![]() ![]() Valerie then offers to frame Tyrin instead of Derrick for Tracie and Rafe's murders if he agrees to kill Carter, who has made it clear to Valerie that he can manipulate the courts in his favor and she will never see Haley again. Realizing Valerie committed the murders herself, Derrick confides in his cousin Tyrin who then, along with a friend, breaks into Valerie's apartment intending to force a confession, but she manages to distract them and gains the upper hand in the ensuing scuffle, shooting them both dead. The suspicion this throws on Derrick ruins his reputation and a district attorney intends to file charges. ![]() The next day, Derrick is arrested and Valerie tells him that Tracie and Rafe were murdered soon after he left them. The shock and anguish is enough to briefly drive him back into Valerie's arms, before he confronts Tracie and Rafe directly, causing him to throw his wedding ring down as Tracie coldly mocks him. ![]() Valerie also suggests that Tracie hired the burglar to kill Derrick. She informs Derrick of this by encouraging him to peer into the window at the beach house where they rendezvous with binoculars to see for himself. Valerie has also been stripped of custody rights and is desperate to get her daughter back, hoping a corruption scandal Carter is embroiled in will work in favor.ĭuring her investigation, Valerie discovers that Tracie is cheating on Derrick with Rafe. In her spare time, Valerie stalks her ex-husband, local politician Carter Heywood, who filed a restraining order against her after Valerie left her service weapon unattended while drunk and their daughter, Haley, accidentally shot herself, leaving the latter using a wheelchair. Valerie asks Tracie questions that have no relevance to the break-in and implies to Derrick that she could be compelled to reveal his affair or, for a price, keep silent. The police arrive and a detective assigned to the case, Valerie Quinlan, is revealed to be the same woman from Las Vegas. That night, Derrick hears what sounds like a break-in investigating, he is attacked by a masked burglar and barely manages to fight him off. ![]() Returning to Los Angeles, a guilty Derrick reconciles with Tracie. While trying to sneak out the next morning, Derrick discovers that she has locked his phone in the room safe and is coerced into having sex with her again. She admits she is also looking for casual sex, and after flirting on the dance floor, they end up in her hotel room. Removing his wedding ring and introducing himself as "Darren from Seattle", Derrick catches the attention of a woman at a bar. Rafe is also pressuring him to sell the company to a larger corporation, which Derrick, valuing his independence, refuses to do.ĭuring a business trip to Las Vegas, Rafe encourages Derrick to vent his frustrations by having a fling of his own. His marriage to Tracie, a real estate agent, is strained, all the while he suspects she is having an affair with someone else. The film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $7 million worldwide.ĭerrick Tyler is a former college basketball player who has gone on to build a successful sports management agency in Los Angeles with his best friend Rafe Grimes, representing African-American athletes. The film stars Hilary Swank, Michael Ealy, Mike Colter, and Danny Pino.įatale was released in the United States on December 18, 2020, by Lionsgate. Fatale is a 2020 American psychological thriller film directed by Deon Taylor, from a screenplay by David Loughery. ![]()
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