Hate Crime

Hate Crime

Year: 2006

Runtime: 103 min

Language: English

Director: Tommy Stovall

DramaMysteryThrillerCrime

When a brutal, hate-fueled attack shatters the peaceful life of a gay couple, suspicion immediately turns to their neighbor, the son of a fundamentalist preacher with a known history of intolerance. As the investigation progresses, Robbie finds himself entangled in a complicated network of hidden truths and escalating tensions. He must confront dangerous secrets and engage in a perilous game of cat-and-mouse, ultimately leading to devastating consequences for everyone involved.

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1

Commitment plan and the idea of a child

Robbie Levinson and Trey McCoy, an openly gay couple, live in a suburban home and plan a commitment ceremony to exchange rings. Barbara suggests to Trey, who then proposes to Robbie, that they consider raising a child.

Suburban home
2

Neighbors react with hostility

Chris Boyd arrives next door with a moving truck, and he and Alton watch Robbie and Trey kiss with evident distaste. Alton makes homophobic jokes and hints that they should do something about it, heightening the tension.

Next-door neighborhood
3

Threats and church condemnation

Chris issues unprovoked threats toward Robbie, telling him he will go to hell and to watch his back. Chris is a youth pastor and Pastor Boyd condemns homosexuality, deepening fear and hostility in the community.

Neighborhood
4

Pamphlet dispute and family tensions

Kathleen Slansky refuses the church pamphlet, setting off a dispute that underscores the clash between faith and Robbie and Trey's relationship. Robbie learns about the church and Pastor Boyd's anger upon discovering that Chris has long been estranged from their presumed daughter-in-law.

Kathleen Slansky's home
5

Trey is attacked

Trey is assaulted on the street while walking his Boston Terrier and is taken to a hospital for treatment. The brutal attack triggers a criminal investigation that upends Robbie's life and plans.

Neighborhood street; hospital
6

Trey falls into a coma and dies

In the hospital, Trey remains in a coma after the attack, and his condition deteriorates into a brain hemorrhage that leads to his death. Robbie clings to the memory of their commitment as the case unfolds.

Hospital
7

Rings at Trey's viewing

During Trey's viewing, Robbie wears and presents their commitment rings, symbolizing their bond in the face of loss. The gesture underscores the personal cost of the crime for the couple.

Trey's viewing (funeral home)
8

Investigation and arrest

Detective Esposito takes over the case and questions Robbie about Trey’s death, pointing to Robbie's insurance policy and the fingerprints on the alleged weapon. Robbie is arrested and given a restraining order after an attempted covert confession from Chris fails.

Police headquarters
9

House secrets revealed

Robbie enters Chris' home and finds gay porn in his bookmarks, suggesting hidden sexual activity. Pastor Boyd confronts Chris with photographs of his meetings for anonymous gay sex, revealing Chris's double life and complicating the case.

Chris' home
10

Family suspicions and confession

Detective Fisher informs Alton, who suspects Chris killed Trey after learning Chris was not at home the night of the murder. Pastor Boyd confronts his son and eventually confesses to murdering Trey.

Boyd family home
11

Tape of confession and its seizure

Robbie tapes Pastor Boyd confessing to the murder and hands the recording over to Esposito. Esposito refuses to move against the pastor and confiscates the tape, but Barbara later recovers it.

Esposito's office
12

Suicide threat and covert retrieval plan

Chris contemplates suicide and leaves Robbie his father's gun. Robbie, Kathleen, and Barbara conspire to break into Pastor Boyd's home in disguise to retrieve the tape, launching a desperate plan to salvage the evidence.

Pastor Boyd's home
13

Staged break-in accepted as fact

With Chris's testimony against his dead father, Esposito reluctantly accepts the staged break-in as fact, bringing the case toward a close. The revelation of deep family secrets leaves lasting scars on everyone involved.

Police headquarters

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