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Dec 2023
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Episode 6: The Mask Comes Off

HBO and The Boston Globe
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Everything you know, everything you’ve heard, is flipped on its head when one morning a man walks to the edge of the Tobin Bridge and steps off, falling 145 feet into the frigid waters below. The death sends waves of disbelief, rage, and guilt through Boston. And it forces everyone to examine themselves and the role they’ve played in a terrible hoax. Learn m ... Show More
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