The Contemptuous Ruby — The Contemptuous Ruby ?Every man?s worst nightmare...? A dark and conflicted erotic noir short feature, ?The Contemptuous Ruby? takes a tried and true concept of treachery and sexual debauchery and spins it into a well-defined psycho thriller with a classic story line. The dark and steamy late night location of The French Quarter makes the script feel all that more intimate and personal. Opening in a large blue late night swimming pool, the writers quickly establish the tone for the piece. The main protagonist offers sexual tension and manipulates the lives of those around her. The writers give this story a sardonic and tragic element with a main character being a tattoo of Comedy and Tragedy as a metaphor to the torment of a much older man, Walter, held captive in a mangled war torn body while bound to his wheelchair. Walter?s mute state and the immobility of his hands while reliving his days of happiness and glory in his mind are clearly visualized by extreme close-ups of his face and his eyes. His young and beautiful bride, Ruby, from days long past has degenerated into an aging and perverse sadist who tortures him with malicious indifference by performing acts of carnal lust with complete strangers while he, Walter, is forced to watch. By the time we?re introduced to Ruby, her evil is developed and her inevitable quest for absolution and annihilation is revealed. The fact that she gets both serves the audience well. The writers lead you in and out of Ruby?s psychosis, where the dark and steamy late night French Quarter offers up a diabolical noir setting. Ruby?s antics become an important insight into the evil of a scorned and toxic woman. Her brief and naked Tango scene with a tall, beautiful and much younger woman, Kat, who is at her beck and call will mesmerize the audience. Additionally, not too much time is spent with this random character. When the main characters do actually come together the unfolding of Ruby?s contempt ...