Bestselling author Skye Chaste hasn't had any success since her hit book, "Maya's Fall", was released years ago. Now desperate for cash, Skye accepts a job to mentor one of her young fans, Holly, who is writing a novel herself.
Совсем недавно семья пережила ужасную трагедию. Однажды ночью в их дом ворвался неизвестный и прямо на глазах у ребенка пытался задушить его мать, и только чудом трагедии удалось избежать. Потрясенные случившимся, они переезжают на новое место жительства, в прекрасный район, где их новый дом оборудован самой современной системой безопасности. Здесь можно забыть прежние страхи и преодолеть стресс. У них прекрасные новые соседи, особенно один — доброжелательный, общительный, пишет книги для детей и сам их иллюстрирует. В его обществе легко расслабиться и не думать о плохом. Даже ребенок, до сих пор напуганный прошлыми событиями, проникается к нему доверием. Но что-то все равно не дает покоя, и ощущение опасности и тревоги буквально висит в воздухе..
In the vein of Good Will Hunting and Garden State, POPE DREAMS is a coming of age tale about a young man at a crossroads in life. Filled with heart, music, life, and loss. And a set of drums. Oh, and the Pope. POPE DREAMS is about a directionless nineteen-year old boy, Andy Venable, who works for his hard-case dad in a store warehouse during the day and plays drums in a loud heavy-metal band at night. His only clear goal at the moment is to get his sick mother, a devout Catholic, to meet the Pope before she dies. While he's busy with that, he falls for a girl who's totally out of his league and gets discovered by two Broadway producers for a musical talent that just might be his true calling. Andy's a dreamer. But dreaming is easy. It's reality that's hard.
As Zipper's Clown Palace (a strip bar) closes, Neil wanders in and decides to hold the dancers, bartender, and remaining customers hostage. He torments them with little tasks he wants performed, playing on their weaknesses and relying on his gun for intimidation. Eventually the hostages begin formulating plans to thwart his control. Meanwhile, two policemen are observing the outside of the strip joint, realizing that something's wrong and trying to decide if it's worth ruining their buzz to intervene.
