A detective turns to alcohol while battling to keep joint custody of his child however when an elusive serial killer comes on the scene leaving only a family photo as a clue, The detective will soon realise both situations ask the same question what is truly best for the child?

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The causal link between the serial killer and his battle for custody is unclear.

A detective must overcome his alcoholism in order to find a serial rapist-killer before the killer kidnaps his next victim: the detective's estranged son.

Thank you for your comment I'm still working on it, The photo is of the victim's family. When I said the serial killer comes on the scene I meant for it to be a catalyst for events which audience would think would add to the detective's problems however ultimately by pursuing the serial killer he will find much more clarity and resolution as he gets closer to solving the case. I'm sorry if there is any silly mistakes but this my first time writing screenplays and just trying to figure it all out at the moment. Any advice and help is much appreciated.

The irony of the detective and the serial killer having a common issue was a good hook for me for your logline. I have a few questions. The serial killer leaves behind a family photo as a clue--do you mean a photo of his family? I assume so but want to be sure--if so that would be a very big clue. Has the detective been hired to track the serial killer? Your logline notes the serial killer "comes on the scene"--I'm not sure I know what that means.