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2. Bright Boy

The double murder of a social services worker and a deputy mayor lead the detectives to suspect a couple who may have a grudge against the social worker for taking away their children. When they learn that the social worker had taken special interest in a child prodigy being considered for admission to a prestigious, accelerated school, they examine both the boy (Liam Aiken) and his obsessive father (Tim Guinee).

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The double murder of a social services worker and a deputy mayor lead the detectives to suspect a couple who may have a grudge against the social worker for taking away their children. However, when they learn of the importance of the social worker's report on a boy, Robbie Bishop ( Liam Aiken ), being considered for admission to a prestigious school for gifted children, the trail leads to his obsessive father ( Tim Guinee ).

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