Genre: Thriller
Director: Vic Armstrong
Writer: Michael Duke
Cast: Stephen Amell, Julie Gonzalo, Donald Faison, Elizabeth Reaser, Samantha Logan, Dante Basco
Plot: Detroit firefighter Jake Arnott (Stephen Amell) is being awarded a medal for his bravery for rescuing a baby from a burning house following a meth lab explosion. Jake smiles for the cameras as the Mayor hands him the medal. When he gets home, he finds his house is empty. He calls out for his wife and son, but there is no answer. He finally finds a note on the kitchen counter from his wife. He reads the note, then proceeds to start punching the wall. He punches it repeatedly until his knuckles are bloody and there is a giant hole in the wall. When he finally stops, he notices his neighbors Marcus (Donald Faison) and Meredith Stiles (Elizabeth Reaser) watching him through the window. He goes outside and begins yelling at them for knowing about his wife leaving him and doing nothing to stop her. He comments that they probably even helped his wife pack up. Jake grabs a baseball bat and smashes the Stiles' mailbox.
Jake shows up at the workplace of his wife Emily (Julie Gonzalo), demanding to speak to her. Emily goes outside to talk to Jake, but her co-workers are clearly nervous about the situation. She tells Jake that he is being inappropriate. Jake says it is inappropriate that she packed up and left with their son without telling him. She reminds him that she said that if he couldn't get his temper under control that she would do what she did. This answer doesn't lessen Jake's anger. She tells him that she has to get back to work, but that she will call him soon to work out a visiting schedule for their son. Jake berates Emily for spending too much time around the Stiles', claiming they've turned her against him. Emily tries to tell Jake that her decision has nothing to do with the neighbors, but Jake storms off.
Marcus and Meredith's daughter Molly (Samantha Logan) is walking home from school when Jake pulls his car up next to her and drives slowly alongside her. Molly tries to ignore Jake, but he rolls down his window and asks her what her parents' problem with him is. Molly keeps walking. Jake offers Molly a ride home where they can discuss their family issues. Molly tells Jakes that her family always hears Jake yelling at his wife and kid and that she will call the police on him if he doesn't drive away and leave her alone. Jake drives off. When Molly gets home, she tells her parents about the incident with Jake and they decide to call the police, telling the dispatch that Jake was harassing their daughter.
Detroit Police Officer Ocampo (Dante Basco) arrives at the Stiles residence to collect a statement from them before he goes over to talk to their neighbor. When they give him the name 'Jake Arnott' he expresses disbelief, calling Jake a hero. Marcus and Meredith insist that while Jake may be a great firefighter, they do not feel safe as his neighbor after he harrassed Molly. Officer Ocampo assures the Stiles that he will go next door and have a talk with Jake and try to resolve their neighborly dispute. Ocampo knocks on Jake's door. Jake answers the door with a smile on his face and invites Ocampo inside. Ocampo notices the hole in the wall, and Jake tells him that he is just starting to do a little remodeling to open the kitchen up like his wife has always wanted. Ocampo asks about his wife, and Jake tells the officer that his wife and kid went to go visit her family, but he has to work the next day so he couldn't tag along. Ocampo finally mentions the claims the Stiles have made about him. Jake scoffs at the accusations, insisting that he was just saying hello to Molly and offered her a ride to be neighborly, nothing more. Ocampo says that is good enough of an answer for him and shakes Jake's hand before leaving.
Furious that the Stiles would call the police on him, Jake pounds at their door, but they refuse to answer. Jake then proceeds to break the door in with a fireax. He grabs Molly by the hair and demands that Marcus and Meredith turn over their phones or he'll hurt their daughter. They toss their phones over to him, and Jake proceeds to destroy them with the ax. Jake then ties them up and sets their house on fire. As the flames engulf the house around them, Marcus asks why he would do this. Jake says that they should have minded their own business and not ruin his marriage. Meredith tells Jake that he ruined his own marriage, not them. Sirens are heard off in the distance. Jake holds his hand over Molly's mouth and nose, suffocating her. He then brings her out of the house, leaving Marcus and Meredith to burn to death.
As Jake is bringing the seemingly dead Molly out of the fiery house, a fire truck and a police car (driven by Officer Ocampo) arrive on the scene. Jake sets down Molly's body. He tells them that he smelled smoke and ran in to help people out of the house, but he could bring Molly out as her parents were already deceased on engulfed in flames. An ambulance rushes Molly to hospital. On the ride there, Molly wakes up and begins freaking out, so the paramedics give a sedative.
Emily watches on TV as Jake is given another medal for his bravery. As the crowd cheers for Jake, the Mayor jokes that Jake better never decide to enter politics or he'll be out of a job. Jake smiles and waves to the crowd.
"The Firefighter reminds me of the type of thriller that used to be plentiful in the 1980 and 90s. The key to the success of this thriller is Stephen Amell's intense and fun villainous performance."
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