Post by hssw on May 12, 2009 20:53:46 GMT -5
“The Elizabeth Brief” by Judge Henry Whitesides
Treatment based on the novel The Elizabeth Brief by Henry Whitesides, a prominent attorney. He was Inducted into the North Carolina Bar Association General Practice Hall of Fame as a Member of the Class of 2003.
The best revenge is truth.
In “The Elizabeth Brief” the intrigues of a small southern town are laid bare in a dark and suspenseful courtroom drama that exposes the artificial lives and lies many of prominent citizens.
A wealthy and successful businessman's will arouses suspicions and rumors of intimate relations with three prominent women in a small town - an accusation they vehemently deny but the truth is even more d**ning.
“The Elizabeth Brief” is a story of revenge from beyond the grave. Hamilton Wilson dies and suggests in his will that he had affairs with three prominent women. The public disgrace enrages the women who fight back in the courts. Through the course of courtroom hearings each woman is further humiliated and their true natures are shown. Wanda Karukin is an adulteress, Florence Mandrell a perjurer and Penelope Sawyer a lesbian pedophile.
At the end of the book the dead man's reasons are revealed. His true love was an athlete; a long distance runner training for the New York marathon. When the stresses of her training interrupted her menstrual cycle she went to see a doctor (where one of the women worked). The doctor's conversation about missing a period was overheard and the three women spread gossip that Elizabeth was pregnant. Humiliated, Elizabeth left town without speaking to Wilson.
Both Wilson and Elizabeth went on to live their lives but Wilson never forgot his Elizabeth. When he was diagnosed with a terminal illness he sought out his love, now a widow, and they had a few weeks together before his death. This is when he learned the truth and decided to exact revenge. All this is revealed at his estate, which is turned into a home for wayward women to be run by Elizabeth.
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The narrator is an attorney, a good man, a family man, a not particularly ambitious or bright man but smart enough to handle the tasks placed upon him and carry them forward.
As written this is a classic of Modern Southern Gothic - seedy and secretive as opposed to dark and mysterious. There are moments of humor but the dark and tragic nature of the story lends itself to a more European style film and audience.
For synopsis and film rights contact the publisher
Warren Publishing, Inc.
(704) 992-2829
warrenpublish@aol.com
www.warrenpublishing.net
Treatment based on the novel The Elizabeth Brief by Henry Whitesides, a prominent attorney. He was Inducted into the North Carolina Bar Association General Practice Hall of Fame as a Member of the Class of 2003.
The best revenge is truth.
In “The Elizabeth Brief” the intrigues of a small southern town are laid bare in a dark and suspenseful courtroom drama that exposes the artificial lives and lies many of prominent citizens.
A wealthy and successful businessman's will arouses suspicions and rumors of intimate relations with three prominent women in a small town - an accusation they vehemently deny but the truth is even more d**ning.
“The Elizabeth Brief” is a story of revenge from beyond the grave. Hamilton Wilson dies and suggests in his will that he had affairs with three prominent women. The public disgrace enrages the women who fight back in the courts. Through the course of courtroom hearings each woman is further humiliated and their true natures are shown. Wanda Karukin is an adulteress, Florence Mandrell a perjurer and Penelope Sawyer a lesbian pedophile.
At the end of the book the dead man's reasons are revealed. His true love was an athlete; a long distance runner training for the New York marathon. When the stresses of her training interrupted her menstrual cycle she went to see a doctor (where one of the women worked). The doctor's conversation about missing a period was overheard and the three women spread gossip that Elizabeth was pregnant. Humiliated, Elizabeth left town without speaking to Wilson.
Both Wilson and Elizabeth went on to live their lives but Wilson never forgot his Elizabeth. When he was diagnosed with a terminal illness he sought out his love, now a widow, and they had a few weeks together before his death. This is when he learned the truth and decided to exact revenge. All this is revealed at his estate, which is turned into a home for wayward women to be run by Elizabeth.
***
The narrator is an attorney, a good man, a family man, a not particularly ambitious or bright man but smart enough to handle the tasks placed upon him and carry them forward.
As written this is a classic of Modern Southern Gothic - seedy and secretive as opposed to dark and mysterious. There are moments of humor but the dark and tragic nature of the story lends itself to a more European style film and audience.
For synopsis and film rights contact the publisher
Warren Publishing, Inc.
(704) 992-2829
warrenpublish@aol.com
www.warrenpublishing.net