Untouched
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A town is aroused by the death of a young girl whose mother is unknown and her father a drunkard. With no real clues of her murderer and no witnesses the case goes untouched, until a man by the name of Phillip DeGald comes to town. With a thirst for knowledge and an eye for mystery, Phillip may get more than he was expecting
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