Trapped
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Marianne Marshall is the facilities manager for an expansive high-rise building in downtown Chicago. Working late one night, she discovers all of the exits locked and the security system disabled. And she is not alone. A maniacal killer prowls the offices and corridors of the high-tech 67-story building. So begins a deadly game of cat and mouse as Marianne must fight for her life and elude a psychopath with nothing to lose.
From a screenplay written by Fred Walton & Steve Feke ("When a Stranger Calls"), "Trapped" was a made-for-television film that premiered on the USA network in 1989. Produced by MCA Entertainment Television (now Universal Television), the author owns no rights associated with the characters or story. No profit has been made from this material.
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