The Librarian

***The Librarian*** is a 2023 psychological horror drama film written and directed by me. It is the third film in the Boydverse which takes place outside of the main Lawsverse, with the other being *Sweet Mercy*. *Nygma*, while not taking place inside of the Lawsverse, is considered separate from the rest of the Boydverse, simply for the fact that it is based on characters created by DC Comics.

## *The Librarian*

### Produced by

Me

Set in the fictional town of Cherrywood, Maryland, *The Librarian* follows serial killer Roland Dumack as he tries to free his mother from prison by taking the credit for crimes that she committed, as well as giving himself a reason to go to jail for her. However, as Roland is nearing the end of his killing spree, another serial killer, a demented and psychotic man by the name of Bailey Carlos Van Duke, catches wind of Roland and engages in a psychological battle with him that leads to numerous deaths and carnage.

A possible prequel series, titled *Librarian: Killers Rising* is being considered for development. In addition, *Killers Rising*, if developed, will be torn on whether to be a prequel show or a prequel film.

## Summary

### Plot

Over the past 16 years, a streak of murders centered around a public library have occurred. One night, Cherrywood police discover a woman's dead body abandoned near a park, the corpse mutilated as well as her throat slit. The police eventually find out who the woman is, and they inform her father, Charles, who becomes outraged and attacks one of the officers. The police are aware that the woman was a victim of a serial killer who they have been unable to catch for years. Meanwhile, at Cherrywood public library, the librarian, a man in his early 40s by the name of Roland Dumack, is putting away books when he catches an attractive woman browsing the shelves. Roland, seeing an opportunity, flirts with her and invites her to stay back at the library during the night hours. The woman, taken aback by Roland's charisma, agrees.

That night, Roland prepares an indoor picnic when the woman shows up. The two enjoy a nice night together, with Roland even reading the woman one of his favourite poems. The woman falls head over heals for him, and he visibly becomes aware of that fact. Roland asks her to get something for him from a room behind his desk, which she agrees to. Just when the woman is fishing around, Roland ambushes her and ties her up. When the woman regains consciousness, she sees that Roland is reading the poem again. He then walks up to her and stabs her in the throat, revealing himself to be the serial killer the police are looking for. Roland takes the woman's body and dumps it into a river not far from the park where his previous victim was found. Going home, he marks the woman on a battleship board that he uses to count his kills. He turns on the TV, where the reporter talks about the manhunt for Roland. He also speaks about the recent capture of Bailey Carlos Van Duke, who after a 12 month manhunt, has been sent to Parkrangers Prison.

At Parkrangers Prison the next morning, guards escort Bailey Carlos to his cell. Once he is locked up, Bailey Carlos looks up at the TV in his cell and sees the same report Roland was watching. The reporter speaks about Roland's murders and how authorities have been unable to identify who this killer is despite new bodies popping up everyday. Bailey Carlos takes visible interest in the case. That same day, Roland is in the visitor's centre visiting his imprisoned mother, Maria Dumack. After a brief catchup, Maria asks Roland to go through their plan, where he reveals that he will kill as many people as possible and then confess to his own crimes as well as committing Maria's crimes. It becomes visibly clear that Maria is manipulating Roland from behind the scenes and has molded him into a psychopathic murderer. As Roland prepares to leave, Bailey Carlos sees him talking to Maria before she is escorted away. Bailey Carlos takes note of Roland mentally.

In the courtyard, Bailey Carlos approaches a group of inmates who were all imprisoned for cybercrimes. He appeals to them and asks them to get him some information on the current killer terrorizing Cherrywood, anything they can find. The inmates oblige him, and during lunch slip him the files. Bailey Carlos spends the rest of the night reading Maria's files, where he learns that her son's name is Roland Dumack. He immediately figures out that Roland is the man he saw earlier and begins to prepare a plan. Meanwhile in the library, Roland is putting books away when he sees a woman, the young Lucy Darren, browsing the shelves. He tries the same plan he used on the woman earlier, but Lucy isn't so easily impressed. Roland, as she is leaving the following night, ambushes her and tries to kill her. However, she sprays him with pepper spray, allowing her to escape. The next day, Roland searches for her, but she remains hidden within the crowd.

When the library clears, Roland is watched by Lucy, who sneaks into his backroom and begins reading a confidential FBI file on him. However, Roland catches that someone is there, and angrily searches the library as Lucy slips away. Back at Parkrangers Prison, Bailey Carlos sneaks into Maria's cell, where he watches her sleep. She awakes and sees him, becoming very disturbed. Using this diversion, Bailey Carlos manages to slip outside of the cell and out into freedom, where he escapes Parkrangers as guards converge on him. However, they are too late, as he is already long gone. The next day, Roland gets a call about Bailey Carlos sneaking into Maria's cell, and rushes to Parkrangers to check on Maria. She says she is fine, and Roland becomes angry at Bailey Carlos. He travels back to the library and spends several hours researching Bailey Carlos, including his past crimes and a Wikipedia article on him. This is where he learns that Bailey Carlos is descended from Reverend Dumack, a British cult leader who tried to bring Satan to life.

On the streets of a suburban neighborhood, not far from the library, Bailey Carlos wanders the streets, looking for a place to stay. He finally settles on a nice little house that an old couple is currently staying at. Bailey Carlos breaks in and kills both of the residents, taking the house for himself. There, he grabs several of the old man's newspaper articles, all detailing the recent murders near the library. Roland, at his own apartment, has created a corkboard full of pictures and news articles about Bailey Carlos. Both killers are now becoming totally obsessed with each other. A few days later, Roland disposes of a new victim in the same lake, where Bailey Carlos watches him after following him around all day in the library and witnessing him kill this victim. Bailey Carlos spots Lucy, hiding in a bush and filming Roland. Intrigued, he follows her back home and breaks into her apartment. He manages to manipulate Lucy into trusting him, and convinces her that he wants to take down Roland.

Lucy reluctantly agrees to partner with him. The next day at Parkrangers Prison, Roland visits Maria again, unaware that Lucy and Bailey Carlos have followed him. They see that Roland does what he does for his mother. Just as Lucy starts to become sympathetic, Bailey Carlos snaps her out of it. Roland happily tells Maria that she is close to being freed, as he needs to commit one more murder before he can turn himself in. A guard tells them that they have to leave, but needs to do a safety check on Bailey Carlos, unaware of the fact that he is Bailey Carlos since Bailey is wearing a disguise. As the guard conducts the search, Roland is forced to que behind Bailey Carlos. Just as the guard finishes, Roland pushes past Bailey Carlos, exposing his face for just a second. Roland immediately recognises him and sees Lucy as well. He follows Bailey Carlos and Lucy back out to their car and follows them home. While Bailey Carlos and Lucy are out, Roland sneaks into Lucy's apartment and finds the camera she used to record him. He steals it and escapes before they get back. Lucy is outraged and sends Bailey Carlos to retrieve the camera.

He travels to the library, where he and Roland have their first conversation. What results is a chase between the two killers, which culminates in Roland throwing the camera into the same river where he dumps bodies. However, Bailey Carlos is unaffected, disturbing even Roland. Bailey Carlos tells Lucy about the camera and she angrily calls off their partnership. Bailey Carlos goes home, where the next morning, he is greeted by his two friends, who reveal they know he's a serial killer but they accept him for it. They discuss the fact that Roland's killer case has been put in as a priority for authorities, meaning that Bailey Carlos is no longer a priority for authorities. Bailey Carlos becomes enraged that Roland is getting more attention than he is, and in a rage, violently murders his two friends and hides their bodies with the old couple he killed. Meanwhile, Roland happily prepares for his last kill. He murders a random man and dumps his body, becoming happy that he can finally free his mother.

The next day, as Roland drives to the police station to confess, Lucy greets him in the middle of the road. She gives him a note which has a vulgar message written about his mother by Bailey Carlos. Roland races to Parkrangers Prison to see that Maria is fine, but he warns her about Bailey Carlos coming after her. Maria assures him she will be fine. At the library, Roland is informed by his boss that several books, all true crime, have gone missing. He assures her that he will get the books back. That night when he goes back to his apartment, he finds that it has been broken into, and all the books stolen from the library have been placed inside his home. Roland also sees a picture of himself knifed through on his corkboard. During the night, as Roland sleeps, Bailey Carlos sneaks into his apartment and lays next to him in bed. Disturbed, Roland chases Bailey Carlos back to the house he is staying at where he is ambushed again by the demented killer.

The next day, Roland sees all the books have been returned to the library, obviously by Bailey Carlos. When Roland gets to the police station and prepares to turn himself in, he sees a report on the TV that an inmate has been abducted from Parkrangers Prison. He races there and sees that his own mother, Maria, is missing. At Bailey Carlos' home, it is revealed that he kidnapped Maria, and is forcing her to be his slave. Much to Maria's dismay, Bailey Carlos savagely beats her and mentally tortures her. Roland is saddened by the abduction of his mother, and over the next few months, spends days agonizing over her disappearance. However, one day, he gets a tip about where she is. He races to an abandoned courtroom, where Bailey Carlos has Maria hostage. Bailey Carlos reveals his insane and demented jealousy of Roland, and how he kidnapped Maria to rattle Roland and make himself the priority once again. Roland, mortified at Bailey's disturbed mental state, laughs at him. Angered, Bailey Carlos stabs Maria in the neck, as well as stabbing her multiple times while Roland watches. Roland is driven beyond tears by this and Bailey Carlos happily leaves.

Roland goes home and grieves the loss of his mother, who died in his arms. Just as he is about to give up, Roland sees his battleship board, and becomes determined to murder Bailey Carlos. Roland prepares his weapons and himself as Bailey Carlos goes back to Lucy's home and assaults her violently, before calling the police to collect her. Bailey Carlos regroups at his home where Roland arrives ready. Inside, he sees that Maria's corpse has been placed inside a bikini and mounted to the wall. Bailey Carlos emerges and both men engage in a vicious and bloody fight, in which both are seriously injured. Eventually, Roland gets the upper-hand and stabs Bailey Carlos in the neck, killing him once and for all. Roland watches as Bailey Carlos' dead body slumps to the ground. He then leaves the house. Meanwhile, Lucy tells police everything that happened, and Roland is ambushed by police when he goes in for work the next day. At the precinct, he willingly confesses to his crimes.

Roland is given the death sentence and, after a lengthy trial, is marched into the execution room, while the remaining family members of his victims as well as Lucy watch. Roland is strapped to a gurney where the executioner gives Roland a lethal injection, which kills him, finally fulfilling Maria's wish as well as his own.