Inciting Event: Stephen asks Cal for help after his research assistant dies.
First Plot Point: Cal realizes the murders he is investigating are linked to the death of Stephen’s aide.
First Pinch Point: The surviving victim from the murders is killed in the hospital.
Midpoint: Stephen agrees to cooperate with Cal’s story if Cal can get hard proof on the antagonist.
Second Pinch Point: Cal is shot at.
Third Plot Point: Stephen feels betrayed by Cal’s methods.
Climax: Cal realizes that Stephen know something he shouldn’t.
Climactic Moment: The police take down the murderer before he can kill Cal.
Resolution: Cal writes his article and puts his young co-writer’s name first.