Name: Playing the Lie
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 25 min

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Detective Inspector Mike Shepherd probes murder mysteries in a New Zealand country town.

S1 E3 | Playing the Lie

E4 | Hunting the Stag

E3 | Playing the Lie

E2 | Sour Grapes

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