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Brokenwood Mysteries
To Die or Not to Die
Season 2
Episode 2
Jared lands the title role in the Brokenwood Theatre Society’s production of Hamlet, but a young cast member, Ben Faulkner, falls dead at the end of a performance. At first the detectives think Ben died of natural causes, until Shepherd smells a lethal poison on the body. Then he and Sims dig deeper into the lives of the eccentric cast and crew.
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1:31:40
A suspicious suicide inside a prison turns personal when Shepherd discovers he knew the victim.
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1:32:07
Animal rights activist is killed while attempting to disrupt the first day of duck hunting season.
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1:32:03
A world-renowned author has been killed in the same manner as his new novel, Knife in the Back.
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1:32:29
Shepherd and his team are drawn into a world of Victorian costumes and science fiction.
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1:32:59
A doctor is found hooked up to an electric machine in an abandoned asylum that lacks electricity.
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1:30:14
When a man dies of a heart attack while cycling, his demise is thought to be from natural causes.
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1:30:49
A professional tennis player is found in the river wearing a wedding dress.
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1:31:07
The owner of an amusement park dies after claiming to have seen a ghost on the haunted-house ride.
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1:30:45
A resident from Sunset Manor, a rest home in Brokenwood, goes missing.
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1:30:12
Family, friends and neighbors are investigated for chilling discovery.
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1:30:41
It appears that Brokenwood might have to come to terms with having its first serial killer.
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1:32:26
A surprise guest interrupts the picnic for Mike’s birthday.