Magdalene places a syringe on the table. Then, she pulls out a photo of Jacob’s real, deceased mother. “No. But I can make you forget you ever had another mother. Sign the paper, or I make sure you remember her death... in 4K. Every detail. Every scream. I found the police dashcam footage, sweetheart. Would you like to watch it with me?”
“They say you can’t choose your family. I say... watch me.” We see Magdalene St. Michaels in a sun-drenched, minimalist mansion. She is wearing a charcoal business suit, reading a dossier. The camera zooms in on the dossier’s cover: “Subject: Jacob.” Photos are pinned to the page—a young man, early 20s, scruffy, with sad eyes, working at a mechanic shop. Magdalene places a syringe on the table
Unlike previous targets (who were wealthy trust-fund brats), Jacob is blue-collar. The trailer suggests Magdalene isn't after money; she is after raw material . Her current husband (a sterile, older CEO played by veteran actor Derrick Pierce) looks at the photo and asks, “Him? He’s nobody.” Magdalene smiles. “Exactly. A blank slate.” The trailer cuts to a rain-soaked alley. Magdalene approaches Jacob, who is fixing a flat tire on his truck. She plays the damsel—her luxury car has "broken down." But her eyes tell a different story. She isn't hunting a lover; she is hunting a son. But I can make you forget you ever had another mother