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Als Cynthia am Morgen nach einem Zechgelage mit dröhnendem Schädel erwacht, gilt ihre größte Sorge zunächst dem Papierkorb, in den sie sich offenbar während der Nacht erbrochen hat. Bevor die Eltern den Alkoholexzess des Teenagers bemerken, muss das Ding schleunigst gereinigt werden. Doch schon während sie sich im Bad zu schaffen macht, ist ihr, als sei es irgendwie viel zu still im Haus. Ihre Eltern und auch ihr Bruder haben ganz offensichtlich das Haus heute schon weit vor der Zeit verlassen ...

In einer regnerischen Nacht nimmt Privatdetektiv Cal Weaver auf der Landstraße nahe der Niagarafälle eine junge Anhalterin im Auto mit. Das Mädchen mit Namen Claire ist eine Bekannte seines kürzlich verstorbenen Sohnes. Sie wirkt verängstigt und nervös. Bei einem kurzen Zwischenstopp steigt nicht Claire, sondern eine Doppelgängerin ins Auto. Erst unterwegs bemerkt Cal den Unterschied. Als er anhält und die Unbekannte nach ihrem Namen fragt, verlässt diese fluchtartig das Auto.

Sonne, Softeis, Kinderlachen: Ein Ausflug nach Five Mountains würde Davids Sohn Ethan gefallen...

Seven years ago, Terry Archer and his family experienced a horrific ordeal that nearly cost them their lives. Today, the echoes of that fateful night are still audible. Terry's wife, Cynthia, is living separate from her husband and daughter after her own personal demons threatened to ruin her relationship with them permanently. Their daughter, Grace, is rebelling against her parents' seemingly needless overprotection. Terry is just trying to keep his family together. And the entire town is reeling from the senseless murder of two elderly locals.

Keisha Ceylon is a psychic. At least, that's what she passes herself off as. The truth is, Keisha's real powers have more to do with separating troubled families from their money than actually seeing into the netherworld. Keisha watches the news for stories of missing family members. She gives it a few days, then moves in, tells these families she's had a vision, that she may have some clue to where these missing people are. And by the way, she charges for this service, and likes to see the money up front.

It starts with a trip to a local amusement park. David Harwood is hoping a carefree day at Five Mountains will help dispel his wife Jan's recent depression, black moods that have led to frightening thoughts of suicide. Instead, a day of fun with their four-year-old son Ethan turns into a nightmare. When Jan disappears from the park, David's worst fears seem to have come true. But when he goes to the police to report her missing, terrified that she's planning to take her own life, the facts start to indicate something very different.

Glen Barber isn't the only person in the small town of Milford with things on his mind. The recession has been bad for his construction business, especially after a mysterious fire destroys one of his buildings. But everyone else in Milford seems to have problems too, as the financial pressures begin to pinch. Glen's troubles, however, are about to escalate to a whole new level.

One chilly morning a man throws himself off a Great Lakes ferry. An apparent suicide, the body is never found. Five years later, we learn that the man had faked his own death. An accountant who had become unwittingly mixed up in a criminal conspiracy, he was being threatened by a ruthless mobster: tell us where the money is or we'll kill your wife and eight-year-old daughter. If he'd been able to hand over the money, he would have done it in a heartbeat.

In the blink of an eye, without any explanation, her family has simply disappeared. Twenty-five years later Cynthia is still haunted by unanswered questions. Were her family murdered? If so, why was she spared? And if they're alive, why did they abandon her in such a cruel way?

It starts with a trip to a local amusement park. David Harwood is hoping a carefree day at Five Mountains will help dispel his wife Jan's recent depression, black moods that have led to frightening thoughts of suicide. Instead, a day of fun with their four-year-old son Ethan turns into a nightmare. When Jan disappears from the park, David's worst fears seem to have come true.

When the Cutter family's next-door-neighbours, the Langleys, are gunned down in their house one hot August night, the Cutters' world is turned upside down. That violent death should have come so close to them is shocking enough in suburban Promise Falls, but at least the Cutters can console themselves with the thought that lightning is unlikely to strike twice in the same place. Unless, of course, the killers went to the wrong house.

One chilly morning a man throws himself off a Great Lakes ferry. An apparent suicide, the body is never found. Five years later, we learn that the man had faked his own death. An accountant who had become unwittingly mixed up in a criminal conspiracy, he was being threatened by a ruthless mobster: tell us where the money is or we'll kill your wife and eight-year-old daughter.

Tim Blake is an average guy. He sells cars. He has an ex-wife who’s moved in with another man. It’s not a life without hassles, but nothing will prepare him for when his daughter, Sydney, vanishes into thin air. At the hotel where she supposedly worked, no one has ever heard of her. Even her closest friends seem to be at a loss. As he retraces Sydney’s steps, Tim discovers that the suburban Connecticut town he always thought of as idyllic is anything but.

A warm summer Saturday. An amusement park. David Harwood is glad to be spending some quality time with his wife, Jan, and their four-year-old son. But what begins as a pleasant family outing turns into a nightmare after an inexplicable disappearance. A frantic search only leads to an even more shocking and harrowing turn of events.

Jeff and genetically engineered spy dog Chipper are on the run from the mysterious and sinister government organisation knows only as The Institute. Due to a combination of bravery, luck and some of Chipper's more useful modifications, they've managed to evade their pursuers so far. But The Institute is closing in, and Chipper and Jeff will have to be stay one step ahead if they want to stay alive....

Da Glen Garbers entreprenørvirksomhed vakler efter boligkrisen, føler hans kone, Sheila, sig nødsaget til at uddanne sig på et aftenkursus, men da hun en aften ikke kommer hjem, frygter Glen, at der kan være sket hende noget. Med deres otteårige datter sovende i hjemmet får Glen bekræftet sin værste frygt: Sheila og to andre er omkommet i en forfærdelig trafikulykke. Sheila er ikke alene død, men det ser også ud til, at hun er skyld i ulykken. Tynget af sorg og benægtelse undersøger Glen ulykkens omstændig­heder selv.

Ein Bild, ein Mord und ein an Schizophrenie erkrankter Zeuge, dem keiner glaubt Thomas ist besessen von Straßenkarten. Dies war schon immer so und da ihm seine Schizophrenie nicht erlaubt einen eigenen Haushalt zu führen, schreitet er unentwegt per Google Street View die großen Städte der Welt ab. Doch bei einem dieser virtuellen Streifzüge passiert etwas erschreckendes. Thomas beobachtet einen Mord. Er ist sich sicher gesehen zu haben, wie eine Frau mit einer Plastiktüte brutal hinter einem Fenster ermordet wurde. Doch als Thomas seinem Bruder Ray das Bild zeigen will, ist es verschwunden.

Ci sono fatti che segnano la vita. Una mattina ti svegli. In casa regna un silenzio mortale. E la tua famiglia è scomparsa senza lasciare traccia. E ciò che capita a Cynthia Bigge il giorno in cui, dopo una bravata adolescenziale e una lite notturna con i genitori, scopre al risveglio che sua madre, suo padre e suo fratello sono spariti. Anche se le successive indagini non portano ad alcun risultato, Cynthia non smette di chiedersi cosa sia successo alla sua famiglia.

Tech millionaire Miles Cookson has more money than he can ever spend and everything he could dream of - except time. He has recently been diagnosed with a terminal illness, and there is a 50 percent chance that it can be passed on to the next generation. For Miles, this means taking a long hard look at his past. Two decades ago, a young, struggling Miles was a sperm donor. Somewhere out there, he has kids - nine of them. And they might be about to inherit both the good and the bad from him - maybe his fortune, or maybe something much worse.

When high school English teacher Richard Boyle comes face-to-face with an ex-student determined to commit an atrocity, his whole world changes. Thanks to his quick thinking, Richard averts a major tragedy and is hailed as a hero, with his face splashed across the media. But not all the attention coming his way is good…Somewhere out there, a memory is triggered by someone watching the news of the incident. A plan is hatched. When Richard receives the first threat, it’s very clear: it’s time to talk about what you did to me…