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Dish Best Served Cold – Synopsis
The
film begins in Ipswich, a relatively highly-populated town which
hasn't been affected by major crime (murders etc.) for 5 years. Jules
Blonde (a mass-murderer) is in his home making a strange meal. He
ventures out of his house to find a man named Jonah Liefeld. Jonah is
taking part in the same cooking competition as Jules. Once Jonah has
been found Blonde lures the man back to his home by implying his
“sister” is in trouble and needs help. Back at his house Jules
viciously stabs Jonah to death whilst shouting about how he is going
to “win this competition” and that he has “missed killing”.
Eames
Kubrick, the only detective in Ipswich, is sitting doing nothing at
his home. He and his wife argue about him needing to get out more.
Kubrick then goes to bed. In the middle of the night the doorbell
goes. Eames answers the door to see Mrs.Liefeld, the wife of Jonah
Liefeld. She explains to the man that her husband has gone missing
and that he never has been away for more than a few hours from her.
Eames attempts to get as much information as he can about the missing
person. Just so he can get rid of the case as soon as possible, he
doesn't like uncertainty.
The
following day Dick Ramis is hopping at a supermarket. He is buying
the most expensive wine. Other shoppers stare in astonishment, Ramis
is known as one of the greatest chefs in the town. Dick leaves the
shop with his expensive wine and expensive food. Waiting in the
shadows outside the store is Jules. Blonde is aiming for Ramis to be
his next victim. Stealthily as possible Jules follows the great chef
back to his home. Since Dick is so famous, almost everyone knows
where his house is located. Therefore, Jules already had his plan
laid out of how to follow without being spotted. However Jules isn't the greatest at being stealthy; Dick knows that he is being followed. Once Dick arrives at the gates of his land he shouts explaining he knows he was being followed. Jules jumps out from the shadows and stabs Dick in the back. Ramis returns the favor by smashing the bottle of wine against Jules. A fight occurs between the two men. The fight is so loud that nearby pedestrians notice it. However they aren't quick enough to stop it. Jules successfully murders the man and flees quickly from the scene. Due to the body being left at the scene the murder becomes big news in the daily papers and on TV.
The next day Eames
visits his local corner shop. Inside the shop all the newspapers explain of Dick Ramis' death. As the town's only detective Kubrick is angry that he wasn't told about death.
Kubrick visits the scene of the murder, because there are no policemen in the town there is no tape sealing off the public from the victim. Eames pushes everyone aside to study Dick's body. Eames pulls out his mobile and calls Leia Sullivan; one of Eames greatest friends back when the police were around. She arrives at his location. They discuss the situation and find fingerprints on the victim.
Jules is in his bedroom. He pulls out a notepad from one of his drawers. On one of the pages in the notepad is a list of names. There are 8 names listed on the page, with 6 of them crossed out. On the back of this page is the name "Eames Kubrick" bold an circled. This list was written by Jules as a reminder to which people where there when his sister died six year ago. These 9 policemen and detectives weren't able to rescue Jules' sister in time, therefore Jules believed that those 9 men should also die. He managed to kill 6 of them 5 years ago, however he was forced to stop when the heat became too hot.
Back at Kubricks' home Leia and Eames are studying a diagram they have created. Eames believes the disappearance of Jonah Liefeld is linked to the murder of Dick Ramis. The duo come to the conclusion that they should travel to the closed down abandoned police station to see if the fingerprints they have found link to any on the database.
Also on the way to the police station is Jules Blonde, he's travelling there to get more information on the men on his list. Since the police station is so run down Jules has to hop of fences and break into windows to get inside. Searching through various rooms he keeps looking for the information, he is desperate for it.
Down the road Eames is in his car driving to the station. He arrives at the building, luckily for him he can just unlock the gates and doors as Leia kept her old key. Since Jules is eager to find the details he is making a lot of noise. Eames hears this and follows the noise right down to Jules' location. At the last second Jules realises that there is someone else in the building, he grabs the intel he already has and sprints, looking for any exit. Eames follows, also sprinting. A large chase occurs. Eames belives that he has cornered Jules, seeing a dark figure sitting down at the end of a small, dark room. Eames flicks on his torch revealing a dead hobo as the figure, Jules escaped. But Eames now has an idea of what the murderer looks like.
Back at his home Eames uses the fingerprint on the software he found and is astonished to see that the man they are hunting is Jules Blonde, the man he tracked down 5 years ago for the murder of 6 people.
The cooking competition Jules has been preparing for starts the following day. Without the 2 highly-rated competitors (Dick and Jonah) unable to attend Jules believes he has a great chance of coming first.
Over at the Kubrick household, Leia arrives with urgent news. She explains to Eames that from the evidence they have found the only conclusion, however unlikely, is that the murderer is killing people in the cooking competition. The two argue with Eames describing the event last night and how Jules wants to kill the policeman, not chefs. The discussion ends with Leia travelling to where the competition is being held and Eames travelling to one of the policeman's homes.
Once inside Leia notices a man fitting the description Eames used to describe the man at the chase the night before. Leia calls Eames and tells him of what is happening, Eames turns his car around to get to her location. Whilst cooking Leia also notices that the man, who is Jules Blonde, is using a knife that fits the description of the one that was used to kill Dick.
Jules does win the competition and collects his trophy at the end. Sullivan approaches Blonde and asks him to come with her for questioning, at that moment Eames enters the building with gun in hand. Upon seeing whom Jules calls his "arch-nemesis" in Eames Kubrick, Jules grabs Leia and puts a knife to her throat. Jules shouts, telling Eames to put his gun down. He does not wanting any harm to come to his best friend. But instantly afterwards Eames swiftly pulls out another gun from his pocket and shoots Jules in the arm. He drops his trademark knife and falls to the ground.
Jules is taken to a prison in a nearby town, as there is nowhere to place him in Ipswich. His last words to Eames Kubrick are of how he will get his revenge on Eames eventually.
Premise of the Film
I wanted to write and direct a film where the audience could join in with the detective character on screen (Eames) in working out why Jules is murdering these people. Using the camera I would show hints on why the character was doing it. For example in the opening I will include a shot of Jules making a meal, this tells the audience that he enjoys cooking. A film-maker wouldn't include a scene like this if it was of no importance. Of course the audience has an advantage as they know who is committing these acts whereas Kubrick has no clue. However I wouldn't make it tedious work for the audience, I'd treat it as optional fun.
