Shock To The System Page #3

Synopsis: Because of a feature article on him in the Advocate, Albany based Donald Strachey has gained some notoriety as a gay private detective. His latest client, Paul Hale, a scared young man, provides Donald with a $5,000 retainer to find "someone", that person unspecified before Paul is scared off. Soon thereafter, Paul is found dead. The official cause of death is deemed suicide by the coroner's office, but Donald wants to do right by Paul by finding who killed him as the police unofficially believe he was murdered. Another person who believes Paul was murdered is his mother, Phyllis Hale. Donald learns that homophobic Mrs. Hale sent Paul to the Phoenix Foundation, run by Dr. Trevor Cornell and his wife Lynn Cornell and for which Paul was the poster child. The Foundation's raison d'etre is repairative therapy i.e. to help people turn from gay to straight. Donald believes Paul's death has something to do with the Foundation, whether it be a connection to one of the Cornells or one of the ot
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director(s): Ron Oliver
Production: Regent Releasing
 
IMDB:
6.7
Metacritic:
54
Rotten Tomatoes:
50%
R
Year:
2006
91 min
Website
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do you have an

appointment?

I'm sorry...

this was a bad idea.

I'm just going to go...

hold up!

Were you looking

for Dr. Cornell?

...yeah.

Why don't you come in, I'll

see if he's available.

My name is grey.

I'm Kyle.

You work here?

Just help out

once in a while.

Glad you came.

Come in.

I'll go see if I can

find him for you, okay.

I'll be right back.

Just put him out

of your mind.

You've gotta forget

about him,

he's not worth

crying over.

This was so

unfair of him.

Well, it was selfish,

that's all it was.

What Paul did was

completely selfish.

If the police

find out...

they won't, Katie.

Got lost.

Kyle?

Hi, I'm Lynne

Cornell, Trevor-

Dr. Cornell's wife,

we're really happy you've

paid us a visit.

Well... honestly

Mrs. Cornell-

Lynne, please.

Lynne, I didn't know

where else to go.

Well, you're

welcome here.

This way.

We're having a bit of

a rough day around here,

but Trevor can take a few

minutes, if you'd like.

Does Dr. Cornell always

see everybody personally?

Hmm-mm, he's always

made a point of it.

Although, that will

probably change

once we move to our

new headquarters.

I heard about that,

Washington, D.C., right?

Yes.

Trevor's dedicated to helping

people all over this country

not just here

in New York.

It's going to be a big

job, but worth it

if we can save

one person like yourself.

Trevor, this is Kyle--

griffin.

Trevor Cornell, nice

to meet you Kyle.

I've got some things

to take care of.

It's been a pleasure

meeting you, Kyle.

You too, Lynne.

I hope to see

you again.

Sit down,

make yourself at home.

It's a really

nice place...

it's a work in progress.

Guess we all are, right?

How'd you hear

about us, Kyle?

A friend of mine.

Well, not really a friend,

just a guy I met

told me you really

helped him.

Our clients are

our best referrals.

You remember his name?

It was...

Paul Hale.

Paul...

you should know, Kyle,

Paul Hale died last night.

Terrible thing.

We're all still trying

to deal with it here.

How?

An accidental overdose.

Accidental?

Paul was a very...

troubled young man.

He was very confused.

But I thought he was your

spokesman or something.

That's what he told me.

Kyle, I'm more concerned

with how I can help you.

What exactly

are you looking for?

I want my life back.

We all deserve to have

the life we want.

What happened to yours?

I was in the army,

a sergeant, actually.

They kicked me

out for, you know...

for being gay.

What division were

you in?

division, echo company--

out of Maryland.

I tried to fit in

with the gay community

but I don't like it.

Kyle, the thing that

I want you to understand--

to believe,

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