A detective's investigation into brutal murders slowly unravels her perfect husband's dark, hidden past.
Suspenseful and darkly comic. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
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Some innuendo or implied sex and mild language, about what a TV-14 should carry.
Our estimate: fine from about 13. Rated TV-14.
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Hiding a twisted past, a man maintains his facade as the perfect husband to his detective wife — until she begins investigating a series of murders.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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