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Escaping New York City and the espionage case that made her question everything, recently widowed FBI Agent Lina Connerly returns home to sell the house she has inherited in Greenfield, California. With her teenage son, Rory, Lina hopes to reassemble her life, reevaluate her career, and find a clear way forward. Adrift and battling insomnia, she discovers that her father’s sleepy hometown has been transformed into a Silicon Valley suburb on steroids, obsessed with an annual exam called the Wonder Test.

L'ispettore Guido Lopez è pronto a trascorrere il Natale come al solito: a casa, in compagnia di un buon libro, e poi magari in centro a guardare il Duomo con il naso in su. Perché non si ammazza indiscriminatamente sotto le feste, si sa. Ma questo non è un Natale come gli altri e l'ispettore è costretto a svegliarsi dal suo torpore. E in fretta. Sotto la spessa lastra di ghiaccio che copre il lago artificiale dell'Idroscalo, infatti, viene ritrovata una testa mozzata - è la testa di una bella donna, bionda, la pelle di un pallore abbagliante.

Ian Rutledge returns to his career at Scotland Yard after years fighting in the First World War. Unknown to his colleagues he is still suffering from shell shock, and is burdened with the guilt of having had executed a young soldier on the battlefield for refusing to fight. A jealous colleague has learned of his secret and has managed to have Rutledge assigned to a difficult case which could spell disaster for Rutledge whatever the outcome. A retired officer has been murdered, and Rutledge goes to investigate.

Sapna Sinha is a sales assistant in a TV showroom in New Delhi. As the sole breadwinner in the family, she works hard to support her widowed mother and younger sister Neha. Then billionaire Vinay Mohan Acharya walks into her life and offers to make her the CEO of his global empire. All she has to do is pass seven tests - rites of passage, designed to gauge her mettle as a leader. It seems too good to be true, and Sapna is sceptical. But, in desperate need of money, she signs the contract that will subject her to the series of 'life tests'.

When the body of Mayra Cabral de Melo, a well-known stripper, is found by the side of a dusty road, detective Edgar "Lefty" Mendieta has personal reasons for bringing the culprit to justice. Mayra had no shortage of ardent, deluded and downright dangerous admirers, and Lefty himself is haunted by one steamy night he spent in her generous company. So begins an investigation that will bring him ever closer to the murderous world of the narcos, who are waging a war of bloody attrition against the Mexican state.

Daisy and Craig’s marriage is in serious trouble. That’s why Daisy has signed up for The Eden Test, a week-long getaway for couples in need of a fresh start. Yet even as she’s struggling to salvage her marriage, it seems Craig has plans to leave her for another woman. In fact, his bags are already packed—long before he arrives to meet Daisy in this remote cabin in the woods of upstate New York. At first, their week away is marked by solitude, connection, and natural beauty—and only a few hostile locals. But what Craig doesn’t know is that Daisy, a slyly talented actress, has her own secrets.

A month ago, Gideon Ryker’s sister betrayed him to the cult known as the Brotherhood. He nearly lost his life. A whole lot of Chosen thugs died trying to capture him. And then Julia let him go… Four weeks on, all Gideon wants is to lay down his arms. But he’s no fool. The second he stops running, the Brotherhood will catch up to him—and destroy everything he holds dear. And in ex-CIA officer Zara Walker, he’s found someone worth fighting for.

John Milton supprimait des cibles pour le MI6 jusqu’au jour où il disparaît sans laisser de traces. Après s’être volatilisé pendant six mois, il réapparaît à Ciudad Juarez au Mexique et se trouve aussitôt mêlé à une violente bataille avec le cartel de la drogue qui contrôle la frontière. Milton sauve la vie d’une jeune journaliste idéaliste dont on avait signé l’arrêt de mort. Mais pour la protéger, il doit la faire passer en douce au Texas.

It is a case unlike any psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware has ever encountered. Five-year-old Woody Swope is ill, but the real problem is his parents. They refuse to agree to the one treatment that could save this boy's life. Alex sets out to convince Mr. and Mrs. Swope--only to find that the...

La morte non fa sconti a nessuno. Forse è per questo che anche un uomo avido e arido come Settimo Panieri sente il bisogno di alleggerirsi l'anima prima che lo trascini a fondo per l'eternità. La statua in bronzo che giace nella sua cantina fu pescata quarant'anni prima nelle acque di Ventotene. Ora è arrivato il momento di restituirla al legittimo proprietario: lo Stato italiano.

Alethea ist Sicherheitsexpertin und ebenso schön wie gerissen. Dass sie überall Gefahren sieht, hat ihr nicht nur Freunde gemacht - vor allem nicht bei den Corisis, der Familie ihrer besten Freundin Lil. Denen geht Alethea so auf die Nerven mit ihrer Schwarzseherei, dass Security-Chef Marc Stone ab sofort die Aufgabe hat, den temperamentvollen Rotschopf aus der Firma fernzuhalten. Doch dann werden die Corisis tatsächlich bedroht und der attraktive Ex-Marine braucht Alethea mehr als er zugeben möchte.

High school is not something I ever wanted to do over - it was awful the first time around. So why do I have to go back as part of a new undercover assignment? Because the universe loves playing jokes on me, obviously.

It is a case unlike any psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware has ever encountered. Five-year-old Woody Swope is ill, but the real problem is his parents. They refuse to agree to the one treatment that could save this boy's life. Alex sets out to convince Mr. and Mrs. Swope--only to find that the...

The Pub Test looks at true crime cases that have lots of unanswered quesitons. Let Owen, the host, take you through some of these cases. Let him know if you think it passes The Pub Test.

This Dragnet episode originally aired on August 28, 1952.

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This podcast will be triggering, to everyone who reads it.  Warning - this contains a true account of incest.  "Incest is best, put your sister to the test."  This is a true account of an incest survivor who transitions into different alters, some of those alters lasting longer than others.  The main alter is the one who records the accounts, what they can remember, of what the alters have done once they take over.  True life accounts, and detailed flashbacks of the life of an incest survivor with PTSD/multiple personality disorder.  

Privatdetektiv Philip Maloney ermittelt mit Charme, Schalk und unverkennbarer Raubeinigkeit. Seine Fälle werden ihm von seinen Klienten zugetragen und beginnen harmlos, doch stößt Maloney im Laufe der Ermittlungen meistens auf eine Leiche. Widerwillig muss er mit der Polizei zusammenarbeiten. Der zuständige Beamte ist nicht der Hellste und löst lieber Kreuzworträtsel als Kriminalfälle. Am Ende klärt immer Maloney den Fall.

El detective Edgar 'El Zurdo' Mendieta regresa, esta vez comisionado para investigar el asesinato de Mayra Cabral de Melo, una bailarina de prostíbulo a la que le han mutilado un pezón. La investigación lo forzará a adentrarse aún más en el mundo del narcotráfico, que ha iniciado una guerra contra el Estado mexicano. El país es un polvorín. El Zurdo se encontrará con políticos oscuros, un boxeador fracasado y una reserva de caza donde el padre del presidente de Estados Unidos ha sido atacado.

Scotland Yard detective Ian Rutledge is assigned one of the most baffling investigations of his career—a cold murder case with an unidentified victim and a cold trail with few clues to follow. Chief Inspector Brian Leslie, a respected colleague of Ian Rutledge’s, is sent to Avebury, a...