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Set in Washington D.C. during the year of the Watergate scandal, this is a seductive story of suspicion, fear and moral corruption, told from the perspective of a 10 year-old girl.
Synopsis
10-year-old Marsha is in turmoil following the collapse of her parents' marriage, and the brutal murder of a local boy. When the shy bachelor from next door begins to take an interest in Marsha's mother, Marsha is drawn into a cruel spiral of events that quickly spins out of control.