By Glenn M. Benest

Miles La Rue, our hero, thinks it's just another big party, cooking for the rich and famous. Handsome and clever, Miles is a celebrated gourmet chef, who's as well known as his clientele. But this week's blow out will change his life forever.

Miles arrives at a luxurious Beverly Hills house to cook for a dozen partygoers. Only four women show up. But that doesn't stop them from eating all the incredible delicacies Miles has to offer -- and then some.

He wants his food to be appreciated, but this is ridiculous. The party continues and these beautiful women, all best friends in the throes of a mid-life crises, keep eating with appetites that go well beyond a simple need for food.

Miles slowly understands; they're eating like there's no tomorrow because there literally is no tomorrow. This is their final hurrah, their last blowout.

Miles refuses to be a part of this. But the women know the popular chef has a secret. They have something on Miles which forces him to stay. He's furious, but trapped.

As our twisted fable unfolds, Miles gets closer and closer to the pretty angels with broken wings. He begins by being appalled, he ends by willingly helping them, comforting them, even falling in love with one of them.

But are things as they seem? Are the women despairing of their lives and literally trying to end it all? Or is this a cruel trick played on Miles as revenge for a past crime? Or have the women woven an elaborate deception to try and teach Miles an important lesson he needs to learn?

Dark comedy, intrigue, and romance combine into at the ultimate feast.

NOTE #2: Glenn leaves the ending hanging in this ynopsis. Is that a good idea, or should you let the reader know the ending? There's no rule on this -- you've just got to go with your gut. Please read the treatment for "The It Girl" to see a very different approach, and the article on "Keys" below for important advice.

The treatment for "The 'It' Girl," which sold to Paramount for $45,000, also demonstrates a style of treatment writing for a more "mainstream" film.

Keys to writing a compelling synopsis or treatment

Example of a 5-page treatment: "The 'It' Girl"