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Nov 2023
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Fade to Black | 1. Pumping Pure Adrenali...

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On the way home from a writing trip in New Mexico, screenwriter Gary Devore disappears in the California desert. After a mysterious last call home, in which he tells his wife Wendy that he’s “pumping pure adrenaline” - she begins to suspect foul play.


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