HIDDEN GENIUS
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Complete Mon, Oct 6, 202555m
Mara Dela Cruz, a Filipina single mom and night-shift janitor at the LAPD, lives in the background of everyone else's stories - until her sharp eyes spot a clue that cracks a major murder case.
Now, partnered with a skeptical detective, Mara finds herself cleaning up more than just floors as she uncovers secrets hidden in plain sight.
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