The Optogram
ACTION CRIME DETECTIVE DRAMA MYSTERY SUSPENSE/THRILLER OTHER
Contemporary
Noelle Jeffreys
Logline
The death of a beautiful girl, the secret within her eyes, & the troubled genius who opens the doorway. To solve her murder, he must stay ahead of his demons & those who want his code.
Genre
Action,Crime,Detective,Drama,Mystery,Suspense/Thriller,Other
Short Summary
Dothan Knox has been placed in a disappointing software development internship at an ocular facility. He creates an algorithm capable of displaying the last image seen in life on a murder victim's post-mortem retinal scan and sets out to find her murderer through the image.
Surviving a murder attempt and the revenge of a disgruntled hacker, Dothan loses everything until he sees a newspaper image of the woman who destroyed his life. He takes charge once more, determined to win her back. He's a genius, after all.
Setting
Seattle, Washington, USA
Based on a True Story
No
Plot - Premise
Other
Plot - Other Elements
Philosophical Questions,Twist,Other
Mature Audience Themes
Substance Abuse, Language/Profanity
Main Character Details
Name: Dothan Knox
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Aspiring,Aggressive,Charming,Complex,Desperate,Greedy,Heartthrob,Insecure,Naive,Narcisstic,Sexy,Funny,Secretive,Manipulative
Additional Character Details
Name: Agnes Pitree
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Role: Mentor
Key Traits: Aggressive,Confident,Complex,Empathetic,Engaging,Faithful,Honorable,Religious,Funny,Sarcastic,Secretive,Strong Moral Code
Additional Character Details
Name: January Kinsie
Age: 28
Gender: Female
Role: antagonist
Key Traits: Badass,Charming,Aggressive,Complex,Confident,Criminal,Decisive,Engaging,Greedy,Heartthrob,Leader,Villainous,Narcisstic,Sexy,Power Hungry,Skillful,Romantic,Secretive,Seductive,Manipulative,Unapologetic
Additional Character Details
Name: Bekkii Simms
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Role: emotional
Key Traits: Charming,Clumsy,Complex,Desperate,Empathetic,Engaging,Faithful,Naive,Obedient,Selfless,Romantic,Seductive
Development Pitch
Imagine the discovery of the last image of life imprinted within a human eye--an optogram in Victorian times. In my story, The Optogram, a troubled genius finds a unique image behind the retina of a beautiful murder victim through his creation of a software algorithm. After he steals the information from his employer, he sets out to solve her murder, but he must stay ahead of his own mental and substance demons and those who want his code. The Optogram uses real tech, the intriguing sympathy of the coder in Mr. Robot and the noir feel and tension of the Maltese Falcon. Dothan Knox is a character that you might want to hate at first, but can't, as he fumbles his way through a roller-coaster situation in which he is clearly over his head due to his previous life. Even when it seems he can fall no further into the chasm of failure, though, he finds a way to survive in the end.