CLOSELY GUARDED

 

When a husband hires a thug in a bar to kill his wife he doesn’t realize he has made the deal with an undercover cop. The cop, Vince, convinces the guy’s wife, Karen, to be made up to look gunshot for a photo he’ll show Hubby.  During the makeup application Vince and Karen hit it off.

 

Meanwhile Hubby forges ahead with the rest of his plan to change his life and blackmails a powerfully dangerous man for the return of a compromising file.

 

On his way to fetch the file, Hubby stops at the bar to pay off Vince and gets arrested. The powerful man sends Burn to arrange Hubby’s release, and then his interrogation via car battery.

 

When Vince arrives to check on Karen, he foils Burn’s attempt to steal a bank box key. Vince and Karen go to the bank and discover a computer disk in the box. They are nearly caught by Burn who has the traumatized Hubby in tow.

 

During their escape Burn kills Hubby and Vince is seriously wounded.

 

Vince and Karen lay a false trail to throw off pursuit, then take refuge in an isolated cabin on a lake, unaware Burn has seen through their ruse. 

 

Karen treats Vince’s wound as best she can and the two prepare homemade defenses while repairing their differences. They read the computer print outs and realize their only hope is to expose the story.

 

Burn jumps them at the cabin but the pair escape in a speed-boat. 

 

A boat chase leads to a climactic fight at a closed-for-the-season lift-lock.