- "She's So Cold" is a psychological musical noir drama which takes place at a government office set in a dystopian future. The request of a mysterious woman (Robin Reck) to view the videotaped confession of a madman (Angel Connell) sets off fierce gossip among three office clerks (Jeff Corveau, Robert Jodka, and Eric Scheiner) over the nature of the woman's relationship with said madman and the woman's deceased sister (Zenobia). When the woman abruptly leaves the office after listening to the taped confession, she accidentally leaves behind a photograph. When found by the clerks, said photograph hints at further complications suggested by their gossip - including intimations of incest, murder, and necrophilia.—Angel Connell
- The gossip between three government office clerks over the relationship between a mysterious woman, her deceased sister, and the madman loved by both women takes a twist in its implications when the clerks discover a photograph left behind by said mysterious woman after visiting their office.—Angel Connell
- A title card fades up from black. It reads "Once Upon A Time In The Not Too Distant Future" before the scene cross fades to a low angle exterior shot of a massive steel and glass building. The camera pulls into a particular set of windows before the scene dissolves to an exterior shot of an office door. Affixed on the door is a sign which identifies the room as the "Metropolitan Police Department - Records Division". A dark figure opens the door to reveal bustling activity inside the office.
At the center of the activity is the Head Clerk (Bob Jodka). He looks up in time to see the dark figure step up to the reception desk manned by the Service Clerk (Jeff Corveau) and the Assistant Clerk (Eric Scheiner). From the Head Clerk's POV, we see that the dark figure is Martha Morgan (Robin Reck). He tries to ingratiate himself with her but Martha Morgan ignores then dismisses him. She asks to see a videotape of the "Zeno Case". After Martha Morgan fills out a form under the watchful eyes of the Head Clerk, she receives a video disc and goes into a nearby viewing room to watch it in private on a monitor screen.
The Head Clerk and Service Clerk gossip among themselves over Martha Morgan and her link to the so-called "Zeno Case". The Assistant Clerk admits his unfamiliarity with the case and asks questions about it.
Both the Head Clerk and the Service Clerk explain to him that the "Zeno" in question was the fiance' of Martha Morgan. Both men intimate that Zeno had an affair with Michelle Morgan, Martha's sister, and that he was responsible for Michelle Morgan's death. They explain that Zeno, seemingly mad with grief, "broke into the Morgan family mortuary" where Michelle Morgan's body was housed and committed necrophilia with her corpse. Zeno was later arrested, they add, and remanded to a mental institution "for the criminally insane".
Zeno's final gesture before being locked away was to videotape a confession so bizarre, state both clerks, that its meaning continues to elude psychiatric and law enforcement authorities. The Assistant Clerk wonders aloud why - five years after the tragedy occurred - Martha Morgan would finally take an interest in her ex-fiance's confession and if she would be able to decipher the meaning behind Zeno's ravings. The Head Clerk offers no answer except to observe that if Martha Morgan is unable to understand Zeno's confession, then nobody would be able to do so. All three clerks turn their gaze to the viewing room occupied by Martha Morgan.
While the clerks gossip among themselves, Martha Morgan carefully removes a photo from her person and gazes at it for a few moments. Once she regains her composure, she places the photo on the desk before her, inserts the video disc into the monitor and waits for the confession to unfold. As it does, we hear the opening chords of the Rolling Stones' song "She's So Cold". The camera, as if on cue, pulls itself into the monitor.
As it does, the scene dissolves into a tight, low angle close up of Zeno (Angel Connell) himself. Speaking directly into the camera, Zeno lip synchs the Rolling Stones song. During the course of the confession, Martha Morgan elicits a variety of reactions to what Zeno says/sings with mounting emotional intensity.
From Zeno's POV, we are suddenly taken back to the Morgan Family mortuary. We watch as Zeno enters a chamber which contains the body of Michelle Morgan. Zeno approaches the shroud-covered corpse. He checks the toe tag which identifies the body. Zeno then pulls back the shroud and we see the face of Michelle Morgan (Zenobia). Zeno at first steeles himself to kiss her but resists. He then walks away from the corpse as if disgusted with himself but stops at the entrance. He seems to reconsider and returns to the body. Overcome with grief, Zeno yanks off the shroud, tosses it aside, and leaps on top of Michelle Morgan's nude corpse.
As he kisses and caresses the body, a morgue attendant (Jon Fisher) writing on a clipboard steps into the chamber. Confronted by the sight of Zeno on top of the dead bodyand shocked at what he sees, the morgue attendant quickly leaves the chamber. Zeno, oblivious to the morgue attendant's presence, repositions himself to straddle the corpse in a kneeling position and lets out an inaudible scream.
The morgue attendant returns with two large private security guards (Jim Connell & Anthony DiMarco) bookending him. The morgue attendant picks up the shroud off the floor as the guards cautiously sneak up behind Zeno. At that moment, Zeno pulls out a photograph from his jacket pocket and examines it. The guards suddenly seize Zeno and pull him off of the body. As they do, the morgue attendant places the shroud over the corpse. As he does, he notices the photo dropped by Zeno and examines it. Zeno's fierce struggle with the guards forces the morgue attendant to drop the photo and assist the guards in subduing Zeno.
As the guards and the morgue attendant haul Zeno out of the chamber and into the fog, the scene morphs back to a close up of the monitor screen as the camera pulls itself away from it.
Overcome with grief, Martha Morgan jumps out of her chair and leaves the room. She bumps into a bureaucrat (Castalia Jason) in the hallway. The bureaucrat notices the monitor has been left on and goes into the room to shut it off. As she does, the bureaucrat discovers Martha Morgan's photo on the table near the monitor.
She rushes out of the room with the photo in hand and calls out to Martha Morgan. The Head Clerk hears the bureaucrat's cry and intercepts her just as Martha Morgan sprints past him and leaves the office. When the bureaucrat tells the Head Clerk about her discovery, he bruskly demands to see the photo.
The other two clerks strain their necks to see the photo as the Head Clerk examines it. From his POV, we see a smiling Zeno seated between the Morgan sisters with his arms around both women. Martha and Michelle Morgan are all smiles as they lean into Zeno and clasp each other's hands. The photo in the Head Clerk's hand morphs into the photo left on the shroud by the morgue attendant. The photos are identical.
The scene cross fades to the credits. After the credits roll, the film fades to black.
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