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Parts 10
Time 1h 49m

QueenoftheManatees

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The Boslone Institute for Mental Health and Wellness houses the children of some of the most influential people in the world. Boasting of its seclusion and privacy factors on the little known and remote island of Boslone, the hospital is considered to be the best place to be for troubled kids. 
Until two nearly identical girls turn up dead less than two weeks apart. 
With both media and actual storms approaching, the understaffed and unqualified detectives of the island's tiny (and less than ethical) police station soon find themselves drawn into a case they can't solve on their own. As the media closes in and the island prepares for a storm of its own, they soon realize that what appear to be serial murders may be more than they ever imagined. 

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Ashes, Ashes

After Laurel's suicide, her oldest friends gather to fulfill her final request: Scatter her ashes at her family's remote old cabin, and drink to her memory. But as the night wears on, old grudges and dark secrets begin to emerge. And when one of the mourners is found murdered, the others are left reeling with the horrifying truth: Someone among them is a killer...and there's more to the story of Laurel's death than meets the eye. Content warning for suicide, murder and mentions of sexual violence.