Welcome to Movie Shortens. Follow us today to a 2013 American horror film called: Contracted.
Before we start, be aware: there are spoilers! Our tale begins in the morgue.
An autopsy is performed on a body before the surgeon leaves for the night.
Sam leaves a message to Nicki inviting her to stop by after work. Sam then goes into a house
party and meets with her friend, Alice, who is already quite drunk. She orders a beer but then
notices that she is being watched. She looks at her phone but is then interrupted by Riley.
He asks if she is still seeing that bartender but she makes her excuses and walks away. She then
runs into another guy named Zain who she hasn’t seen for a while. He asks where Nicki is but she
doesn’t answer and goes to find Alice. Alice wants to do shots but Sam says that Nicki will kill her
if she arrives. She notices that she is being watched again and drinks the shots. Alice notices
that Riley is circling and calls out to him. At around 2am, Sam calls Nicki again and tells
her that she’s thinking of her and that she loves her, before returning to the party. In her drunken
state, she drops her drink and is handed another by the guy that has been watching her all night.
He says that he came with a guy named BJ and asks if she is seeing anyone. Sam tells him about Nicki
but the guy asks why she isn’t here with her tonight. They then go to a car together to have
some fun. After a while, Sam begs him to stop. ****DAY ONE****
Sam wakes up and listens to some returned messages from Nicki. She goes to check on her plants and
then finds that her mother is home early. She tells her daughter off for getting home so late
and making a noise. Sam goes to meet Nicki for lunch and tells her that she is starting to feel a
little ill. Nicki asks about the party and asks if she did anything fun? Sam says no and then changes
the subject by telling Nicki that the plants are doing well. She starts to ask Nicki if she
can move back in before they are interrupted by a man who says that he recognises Sam.
Nicki brushes him off and he walks away. That night, Sam’s mum makes dinner and tries to
make her daughter sit and eat with her much to her disgust. Sam has only been back home for ten days
and they are already arguing. Sam stands up but yelps in pain. Her mum asks if she’s ok
but she says that it’s only cramps and she is going to lay down.
****DAYTWO**** Sam wakes the following
day feeling groggy. She notices blood in the bed and strange marks on her body. She takes a shower
and there is more blood. She goes to the kitchen to find that her mum has a burn due to a coffee
pot. As Sam helps her, her mum notices some marks on her daughter’s arm. On the way to work,
Sam is talking to Alice complaining that she still has a hangover. Suddenly Nicki calls her but Sam
ignores the call and goes back to Alice. Alice tells her that the cops came to her house looking
for some guy who was at the party named Brent Jaffey, but neither of them know who that is.
Sam arrives at work - she is a waitress. She takes a bite to eat but spits the food out as it tastes
bad. Riley is sitting in her section. They have an awkward conversation before he orders his usual.
Sam switches sections with another waitress in order to avoid him. As she takes an order she
suddenly hears a piercing sound and is unable to concentrate. She rushes off to the bathroom
and covers her ears, thrashing around telling it to stop. One of the other waitresses checks on her
and she says that she will be out in a second. She looks down and notices that she has bled
into the toilet bowl and tries to clean it up. Afterwards she returns to her table but doubles
over in pain. She goes to the doctor and explains what is happening. He examines her and tells her
that her heart rate is unusually slow. She tells him what happened in the car but cannot remember
if they were safe. Despite other symptoms, the Doctor still cannot explain the bleeding.
Sam goes to see Nicki. Nicki tells her that she was hit upon by a guy last night
who reminded her of Riley. She then notices that Sam looks unwell but Sam just acts breezy.
Nicki gives Sam her mail and she asks if there is anything from the committee.
Suddenly Sam presents her with a bottle of wine to celebrate their ten month anniversary. Sam says
that she misses her but Nicki says that things are moving too fast for her. Sam notices that
she does have the letter that she is waiting for. Sam leaves to meet Alice for dinner who tells her
that there is something wrong with her eye. When she gets home and bathes, she senses a bad smell
and a maggot drops out of her body. She looks at her eye in the mirror before brushing her
teeth but there is more blood as she pulls a tooth out. As she sleeps, she has nightmares
and wakes up and vomits. Her mother asks if she is ok but she asks to be left alone. As she leaves,
she tells her mother that she got in and her mother replies that she is proud of her.
****DAY THREE**** Sam wakes up, slumped over
the toilet in a pool of blood. She clears up and tries to bathe. She says that the water is cold
although when her mum comes in, she can see that it is boiling. She notices Sam's condition and
tells her that she will not stand for this ever again. As Sam showers, her hair starts to fall
out. She tries to leave the house but her mum tries to stop her. She demands to know what Sam
is doing to herself before Sam storms out. Sam’s boss, George, calls and tells her that
he needs her to work for a bit till he can get cover. Reluctantly she agrees.
When she arrives, George tells her to take off her sunglasses and reveals her red eyes. She passes it
off as a really bad case of pink eye. Back in the kitchen, her fingernails start to peel off.
There is a scream from the dining room as one of Sam’s customer’s has found a tooth in the salad.
Sam leaves and is stopped by Riley in the street. She tells him that she is ill but when he offers
to take her to the hospital, she tells him to back off - she is not his problem. He admits
that he saw her with that guy the other night. He tells her that the cops are looking for that guy.
She tells him to stay away from her or she will report him for stalking her.
In the Doctor’s waiting room, she receives a call from Alice who tells her that the police caught
the guy from the party and now want a list of names from her of anyone that was at the
party and could have had contact with him. She doesn't know why, but the guy calls himself BJ
and that’s why no-one recognized the name. The Doctor doesn't know what is wrong with her.
He has to wait for the results of her blood test but Sam is angry because it appears to
be getting worse. She shows him her eyes and he says that it appears to be viral but there is no
build up to suggest infection. He thinks that it was transmitted after her night of fun but
he cannot treat her until he can identify it. He advises her not to come into contact with anyone
until they can determine what it is. Sam goes to Zain’s house and asks for something
to help her take her mind off their troubles. He gives her some illegal substances but tells her
to be careful with it. As she prepares, Alice arrives and wants to know what is happening.
Sam tells them about the fun she had with BJ. Alice tells her that she should go to the police
but Sam doesn’t want Nicki to find out. Alice says that this isn't about Nicki but then Sam
gets angry with Alice as she thinks that Alice has been waiting for them to break up for ages.
Sam storms out and Zain tells Alice that he may have sold the substance to spike drinks
to a guy named BJ at that party. Back at the restaurant, Sam is having a drink
when a note is passed to her by a man who proceeds to leave with another woman. Sam follows them
but loses them outside. She goes home to find her mother discussing Sam’s condition with another
Doctor. Her mother accuses Sam of being bad with illegal substances, so she tries to storm out and
go to Nicki’s. They won’t let her leave and say that Nicki is enabling her. Sam starts yelling and
the Doctor asks her to tell him what is wrong. She takes off her glasses and screams at them.
The Doctor says that he is sorry and leaves. Sam heads to an appointment with the committee and
startles the receptionist with her appearance. He asks for her ID and realizes that she is bringing
the sample of a special plant that she has cultivated. However it is wilted and starting to
die. He studies her ID and asks her to remove the glasses. He looks again and then asks her to wait.
Upon his return he tells her that she is unable to enter the competition. She throws the plant
in anger and goes to see Nicki. Nicki won't answer the door and Sam starts to cry.
Finally Nicki opens the door but angrily tells Sam that Alice called her and told
her everything. Nicki tells her to go away and says that she isn’t interested in her any more.
Sam forces her way in and starts to attack Nicki. They fight and Sam tells her that she loves her as
she attacks her. She then drives to Alice’s house and bursts inside. She demands to know why Alice
called Nicki but Alice says that it was for her own good as she needs help. Alice tells her to get
out but Sam tells her that she doesn’t know what she made her do. She chases Alice who uses a knife
to hold her back. She tells Alice that this is what she wanted and pulls her close to kiss her.
She then stabs Alice before biting her. Suddenly Sam apologizes and says that she can't let Alice
do this. With that, she kills her. Sam then picks up her phone and calls Riley. She
tells him that she needs to talk and invites him to Alice’s house. While Riley makes his way there,
Sam uses makeup to make herself look more normal and hides Alice’s body. When Riley arrives,
he finds Sam sitting on the sofa. He joins her and she tells him that everything is fine. Sam
tells him that Alice is in the back. He apologizes for being intrusive earlier on but he tells her
that he really likes her. She tells him that she needs someone and no-one else cares the
way that he does. He admits to being confused but Sam says that she is going through changes.
They start to get close and enjoy themselves. He says that it tingles and during the act,
maggots can be seen dropping to the floor. Riley vomits in the bathroom and demands to know what is
wrong with her. He realizes that she has passed on an infection and tells her to stay away from him
before discovering Alice’s body in the bathtub. Sam drives home and calls her mother but she
starts to hallucinate and passes out in the car. The car crashes and a zombified Sam gets out.
She grasps at members of the public. Her mother appears
and assures her that everything will be ok but she runs at her mother, who screams in terror.
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