Walking the Halls

Walking the Halls is a 2012 television film directed by Doug Campbell. Originally aired on Lifetime, the film was written by Christine Conradt and Ken Sanders, and features Jamie Luner and Caitlin Thompson.

Plot 
Set in the area of Los Angeles, the film focuses on 18-year-old high school senior student Casey Benson (Caitlin Thompson). When she publicly lashes out at her boyfriend Jeremy (Isiah Adams) for dumping her carelessly in public, she attracts the attention of the school's most popular girls, led by confident and attractive young Amber (Marie Avgeropoulos). Amber and her friends Taylor (Lindsay Taylor) and Kylie (Arden Cho) get her a fake ID, and take her to a nightclub. Little does Casey know that Amber and her friends work as high-profile call girls for the high school's police officer Jack (Matthew Alan). Without informing her that she is supposed to sleep with men in exchange for money, Amber sets Casey up with 28-year-old Max (Jason-Shane Scott). After getting drunk for the first time in her life, Casey spends the night with Max and gets into a fight with her mother Holly (Jamie Luner) after getting home after her curfew, intoxicated. Holly has been in an unhappy marriage with her adulterous husband Christopher (Al Sapienza), who cares little for his family's well-being. Even though her husband does not support her, Holly decides to open her own restaurant with friend Maggie (Darlene Vogel).

The next day, when she receives $600 for having slept with Max, Casey is appalled that she was unknowingly working as a prostitute and immediately turns to Max to confront him with his agreements. Max tries to calm her down, and assures Casey that he is just as interested in her, as she is in him. Later that day, Holly finds out that Christopher has lost all of the family savings on a bad investment, as well as that he is having an affair. She decides to file for divorce and confronts him with the actions, which leads to a violent fight that culminates with Christopher slapping Holly. Despite his immediate regret for the act, Holly flees the house and reports Christopher to the police, leading to his arrest. Casey is shocked by her family situation and blames her mother for not having tried hard enough to make her marriage work. She then reconciles with Amber and heads out to a nightclub to get drunk. There, she is offered $1200 if she sleeps with a wealthy man in his forties. Even though she does not feel attracted to him, she takes Amber up on the deal.

The next day, Holly finds out that Casey has a lot of money, and snoops in her room for clues. When Casey finds out, she decides to move out, and temporarily seeks refuge at Amber's. There, she is convinced to have a threesome with a high roller for $5,000. When they arrive at the high roller's house, he reveals himself to be a very old man. Casey wants to leave, but Amber reminds her of the money and offers her a drug. Casey refuses and complains how ugly and disgusting their client is, her complaints are overheard by the client. After a cocktail, the old man requests both girls to sit next to him on the couch to which they comply awkwardly. He first whispers to Amber to do a sexual act which she reluctantly complies. However, when he requests Casey to do a sexual act, she refuses and runs out of the house. Jack beats her up and forces her back in. Casey is eventually able to flee the scene, but is fired on the spot. She returns to her mother in tears, and admits to having worked as a prostitute. Holly rushes to the school to ask for a transfer, and when she explains the situation, Jack receives notice that his prostitution ring might soon be out on the open. To prevent this from happening, he and Amber (whom he forces to be his accomplice) take the Bensons hostage. Jack plans to kill the family and stage it to look like a murder-suicide, but - with Amber's help - Holly and Casey are able to escape, and Holly eventually shoots and kills Jack.

In a voice-over, Casey explains that she finished school and then went to college. Amber left town and was never heard from again.  Holly and Christopher made peace with each other, easing their divorce. The movie ends with Taylor and Kylie confronting Casey at school, obviously mad at her for exposing the ring. They ask if she's happy now, and Casey confidently says that she is. Taylor and Kylie then walk away and Casey is comforted by her best friend.

Cast
 Jamie Luner as Holly Benson
 Caitlin Thompson as Casey Benson
 Al Sapienza as Christopher Benson
 Marie Avgeropoulos as Amber
 Matthew Alan as Jack
 Lindsay Taylor as Taylor
 Arden Cho as Kylie
 Jason-Shane Scott as Max
 Darlene Vogel as Maggie
 Isiah Adams as Jeremy
 James Stellos as Baxter

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Category:2012 television films
Category:American films
Category:American drama films
Category:American teen films
Category:Films set in Los Angeles
Category:Films shot in Los Angeles
Category:Lifetime (TV network) films