Task: Story Composition
Input (English): Fact1: group of gunmen wearing Richard Nixon Halloween masks steal evidence from police evidence storage unit, Fact2: Meechum is working on next novel Years later, Fact3: Cleve convince him to write book about history as paid assassin for corporate empire, Fact4: enforcer steal manuscript of Meechum 's novel and attempt to kill Holly, Fact5: Cleve attempts to keep Holly safe by sending her to Meechum 's agent
Output (English): The movie opens in 1972 as a group of gunmen wearing Richard Nixon Halloween masks steal evidence from a police evidence storage unit, killing several officers in the process. Officer Dennis Meechum Brian Dennehy is seriously wounded after stabbing one of the robbers. He survives and publishes a book titled Inside Job based on his experience. Years later, Meechum, who by now has become an acclaimed author and a much decorated detective, is working on his next novel. He now suffers from writers block, and is a widowed father raising his daughter, Holly Allison Balson. On a case at the docks, a suspect runs as Meechum gives chase. A man named Cleve James Woods joins the chase. The suspect hides in an overhead crane and attempts to shoot Meechum, but Cleve kills the man, then mysteriously disappears. Cleve arranges a meeting with Meechum, and tries to convince him to write a book about his history as a paid assassin for a corporate empire, Kappa International. Cleve intimidates Kappas founder, David Madlock Paul Shenar about Meechums next book, and promises Meechum to show evidence to back up his claims. They proceed to take trips to New York and Texas where Cleve tries to convince Meechum of his history of hits. While they are in Texas, it is revealed that Cleve was the injured masked gunman that Meechum had stabbed years earlier. Madlock, through his legal representatives, tries to bribe Meechum but fails. When an enforcer tries to steal a manuscript of Meechums novel and attempt to kill Holly, Cleve intervenes by killing him. When Cleve attempts to keep Holly safe by sending her to Meechums agent, Roberta Gillian Victoria Tennant. Madlock, however, manages to kidnap Holly. Meechum decides to have a meeting with Madlock at the latters oceanfront estate. Cleve storms into the house, and guns down all of Madlocks bodyguards. Cleve then sacrifices his own life to save Holly from Madlock. Meechum arrests Madlock, before comforting a dying Cleve. Cleve reminds Meechum about the book and says Remember Im the hero. At the end of the film, it is revealed that Meechum has published the book titled Retribution: The Fall of David Madlock and Kappa International and it has had 28 weeks on the best seller list.