From the athleticism of cross-country horseracing to the college classroom, pitting the laboratories of a company with nefarious intentions against one woman's unyielding tenacity to do what is right, Debbie Flannery's Deep Running Motives is a fast-paced, no-holds-barred screenplay that drills deep into the issues of greed. Abbie Starks, middle-aged and determined to graduate from college, enters a cross-country horserace for the sole purpose of winning scholarship money. A determined woman married to a selfish and narcissistic man, her suspicions about a poisoned water source that not only sickens the locals, but is used by a company that bottles water, are confirmed. Determined to shut them down, Abbie turns to her friend Bea for support. What unfolds is a chilling story of corporate crime that sends its deadly tentacles into the academic and local communities? poisoning people, animals, and friendships?and one woman with the courage to take a stand.