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The Last of Us

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Parts 14
Time 1h 42m

[COMPLETED] In late spring, a tornado sweeps through the idyllic mining town of Paradise, Texas. On the same day, eighteen-year-old Cindy Ackerman doesn't arrive home.

As the mystery over her whereabouts deepens, Nick Brennan's curiosity for the girl from his school morphs into obsession. Why can't they find her? How far is Nick willing to go to help? What if each new clue points towards him? And if he knows more about the night Cindy never came home, why can't he remember?

Everyone has a story. One has a secret.

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