Accomplice (2010) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Vince is killed by his own pimp. After Vince and Reb murder a client in the car park, Vince's pimp arrives to claim his share of the takings from the blackmail scheme. During the confrontation over the money, the pimp strangles Vince and then dumps his body in the Rhône river.

Foreshadowing: Earlier references to Vince working under a pimp establish that he had obligations to share his earnings, setting up the fatal confrontation.

• vince death
• pimp murder
• rhone river
• money dispute

Reb is not charged because authorities doctor her statement to exonerate her. She's described as young, in love with Vince, and pregnant with his child, with her mother supporting her. The police alter her testimony to protect her, effectively clearing her of any murder charges despite her direct involvement in killing the client.

Foreshadowing: The detectives' focus shifts to the pimp as the primary suspect early in the investigation, allowing the narrative to build toward Reb's protected status.

• reb exoneration
• police corruption
• pregnancy
• altered testimony

Vince arranges a meeting on the top floor of a multi-storey car park to blackmail the client who assaulted Reb. After the client hands over money, he attacks Vince with a golf club. Reb intervenes with her motorbike helmet and delivers fatal blows, killing him. Vince and Reb then hide the body in the client's car and flee.

Foreshadowing: Vince's decision to blacklist the client and arrange a return meeting foreshadows the violent confrontation that follows.

• car park
• golf club
• murder
• blackmail
• motorbike helmet

Vince works as a high-end male sex worker who recruits clients online and meets them in hotels. He operates under a pimp who takes a share of his earnings. His girlfriend Reb eventually joins him in these encounters to expand his client base and increase their income.

Foreshadowing: The opening discovery of Vince's strangled body sets the investigation into his secret professional life in motion.

• male escort
• sex work
• client
• pimp
• hotels

The violent encounter begins when a client becomes rough with Reb during an encounter. Vince intervenes and beats the man, and the couple flees to avoid trouble. This mistreatment of Reb is what motivates Vince to blacklist the client and orchestrate the blackmail scheme that leads to the fatal car park confrontation.

Foreshadowing: The rough treatment of Reb is presented as the turning point that hardens Vince's approach from simply providing services to seeking revenge.

• client violence
• reb attacked
• revenge
• blackmail plot

After Vince's body is found in the Rhône, detectives investigate his connections and learn about the confrontation at the car park. They eventually pursue the pimp for the murder, charging him with killing Vince during a dispute over money owed from the blackmail scheme. The pimp's motive stems from his claim to a share of the takings.

Foreshadowing: The timeline item mentioning the pimp's arrival to claim his share directly precedes Vince's murder, establishing the financial conflict that motivates the killing.

• detective investigation
• pimp charged
• murder suspect
• rhone

Reb, Vince's girlfriend who is a student, agrees to join him in threesomes with clients to expand his business and increase their earnings. This arrangement becomes central to their relationship, creating a partnership built on shared risk and trust in the clandestine economy of sex work.

Foreshadowing: The investigation reveals that Reb's involvement was a deliberate business decision that fundamentally changes how Vince operates.

• reb girlfriend
• threesomes
• student
• business partnership

The Rhône river is where Vince's body is discovered at the start of the film, marking the beginning of the homicide investigation. Later, the pimp dumps Vince's body in the Rhône after strangling him, making the river both the discovery point and final resting place of the murder victim, creating a symbolic cycle.

Foreshadowing: The opening scene establishes the river as the central location where the case begins and ultimately resolves.

• rhone river
• body disposal
• lyon
• murder location

Vince decides to blackmail the client because he was furious after the client physically assaulted Reb during an encounter. Rather than simply cutting ties, Vince chooses revenge, blacklisting the man and arranging a rendezvous on the top floor of a car park to extract payment, which escalates into the fatal confrontation.

Foreshadowing: The rough treatment of Reb directly hardens Vince's approach, transforming his business into a personal vendetta.

• blackmail
• revenge
• client assault
• money exchange

The pimp kills Vince by strangling him during a confrontation near the Rhône river. After the pimp arrives to collect his share of the blackmail money and a struggle erupts, he chokes Vince to death before disposing of his body in the river.

Foreshadowing: The earlier mention of Vince's strangled body found in the Rhône connects directly to the pimp's method of murder.

• strangulation
• pimp
• body dump
• confrontation