13 Sins

As the meek salesman Elliot Brindle (played by [actor's name]) struggles to make ends meet, his life becomes increasingly precarious. With his job lost, debt mounting, and loved ones depending on him - including his mentally disabled brother Michael, pregnant fiancée Shelby, and abusive father Samson - desperation sets in. A seemingly innocuous phone call offers Elliot a lifeline: $1,000 to assertively dispatch the pesky fly that's been driving him mad. Upon verifying the payment online, he embarks on a series of thirteen challenges, each promising greater rewards for completion.

However, as Elliot delves deeper into the mysterious game, his actions attract unwanted attention from the authorities. The first few challenges - inducing a young girl's tears, orchestrating an act of arson, and scamming a homeless individual with an ostentatious ostrich - raise suspicions among the police, culminating in Detective Chilcoat taking over the case after the child identifies Elliot from wanted posters at the station.

Shelby grows increasingly concerned about Elliot's clandestine activities, prompting him to reveal his plan for a surprise. For his sixth challenge, Elliot is tasked with taking a corpse - that of a man who took his own life - out for a cup of coffee. Panic sets in as he faces a strict deadline; resorting to brazenness, he pilfers a cup from a table of on-duty police officers. Confronted by the authorities, Elliot seizes the opportunity to file a complaint, forcing them to back down. This audacious move earns him two challenge completions.

Throughout this twisted odyssey, Elliot's sanity and moral compass are put to the test as he navigates the blurred lines between right and wrong, all while striving to maintain his facade of normalcy amidst Shelby's growing unease and Detective Chilcoat's dogged pursuit.

As Elliot (actor name) hastily exits the scene, he's left with a nagging sense of vulnerability, courtesy of a misplaced library card, which, if not purged from his record, serves as tangible evidence of his transgressions. Meanwhile, Chilcoat zeroes in on Vogler, a conspiracy theorist consumed by an insatiable curiosity about the game's true intentions. As Vogler's paranoia reaches new heights, he implores Chilcoat to eliminate Elliot at the first opportunity, revealing the sinister underbelly of the game: its primary objective is to metamorphose players into monstrous entities, tantalized by the promise of untold riches.

As Elliot receives his next set of instructions, he finds himself transported to a rural motel, where he's confronted by a former childhood tormentor. The caller's ominous directive? Sever the man's arm. Initially resistant to violence, Elliot is goaded into committing the act after being taunted by his assailant. In a moment of karmic retribution, Elliot exacts revenge on his bully and his brother, who had once perpetrated acts of cruelty against him and Michael (actor name). This brutal display earns him two additional challenges completed.

When law enforcement descends upon the banquet hall where Elliot and Shelby are celebrating their rehearsal dinner, Elliot is taken aback to discover that they're actually interested in Michael's revelation about having revealed himself to a young woman due to his medication being discontinued. In an effort to give Michael time to escape, Elliot reluctantly accepts his next challenge: destroy the banquet hall while belting out The Internationale. Disillusioned by his lack of enthusiasm for breaking social norms, the caller responds by instructing Elliot to surrender to the authorities, from whom he learns that another player has been simultaneously playing the game, committing atrocities such as pushing an elder down the stairs and incinerating a shrine.

Elliot's reluctance is short-lived, as he soon finds himself forced to take a hostage in order to complete his next challenge. As he escapes, he inadvertently wounds the hostage, leaving behind his cell phone. In a desperate bid to stay one step ahead of his competitors, Elliot takes an elderly woman hostage when she appears, convinced that she's connected to his next challenge.

As the old woman's cryptic smile fades away, Elliot is confronted with a daunting task: setting a stainless steel wire across the treacherous road. His initial ignorance gives way to horror as he realizes a group of bikers has been unwittingly lured into a deadly trap. Though he manages to disarm the snare just in time, the rival competitor's subsequent setup claims the lives of the unsuspecting cyclists. Utterly disgusted and disillusioned, Elliot abandons the game, discarding the phone with disdain as he prepares for his next move. However, upon returning home, he's met with a shocking revelation: Michael, his former friend, has been playing the game alongside him. The stakes are raised when Michael unveils the final challenge: eliminating a family member. Initially, Elliot tries to reason with Michael, but when their father reveals that winning the game came at a terrible cost – the loss of their mother and a lifetime of suffering – Elliot's perspective on the game shifts dramatically. In a desperate bid to spare his loved ones from experiencing the same agony, Samson takes his own life.

But Michael refuses to acknowledge defeat, instead seeking to eliminate Elliot. A violent confrontation ensues as Elliot fights back in self-defense, sustaining multiple stab wounds in the process. Despite emerging victorious, Elliot forfeits the prize money by intervening in the game once more, shooting Chilcoat – a ruthless killer who has been manipulating events from behind the scenes. As Elliot grapples with the aftermath, he's met with a surprise: Shelby has declined to participate in the twisted game, leaving him feeling vindicated and relieved. In the end, Elliot collapses into laughter, finally free from the darkness that had consumed him.