 curdled is a 1996 black comedy film written and directed by reb braddock. the film stars angela jones as a colombian immigrant who takes a crime scene cleanup job, and discovers evidence about a local serial killer dubbed the "blue blood killer" for his targeting of socialites. the film is a re-make of a 1991 short film of the same name, which also was directed by braddock and starred jones. ==plot== gabriela (jones) is a colombian immigrant living in miami who has been fascinated with violent death ever since she saw a falling corpse pass by her mother's bakery window as a child. with many television shows and films feeding her obsession, she believes that after someone is decapitated, they still talk for a short while afterwards. having quit her job at a bakery, she begins work for a cleaning service, headed by a man named lodger (barry corbin), who specializes in mopping up what is left behind at crime scenes after she sees a television commercial advertising it. she goes to the office, inquires about a job and later is (to the dismay of elena (mel gorham), her cleaning partner) offered the opportunity to clean up after an execution by her favorite at-large serial killer, the blue blood killer (william baldwin) (so named because his victims are all wealthy women). the two women go to the scene of the crime and begin cleaning up the mess. elena diligently works away, trying to get out of there as soon as possible; meanwhile gabriela discovers what she believes to be the name of the serial killer - "paul guell" - beneath a pool of blood, but covers it up so that elena won't see and think she is weird. due to the amount of blood, they have to leave and come back the next day. while out on a date with ex-colleague eduardo (bruce ramsay), gabriela reveals to him what she found out and after failing to clear
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