1st Place **FINALIST** 'The Happy Ending' by Jonathan Sturak   SYNOPSIS - A Las Vegas cab driver working the graveyard shift decides to indulge himself at an intriguing Asian massage parlor, but he gets much more than just a massage. (Heat 9)

2nd Place **FINALIST** 'Left Behind' by Richard South   SYNOPSIS - LEFT BEHIND is a story about a young soldier who, haunted by the pain and guilt of war, is lead to take drastic measures to save a young boy’s life. (Heat 9)

3rd Place  'What I Did This Weekend' by Jessie McNamara   SYNOPSIS - I didn’t start out bad, I was just bored and wanted to help people who couldn’t help themselves. But now with a robbery and a murder in my back pocket, maybe I’m not who I thought I was. (Heat 9)

4th Place  'The Interrogation' by Jeff Meisner   SYNOPSIS - The Interrogation is the story of a family man who is taken from his home under cover of night and brought to a strange facility for reasons unknown. There, he is questioned by a mysterious group of men bent on discovering their prisoner’s secrets. (Heat 9)

5th Place  'End of the World, Detective' by Ben Moore   SYNOPSIS -  (Heat 9)