DANGEROUS

by Tom Smith

Characters: 
Alexander, early 30s

Marcus, early 30s

Trevor, 20s-30s

Rosemonde, 40s-60s
Jason, 22
Daniel, 24
Landon, 20s-30s

Time/Place:
The time is present day.  The place is Marcus's apartment; a yard outside a church; Alexander's apartment; a coffeeshop; and Rosemonde's beach house.

Running time:
100 minutes.

Summary:
DANGEROUS is a contemporary gay adaptation of the novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Dangerous Liaisons) by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos.

Marcus's boyfriend has been caught cheating with Jason, a young trainer. Angered, Marcus prompts his friend and confidante, Alexander, to sleep with Jason, thus humiliating his boyfriend and claiming revenge.Alexander agrees to help Marcus, noting that he himself is currently trying to win the affections of Trevor, a not-yet-ordained priest, with the help of his "friend" Landon.

Marcus and Alexander spend a long weekend at the beach house of Marcus's friend, Rosemonde. They invite both Trevor and a local music director, Daniel. Not-so-coincidentally, Rosemonde has arranged for Trevor to stay at his house that same weekend, thus enabling Alexander to pursue his plan to sleep with Trevor.

Alexander succeeds in his plan to sleep with Jason, despite the budding romance between Jason and Daniel. Trevor, unable to commit to his feelings towards Alexander, flees Rosemonde's house, rushing back to the city. Alexander follows and confronts Trevor, and the two men finally consummate their relationship.

Marcus, humiliated by Alexander's proclamation of love for Trevor, insists they break up. Not willing to lose either the friendship or the love he has for Marcus, Alexander breaks up with Trevor, who has given up everything, including the priesthood, for Alexander. Rushing back to Marcus to claim his "reward," Alexander is horrified to learn that Marcus has been manipulating him all along for his amusement.

The two men declare war against each other, ultimately forcing Alexander to leave the city.  However, Marcus's manipulations have been revealed to his social circle, thus alienating him from the world of which he felt mastery.