The Entitled

At school, Paul begins plotting a ransom kidnapping, aiming to manipulate Jenna and befriend Dean. He intends to seize three children from wealthy families and force their parents to pay. The plan marks the start of a descent into danger and deception.

Clifford Jones, Richard Nader, and their driver gather at a lakeside house, waiting for a third conspirator and for their own kids to arrive. The men prepare the logistics of the kidnapping and the ransom scheme. Tension mounts as the moment to act approaches.

Jenna and Dean abduct Jeff, Nick, and Hailey and bring them to a hidden residence. The captives are restrained and taken out of sight, marking the execution phase of the plan. The captors’ cold efficiency reveals the gravity of the situation.

Paul calls Clifford’s house and demands one million dollars from each father to be wired to an offshore bank account. The request heightens the stakes and signals the countdown has begun. The others grow increasingly anxious about the money’s arrival.

Clifford pays the ransom, but Richard’s transfer stalls because there isn’t enough money, and Bob Vincent cannot be reached. The delay creates uncertainty about whether the captors’ threat will be carried out. The procedural delay tightens the noose around the hostages.

The captives are confined in a basement, blindfolded and tied, under watchful eyes. Paul lights a cigarette as he assigns Jenna to monitor the group. The claustrophobic confinement intensifies the danger the children face.

Paul informs the fathers that if the money does not arrive, he will kill the hostages. The plan’s violence becomes a real possibility, and the fathers race to secure the funds. The moral line between coercion and murder feels dangerously thin.

A warning is overheard and Jenna shoots Jeff. The brutal act makes the consequences of the ransom plan undeniable for the fathers, who realize the danger is now personal. Jeff’s death shatters any remaining illusions about mercy.

Paul ups the stakes to two million dollars and warns that others will be killed if the money does not arrive on time. The plan appears to be spiraling out of control as desperation takes over. The captors tighten their grip on the situation.

Bob wires the money, but the transfer is mistakenly sent to Nick instead of Jeff. The misdirection creates a new twist in the hostage crisis, influencing who is perceived as the ransom target. The delay continues as the family fights to get the funds corrected.

Nick and Hailey manage a dangerous escape and flee toward Clifford’s house through the woods. The siblings’ survival instincts push them to seek safety and a potential ally, changing the power dynamics of the confrontation. The captors scramble to locate them.

Dean corners Nick and Hailey at a gas station, holding them at gunpoint as the money starts moving. Paul reprograms the plan and instructs the captors to release the children and meet at the gas station. The standoff widens as authorities draw closer.

Nick, acting in self-defense and anger, suffocates Jenna. The violent act completes the shift from manipulation to lethal action within the captors’ circle. Hailey witnesses the mounting danger and fear grows.

Dean arrives at the gas station to find Jenna alive but injured and then kills her in a furious moment. The chaos leaves the truth of who planned the kidnapping in doubt and heightens the tension in the police investigation.

When the police arrive, Hailey and Nick choose not to name Paul as their kidnapper, having no memory of hearing his voice. Paul exits the scene with his father, leaving the truth unresolved and the ordeal fading into night.