapped around, over and through with duct tape. ankles, above and below knees, and above and below breasts.


Luana rolls around and struggles energetically for a while.



After a short while, Mara returns. She grabs Luana and sits her up. She grabs her to interrogate her



Mara: Well, the area is secure, and my initial search seems to show that you're clean. But I want you to answer my questions… as well as you can with the gag in your mouth.



Luana mmphs.



Mara: Are you working for my rival?



Luana shakes her head no



Mara: Are you working for the police?



Luana shakes her head no



Mara: *pauses*... okay. But if you cross me, you’re not getting out of here. She begins to untie Luana as the scene fades out.



Fade back in. Luana is untied and explaining her situation to Mara on the apartment couch.



Luana: So you see, this could be an opportunity for you to final take him out.



Mara: I guess so. But are you sure you can sell this to him.



Luana: If you’re willing to do what we talked about.



Mara: I don’t love the idea of being bait, but... I hate that guy. I’ll do it. Here we can use the tape from before.


Mara hands Luana the duct tape from before. She puts her hands out in front to be tied by Luana



Luana: I’d think it would be better if…



Mara: Ugh fine…



Close up of Mara’s hands as she has her wrists taped over around and through. Fadeout



Fade in. Mara is now fully taped



Luana: Sorry about this but… *she holds up a cloth to gag Mara*



Mara: Cmon thats too much. Haven’t you done enough already?



Luana: Look, this has to look real. Besides, I have to send him video for him to believe this.



Mara: fine. Go ahead



Luana stuffs cloth in Mara’s mouth and applies a wraparound tape gag



Luana then makes a call to the gangster holding Simona. She shows him that she’s captured Mara and offers to make an exchange for Simona. She then leaves her phone to get a video of Mara struggling.
After Mara struggles for a while. Luana returns, and tells Mara that the deal is on. She cuts the tape on Mara’s ankles and walks her to the front of the apartment. Mara walks out the door and in walks Simona.
Simona is has her handstied behind with thin white rope. She’s gagged with a knotted cleave silk scarf.
Luana walks Simona into the apartment and helps untie her. The sisters emotionally embrace and Simona thanks Luana.



Luana tells Simona they have to leave now, as the Mara’s men are about to spring their ambush. They exit out the balcony