Character Development! Part Deux

After talking with my critique group, I decided it was time to begin on developing the characters in the film. I think the most important character I have to work on is the third narrative-progressing character, because the entire way the narrative flows rests on their shoulders. While I write this post, I'm going to be brainstorming and doing some research, so by the time I'm done writing, I hope I'll have at least a skeleton of who these people are.

Third Character- Female, early thirties.
Psychologist- Direct contact with abductor, direct impact on the trial, all case details given to her. She has never encountered someone as peculiar or sadistic as this abductor. She is disturbed, yet fascinated by him, trying to delve deeper into his mind to figure out what caused him to commit this terrible crime.

Abducted Girl- Female, between 15 and 17, old enough that she comprehend the intensity of the situation and realizes she is in danger. Intuitive enough to find a chance to escape her abductor. She is a high school student, living with her parents and older brother. She escapes at the beginning of the film, running into a police station and identifying herself as the missing girl. She is resilient, but traumatized, but still staying strong in the face of adversity. She has been missing for 10 months.

Abductor- Male, Mid-20s. A completely sadistic, evil man, with cruel intentions. He is completely aware that his actions are wrong, and simply want to see the world burn. He becomes infatuated with the girl he would soon abduct, and torments the family by leaving subtle clues of her presence around the woods where he keeps her. He only keeps the girl in order to cause pain and anguish on multitudes of people. His infatuation with the girl adds to the disturbing factor of the film.

I found an academic journal on the motives of kidnappers and the effect of being kidnapped on victims that I think will greatly play into the way the script is written. The author discusses different types of motives, leading me to classify this abductor's motives as a hybrid between "instrumental" and "expressive". What makes his motives expressive are the fact that he is committing this crime because of an immeasurable darkness contained inside of him, an odd yearning which he embraces. What make his motives instrumental are his goals of spreading the darkness and causing an eternal suffering.

This week, I plan on trying to organize the plot a little more and try to make it more cohesive. I also plan on finishing a schedule for the rest of the project, as I want to have more than enough time to edit the project.

RESOURCES
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2008/aug/03/internet.email
https://owlcation.com/social-sciences/Kidnapping-Overview-Causes-Effects-and-Solutions (Research on the causes of kidnappings in order to develop the abductor character)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2627800/ (Research on the effects of being kidnapped, and on the strategies victims use in order to stay alive)