'Held Hostage in My House' Ending Explained: Single mother's world rocked by a startling revelation
Contains spoilers for 'Held Hostage in My House'
LOS ANGELES, CALFORNIA: Dawn Van Brocklin (Amy Smart) is having a hard time figuring out who is holding her captive and what their motives are in 'Held Hostage in My House.' The poor woman has been bound to her bed for many hours, and her plight is just becoming worse with each passing second. It all began when Dawn, a single mother, had the shock of her life when her ex-husband Matt Reynolds (Matthew Davis) announced that he was marrying his girlfriend Kate (Greer Grammer) and demanding full custody of their son Charlie Reynolds (Harrison Fox).
This news does not sit well with Dawn, who reflects on the fact that her once-alcoholic husband has suddenly sobered up and wants to steal her kid from her, but before Dawn can contemplate more, she is knocked unconscious as soon as she returns home. Dawn, completely bound to the bed, wonders who may be to blame for her predicament. Is it her past guests, her charming date, or her ex-husband?
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Dawn continues to hallucinate the previous visitors, Matt and Kate, as she attempts to figure out who is responsible for her ordeal. Her room is filled with the murmurs of her imagination, as all of the visitors and her ex-husband, Kate, tease her. Don't forget the red fire ants, which were also wreaking havoc on Dawn. As the murmurs continue, a glimmer of hope appears as Dawn hears a thumb sound nearby and two burglars enter, leaving Dawn stunned. In an unexpected turn of events, Charlie also comes and enters the home under the guise of taking out the garbage, but is quickly requested to step away from the first robber.
Meanwhile, the second robber attempts to untie Dawn, prompting the first robber to shoot him in the leg. To settle things down, Dawn suggests that she will escort the first robber to the loots, but foremost, he must untie her. As soon as Dawn is freed, she walks the guy outdoors and hits him first. Acting on his wits, Charlie, who was hiding atop a tree, jumps on the guy, putting him unconscious. In the following scene, the police detective inquires as to whether she suspects somebody who may be after her hostage situation and she answers no.
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As Dawn's residence becomes unsafe for her to live in, Kate invites her to stay with her and Matt. Dawn's one profit from living with Kate and Matt is that her doubts about the couple being behind her hostage incident have lessened since Kate looks to be a kind woman who even gifts Dawn a brush holder.
Later, at the art gallery opening, Dawn discovers that Kate and Matt are engaged, but what surprises them the most is the large solid rock on Kate's ring, which she informs is sourced by Victoria (Ava Gaudet), who does it as a side business.
Dawn suddenly realizes that Victoria may be responsible for her catastrophic ordeal, and she soon confronts her closest friend. Dawn reveals that even though she had suspected Victoria of manipulating her. It is revealed that whenever the duo used to travel, Victoria used to hand Dawn her luggage on the pretext of being extra but in reality, the luggage had cigars which Victoria used to conceal diamonds. Not only that but Victoria has also stored some of them in Dawn's house.
Victoria makes it clear that she never intended to mean any harm to Dawn and continues to apologize but is quickly taken in by the investigators, who praise Dawn for her courage in apprehending the real offender. Damitri (Gilles Marini) is also jailed, and Dawn's life returns to normal as she spends cheerful time with Charlie and Yousef (Jay Ali). The movie concludes with a shot of Dawn's painting embellished with the leftover diamonds.
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