Alex Rindheart

CHARACTER/ACTION GRID - Character Story
Title, Genre, Concept	The MacGuffin, Suspense with seductive romance untertones
Theme or Message	Monster in the House; Psychological Analysis
CHARACTER:	Alex Rindheart
Role, purpose in story	Villain
Occupation	Chef
Conscious Goal	Uses Sex as the MacGuffin with his neighbor, as a way to control his neighbor for a deeper purpose, to find out if all parents and women are as bad as his own.
Personal Motivation	Deep resentment for his own parents
Inner Need	Are all women like his mother?
Flaw Blocking Need	Obsession with neighbor
Backstory	See Tumblr
Dominant, Core Trait	Strong Culinary Skills
Other Good and Bad Traits	He is willing to demoralize women to bring out their own 'true colors.'
Imperfections, Quirks	Solipsistic - He feels he has no quirks. Has a deep seeded hatred for authority, especially women.
Skills, Knowledge, Props	Graduated from Francois Culinary Arts School of France
Point of View, Attitudes	Hated his neighbor for "pawning" her kid off on him during a crisis. But, then starts to obsess over her to the point where he gets suspended from his job.
Dialogue Style	Quick, Short Tongued, Witty - It changes as he progresses in the story to more and longer sentences.
Physiology	Athletic Build - Mid-20s
Psychology, Sociology	Determined to make the best review by a major food critic, for a dish
Relationship w/ Others	He's very reclusive. Has no relationship with others. Loves his career in the kitchen, and stays to himself. When he unexpectedly meets his neighbor, he then slowly becomes obsessed with her.

Catalyst	He was a stillborn, and his parents resented him for being born. He was abandoned by both of his parents at 12, finding out later that it was on purpose. Was raised by the Catholic Adoption Agency, where he developed his deep love for culinary arts.
Big Event	Never wanted sex from his neighbor; he just wanted to know how far and willing she was to go for her own child, even if it compromised her own moral judgment.
Crisis	Madeline's (neighbor) husband had an accident and needed emergency attention. She asked Alex to watch him, even though Alex was pretty inebriated. Alex didn't want to, but, knew that if he stopped his current activities, he could sober up before Madeline came back to pick her son up. Later, he uses this as a way to manipulate her, threatening her with Social Services and how she left her child with a drunk man, a total stranger, him.
Showdown	During the few weeks it takes for Madeline to give in to Alex, she finally does. Though they never have sex, Alex reveals to Madeline that he never wanted sex from her, that that was just a MacGuffin. He wanted to know how much she loved her own child, and why she was willing to go as far as she did for him. He confronted her about her husband who has been having an affair the entire time.
Realization	After the showdown, a few days went by and he stopped obsessing over her, realizing that he had fallen in love with her, over everything, especially her selflessness.
Denouement	Pursues Madeline, who is about to move out, and has left her husband. He desperately announces his love for her, and apolgizes for everything, giving his hand to hers, if she wants it.