Pretty Kills!

SYNOPSIS:

TAMIKA BROWN is a shy honor student with natural teen model looks. Living in the most dangerous area of Chicago, the notorious Englewood or Chi-Rack as Spike Lee coined it, Tamika’s daily existence is surrounded by death and destruction. But Tamika has her own dangerous extracurricular activity that makes her untouchable to the gangs. Known as a ‘Hitta’ to the street gangs, Tamika contracts herself out to the thugs to execute enemies for money. She is revered for her skills, her ingenuity, and her obedience for what the customer wants. If the kill is to be clean and fast, sobeit, if they want slow and torturous, done. Given Tamika’s superior intellect, plying her trade and hiding her identity is as easy for her as changing into one of her fashionable outfits. The police have code-named her the ‘Tik-Tok Killa’ because of her posts that give evidence to her handiwork. Posts that the gangs require to give warning to their enemies. With 15 kills under her Gucci belt, Tamika’s run as Chicago’s number one assassin becomes threatened by the increasingly effective police investigation led by gang expert, Det. FRANK PATRON and forensic psychologist, Dr. JAMES GAGE. She is also hunted by the violent Hispanic gang, MS-13 after she took did a hit on one of their main leaders. MS-13 puts all its resources focused on revenge. After several close calls from both groups, and an all-out war between MS-13 and several of Tamika’s employers, Tamika is at a crossroad in her side-hustle. Does she continue and reap the benefit of the riches it brings or does she get out now and be pretty, smart, Tamika Brown on her way to the profession of her choice. Her continued education paid by the blood of her contract killings. Or, does she take a third option and side with Patron and Gage and help the police control the unstoppable gang violence in Chicago. To do so would bring her into future confrontations now more deadly than ever as she turns on the bloody hands that fed her. Note: This is based on a true story.