No Place to Hide

No Place to Hide

Year: 1981

Runtime: 95 mins

Language: English

Director: John Llewellyn Moxey

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After the man both Adele and Amy love is killed, Amy becomes convinced she is the next target. The frightened art student desperately seeks proof that a mysterious stalker has threatened her life, while her stepmother, the family lawyer, and even a psychiatrist begin to doubt her sanity.

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1

Mysterious figure in the backseat

After leaving work, Amy drives home and realizes a mysterious man in black is in her backseat. He doesn't kill her but taunts with Soon, Amy, soon before vanishing. The encounter leaves her shaken and paranoid.

Evening Car
2

Therapy and guilt over father's death

With the police unable to help, Adele urges Amy to see psychiatrist Dr. Letterman. Amy reveals her father drowned a year earlier during a boating accident and that she canceled their trip, fueling guilt. Letterman suggests the killer may be a product of her subconscious, not a real person.

Shortly after the car incident Dr. Letterman's office
3

The package that says Soon, Amy, soon

Amy receives a mysterious package in the mail bearing the ominous message. Adele and Amy trace its origin to a florist who claims Amy ordered it herself, though no memory supports that. The mystery deepens as someone seems to be manipulating events from behind the scenes.

Later that day Home and florist shop
4

James Lockwood's involvement

Adele contacts James Lockwood, the attorney and trusted friend of Amy's father, to discuss the situation. She overhears him in a tense moment and runs off to college in anger. The moment hints at a larger conspiracy against Amy.

After the florist encounter Home; college
5

Mysterious visitor returns at college

On the college campus, the man in black returns to terrify Amy as she tries to escape. David Norland, a fellow law student, appears and offers help, bringing a glimmer of safety. The threat feels more real as the mystery expands.

During the college sequence College campus
6

Return to the psychiatrist and plans to face guilt

Amy returns to Dr. Letterman, who says her imagination is creating the killer. He advises facing her memories, prompting her to go back to the cabin where her father died to confront her guilt. The plan marks a turning point in her quest for truth.

Following the college incident Letterman's office; cabin in the woods
7

Adele's betrayal and estate motive

Adele accompanies Amy to the cabin but leaves when James arrives. James hints he heard Amy is suicidal and notes the looming estate inheritance at 21, implying manipulation to profit. Adele's act is revealed as part of a larger scheme.

During the cabin plan Cabin and meeting with James
8

Cabin confrontation and Amy's sedative abduction

Letterman goes to the cabin and, after a struggle, sedates Amy and places her on a boat, pushing her into the river. He returns to Adele and pretends to comfort her, keeping up the illusion. The dramatic sequence drives the plot toward its twist.

Soon after their confrontation Cabin; river/boat
9

Adele's mansion phenomena

Back at the mansion, Adele experiences inexplicable events such as locked doors that open and a sculpture of Amy that disappears. Letterman insists that these are merely her imagination. The tension mounts as she fears a malevolent force is at work.

In the days after Amy's disappearance Mansion
10

The body is found and the door encounter

Adele receives a phone call from James informing her that Amy's body has been found. That night, Amy appears at her door and Letterman arrives; Adele shoots through the door, believing he is Amy. The stakes escalate as fear overtakes reason.

The following night Mansion; doorway
11

The twist revealed

It turns out Amy's death was a setup by James, David, and Amy to frighten Adele into confessing to killing Amy's father. Adele is arrested as the plan unfolds, while Amy celebrates two months with David. The truth remains hidden behind a staged tragedy.

Shortly after the shooting Mansion and police
12

Final scene and ominous farewell

In the final scene, David and Amy celebrate a two-month relationship while Adele remains behind bars. David whispers Soon, Amy, soon, echoing the threat that started the whole affair. The ending leaves the audience questioning what really happened.

End of film Unknown; final scene

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