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11. Split Second

A beautiful waitress marries the owner of a lumber camp and then quickly starts to realize that he is not what she really wants.

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Liz Kelly ( Michelle Johnson ), a beautiful but loose barmaid, marries Steve Dixon ( Brion James ), the wealthy manager of a lumber camp who provides her a comfortable lifestyle. The marriage soon turns sour when Steve becomes violently jealous of anyone who even looks at his new wife. Liz eventually brings him over the edge when she begins seducing another lumberjack, Ted ( Billy Wirth ), in order to relieve her perpetual boredom.

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