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'Brennan says he is surrounded by conspirators bent on his destruction. Death could come from his jealous boardroom colleagues .... his faithless wife, or from his own dark and tortured mind. And Ryan must sort the facts from the fantasies.'

Source: Synopsis held in the Crawford Collection in the AFI Research Collection (RMIT).

The script held in the Crawford Collection in the AFI Research Collection contains the following character notes (excluding regular characters):

'STEVE BRENNAN: 60ish. Thin. Little. Insignificant looking, kind, strong personality. Capable of spectacular transition from commanding authority to nervous wreck. Maniac, depressive. Good education. A lot of class.

'PATRICK: Late 20's. Playing against. He's a dangerous killer, a drug user. Amusing, lazy, humorous, bored personality. We must laugh with him without ever losing the scary feeling.

'ANNE BRENNAN: About 28. Attractive, sexy, beautiful without affectation. Gentle, sweet personality, very understated. Exactly the opposite to the unfaithful wife, frivolous - tart cliche.

'BILL HENNIGAN: 35-40. Impressive looking director. Big, strong, ambitious, ruthless, violent. Mild, quiet front.

'JASON SCOTT: Early 20's. Attractive, sweet, gentle, nice, understated.

'BETTY: Late 20's or early 30's. A psychiatric nurse. Plump, warm-hearted, sweet. Lovely personality.

'SERGEANT KNUDSEN: A cop. Ryan's age.

'TOM BRENNAN: About 24. Small, thin, studious, quiet, pleasant personality.

'DAISY SMITH: Late 50's or early 60's. Dear old paraplegic woman. Good cameo part.

'DR. JONES: Psychiatrist. Mid 30's. Long hair, young type.

'CABBIE: Extra.

'TWO DRUNKEN BOYS: One must.

'TWO NUTS: Extras.

'FOUR DIRECTORS: Extras.

'ONE MAN IN UNIFORM: One line.

'WOMAN WITH BABY IN PRAM: Extra.

'PATIENTS: Extras.'