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THE DONOR

THE DONOR
By Jorge J Prieto

GENRE: Crime, Drama
LOGLINE:

A beloved brother donates his sperm so that he's gay sister's partner can have a child, but after the child is born and it's mother is murdered, all the evidence points to the donor.

SYNOPSIS:

A young, single, bartender and a beloved brother to a lesbian sister, donates his sperm so that his sister's lover can have a child, they can both raise together as a couple. The donor's girlfriend, advises him not to do it, but the beloved brother ignores his girlfriends warning and once the child is born, months later the lesbian couple begin having problems, the child's mother moves leaves with the 2 year old child, without notifying anyone where she is going. The young mother has a rich, successful fashion designer father and she hides in an apartment her father owns in New York City. The donor, who bartends in a New York City bar, desperately looks for his son and the sister, who's a New Jersey cop, promises to help in the search.

This story opens with the murder of the child's mother in her New York apartment, by a subject, whose face we never see, but its the clothing the murderer is wearing, the boots and the DNA left behind, and other incriminating evidence, that points to the donor as the killer, and is now up to one of New York City's most prestigious law firms, where the donor's girlfriend works as a Paralegal, to investigate and gather information, that will proof their client's innocence, as they prepare for trial. It's through multiple flashbacks, narrated by the donor, how the backstory of all that happened before the child was conceived, after it was born, what led to the little boys' mother fleeing with her son without a clue and what ultimately leads to the child's young mother's murder.

There are three possible suspects, in the lawyers mind: the donor's sister, the victims own family, who never wanted that child, the donor's jealous, possessive girlfriend and of course, the donor himself. As the investigation progresses, even the lead detective begins to doubt of the guilt of their prime suspect, however this is something the detective's boss doesn't want to hear, he's mind is set on moving forward and convicting their only suspect and close the infamous case, due to pressure by the victim's millionaire father.

But, when the donor's lead lawyer ends up murder and he writes his killer's initials with his own blood , this confirms the lead detectives hunch, that the donor was innocent and he's now the one in great danger, with a sociopathic killer on the loose with a thirst for revenge, on it's way to the donor's home in New Jersey, where he's all alone with his infant son and a murderer he knows, trusts and loves on it's way. The New York City police, the New Jersey police and the donor's own police officer sister, are all in a race against time to save two innocent lives, for the killer is already in the donor's apartment, with only one purpose in mind: to murder both father and son.

THE DONOR

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Jorge J Prieto

The Donor is my very first Crime - Drama. I just finished this screenplay back in September 2015 and I still need to do some revisions before uploading it here. Please feel free to leave any comments or suggestions in reference to logline, for this or any of my screenplays.

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