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7. Kidnapper

A young man takes in a pregnant woman and falls in love with her but becomes jealous when her baby is born so he sets out to get rid of the kid forever.

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Daniel Skeggs ( Steve Coogan ), a simple-minded and delusional pawn shop owner, meets Teresa ( Julia Sawalha ), a heavily pregnant homeless woman whom he takes in. Over time, the two begin developing a bond, but whereas Teresa only sees Daniel as a friend, Daniel falls in love with her. Daniel becomes insanely envious when Teresa's baby is born, so he sets out to get rid of the child in the hopes that Teresa will love him. When Teresa becomes too overwhelmed with emotion to respond to his advances, Daniel races to find the baby and return it to her.

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