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Synopsis
In the gripping episode When the Bough Breaks, we follow Evie and Harry, a couple freshly married and attempting to start anew after Evie's recent acquittal for the murder of her grandfather. The couple moves into a new house, but the shadow of the past looms large over them. Evie is haunted by memories of her grandfather and the circumstances surrounding his death, which she struggles to reconcile with her new life.
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