The Tortured is a 2010 horror thriller film directed by Robert Lieberman, written by Marek Posival, and starring Erika Christensen, Jesse Metcalfe, Fulvio Cecere, and Bill Moseley.

During the trial, Kozlowski makes a plea bargain, and in exchange for providing details on other murders, is sentenced to only 25 years to life.

Elise soon receives a call from the case detective (Fulvio Cecere) informing her that Kozlowski had taken the police van and escaped.

As the torture progresses over several days, both Elise and Craig are haunted by their deeds, but carry on, remembering the horrific loss of their son.

Back in the basement, Craig removes the gag in an attempt to suffocate the captive, who begs for a chance to talk.

Flashbacks show that unknown to the Landrys, the prison van was actually carrying two convicts; Kozlowski, and another man, Patrick Galligan, serving time for tax evasion.

Following the crash, Craig mistook the bloodied man thrown from the vehicle as Kozlowski and took him as a hostage to torture instead.

In the letter, he apologizes and begs forgiveness, stating his cowardice and being unable to stand any more torture as his reasoning for hanging himself.

[2] The Twisted Pictures film features Erika Christensen, Bill Moseley, and Jesse Metcalfe in the lead roles.

[3] It is based on the screenplay, "Act of Redress" by Czech screenwriter, Marek Posival, and was directed by Rob Lieberman.

[5] Mark Burg, Oren Koules, Carl Mazzocone and Marek Posival produced the film for Twisted Light Productions.

[6] Minor roles are played by Zak Santiago, Lynn Colliar, Chelah Horsdal, and Fulvio Cecere.

[13] Elizabeth Weitzman of the New York Daily News wrote, "There’s really nothing here to recommend, other than bravely stalwart performances from the leads.