Killer Joe

Adele steals the cocaine Chris was supposed to sell, leaving him with a $6,000 debt to Digger Soames. Adele throws Chris out of the trailer, and he is left scrambling to raise money. The betrayal and debt push him toward drastic plans he never foresaw.

Chris and Ansel decide to kill Adele to cash in a $50,000 life insurance payout with Dottie as beneficiary. They agree to pay the hit man from the policy and split the rest four ways. Dottie approves the plan and a meeting with a killer is arranged.

Before the meeting, Dottie tells Joe that Adele once tried to kill her when she was an infant. The revelation adds more leverage to the crime plot. It foreshadows the dangerous dynamics at play between the involved parties.

With the debt looming, Digger's biker henchmen beat Chris and threaten to have him killed if he does not pay. The violence escalates the stakes and makes the plan seem more urgent than ever. The threat underscores the peril surrounding their scheme.

Just before the meeting, Joe demands $25,000 in advance for the hit. He also hints he would take Dottie as a retainer until the payout arrives, increasing the personal risk for everyone involved. The funding issue nearly derails the plan.

Joe reveals Adele is already dead, aborting any chance to back out. With Chris's reluctant help, Joe leaves the body in a car and sets it on fire. The operation is completed, but the fallout is far from over.

After Adele's death, the policy's beneficiary is Rex rather than Dottie. Chris realizes Rex and Joe manipulated him into hiring a killer. The scheme begins to unravel as the truth surfaces.

Ansel places the blame squarely on Chris for the failed plan and goes so far as to tell him to kill himself. The family fractures as fear, guilt, and resentment spread. The emotional toll compounds the physical threats they've faced.

Chris tries to persuade Dottie to run away with him to escape Digger and Joe. Dottie agrees to go only if she can see Joe first, showing she still harbors conflicted loyalties. The path forward remains uncertain.

Following Adele's funeral, Joe pulls Rex over in his car and shows a check for the payout, implying Rex's fate is part of the cover story. Meanwhile, Chris buys a pistol on the black market, preparing for what comes next. The tension continues to mount as everyone edges toward a breaking point.

Joe questions Sharla at Ansel and Sharla's home, pressing her for information until she admits the affair with Rex. He presents incriminating photos and a check that underscores the payout, implying Rex is dead. The psychological pressure tightens around the remaining players.

During a tense dinner, Joe announces that he and Dottie will be married, which enrages Chris. Sharla and Ansel rush to support Joe as the fight escalates, and Dottie recovers the gun, firing at Chris and wounding Ansel. She turns the weapon toward Joe, revealing she is pregnant, and the film ends with her finger on the trigger.