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Oct 2023
34m 17s

Episode 1: The Ticking Time Bomb

THE GLOBE AND MAIL
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Wes Naslund gets a phone call from his brothers at the farm. Friends and family describe the domestic abuse they suspect was going on in the Naslund house. A fight at the bar leaves Miles seriously injured, and things at the farm reach a breaking point.

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Our theme song is The Fighter, by Jenn Grant.

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