Narrative Structure Of Our Thriller

Narrative Structure of our thriller: Inciting Incident -

Theres a murderer on the loose who goes around killing children at certain train stations. The protagonist, a policewoman, is put on the case.

Progressive Complications -

They have a main suspect who they keep watch on. More murders occur and the policewoman gets stressed over the case because the killer doesn’t leave any fingerprints/marks behind. They arrest their number one suspect.

Crisis -

Whilst the suspect is in custody, another murder takes place so they realize that they were following the wrong person all along. They’re back to where they were in the beginning, with only a circled train map as a clue.

Climax -

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The murderer comes to the policewoman’s house and tries to attack her but it isn’t actually the killer. Before the case began the policewoman previously had a miscarriage which triggered a form of schizophrenia which led to her going around killing children in revenge to what has happened to her. The policewoman herself does not know this and neither does anyone else, therefore throughout the film everyone thinks there is serial killer on the loose. So when she thinks the murderer is coming to kill her at her house, it is actually herself trying to commit suicide.

Resolution -

The policewoman’s friend comes to her house and stops her committing suicide just in time. Everyone finally works out that she was the killer and she gets sent to a mental hospital.