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Deadly Control

35 episodes · originally on ShortWave · English

Framed for corruption by her prosecutor husband to destroy her badge, the former negotiator used private forensics to prove he drove his mistress off a cliff.

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Why watch

  • Masterful legal and forensic puzzle solving by a brilliant former federal hostage negotiator.
  • Unlikely solidarity between an ex-wife and a surviving mistress uniting to jail a narcissistic predator.
  • Chilling psychological breakdown of an obsessive controller caught in his own surveillance web.

Story

Katherine Blake was once the bureau's most decorated hostage negotiator until her husband Derek fabricated bribery evidence to destroy her badge and marriage, discarding her to move in with his young lover Natalie. Rebuilding her life as an independent fraud investigator, Katherine utilizes her criminal profiling skills to solve complex insurance murders.

When Natalie is found near death after a cliffside vehicle crash, Derek hires Katherine under the guise of concern. Digging into restored telematics and hidden surveillance, Katherine uncovers Derek's terrifying pattern of domestic stalking and psychological coercion, teaming up with the recovering mistress to put their mutual abuser behind bars for good.

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