 Red Lightning is the story of a young Ivy League stockbroker who knew early on his fortunes would lie in the world of money. However, things didn t quite work out the way Marty McClossie imagined. His life is one dull frustration rather than the glamour of high finance he had dreamed of as a child. Stuck in a subservient position to his lesser-educated half-brother and beholden to his nagging girlfriend, Marty becomes convinced there s a plot brewing among his co-workers and that he is their target. Over a six-week period, his small Los Angeles financial firm is plagued by a series of murders and disappearances. Dr. Furisimo, a hypno-therapist puts Marty under in order to extract information on the murders. All Marty relates is his skewed version of reality. Is Marty paranoid? Are his co-workers the evil predators they seem to be? Or is Marty merely observing aspects of their fragmented personalities? Or, as Dr. Furisimo concludes, has another colleague twisted Marty s mind into believing his colleagues are insane predators. Surprise twists unfold as the truth behind the disappearances is slowly revealed piece by piece as Marty and Roy, the paper-obsessed head of personnel, set out to find the heart of darkness that has torn apart their ideal world. Red Lightning is a tour de force of ensemble acting, filled with unexpected humor in dark moments. Quirky characterizations abound even in the smallest of roles.