Ransom for a Dead Man
DramaMysteryTV MovieCrime
A brilliant tort attorney gets rid of her boring husband by faking his kidnapping and keeping the ransom. The FBI may be fooled, but not Columbo.
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A sharp, calculating cat-and-mouse game unfolds. The air is thick with deception and intellectual sparring, all wrapped in a cool, 70s crime drama aesthetic. It’s a battle of wits where greed meets meticulous deduction.
cynicaltensecalculatingcoolsteady70s crime dramaproceduralTV movie gritgreedintellectdeceptionjustice
helicopterpoliceransommurderlawyerpolice detective
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