STILSTANDON
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The Griffin siblings struggle to remain stable while uncovering the truths behind their parents' deaths. Prema, Ammie, Elvy Griffin and their leisuring labrador fall into a rabbit hole of their parents' clouded past, their town's secrets, and the base of their grief. Join Ammie and her siblings on their amateurish investigation of the cold case enclosing their parents' lives and deaths. Walk with them as they try to remain still and stand tall despite the grayness growing in their small-town called, Stilstandon.
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A medical examiner with lingering trauma due to his parents cold blooded murder, finds himself caught up in the eyes of a methodical serial killer, while he fights against time to find clues to stop the murders he runs into detective Mew. Who takes it upon himself the task of breaking down his cold exterior and keeping him alive.
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