Oh boy! Maybe we will see Mark team up with his good buddy, former animal wrangler/trainer, Rex Scorpius. Otherwise, I think we can all admit that the foundation and justification for this story is one of the most absurd story setups we’ve seen.

Personally, I don’t know what the problem here is. Nobody in their right mind would stay in a house filled with, presumably, free-roaming lions. I’d get the hell out of there, immediately. I’d also be questioning the sanity of any actors who remained. Get those scared cops to check nearby motels and brothels.

There is a plethora of flaws in this entire setup, and I’ve mentioned a few; but since that is the basis of this adventure, let’s just take it on its own terms:
1) How does Ellis know the director is still in the house?
2) Did the actors check for hidden doors and passages? The attic? The basement? Kitchen cabinets? Maybe Rivera, by chance, recently read Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes story, The Norwood Builder.
3) Did anybody check to see if the director is hiding in plain sight, say in a lion costume, to see how the actors react to the situation? He could be resting with the felines, just lion on the floor.
4) Finally, how long has Bill Ellis been on Crack?