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6. Two for the Show

A man murders his beautiful younger wife when she threatens to leave him. He then packs her body in a big suitcase and boards a train, where he is stalked by an inquisitive detective.

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In an homage to Strangers on a Train, Andy Conway ( David Paymer ), a talkative, workaholic husband, is informed by his wife Emma ( Traci Lords ) that she is having an affair and wants a divorce. In a rage, Andy stabs Emma to death and cuts her into pieces. He is investigated by Officer Fine ( Vincent Spano ), a policeman with his own marital issues. After stuffing Emma's remains in a suitcase, Andy boards a train to get rid of the evidence. When Andy discovers that Fine is on board the same train, the two men get caught up in a deadly game of cat and mouse.

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