Mystery 101: Dead Talk (2019)

Amy Winslow, a distinguished crime fiction expert and head of the Literature Department at Elmstead College, finds herself enmeshed in a thrilling real-life mystery. Invited to Seattle by Tim Bishop, the founder of Teachable Talks (T2) — and Amy's ex — Amy, alongside her father Graham Winslow, a successful crime novelist, attends a conference that promises to be more than academic discourse. However, the tranquility of their trip to Seattle is disrupted as Garrison PD Detective Travis Burke, who shares an unspoken tension with Amy, decides to join the conference, maneuvering an invitation from Graham. The stage is set for a tangled web of personal connections, professional rivalry, and simmering tensions. The conference takes an unexpected turn with the introduction of another speaker, Mitchell McHale, a tech magnate with a grand vision: SLOOTH, a cutting-edge software designed to solve crimes, replacing the need for human detectives. McHale's entourage, which includes his wife Alexis and his COO Billy Poole, is as imposing as the man himself. With potential investors like Vicky Lin in attendance, the conference seems poised for high-stakes drama. The gravity escalates when a member of the conference is found dead, a seemingly tragic suicide that the authorities suspect to be a carefully staged murder. The ensuing investigation is led by Lt. Rachel Knox, a former police academy colleague and ex-lover of Travis. Despite the tension and territoriality, Amy and Travis find themselves drawn into the investigation, forced to navigate the treacherous waters of past relationships and professional rivalry. As they grapple with a list of suspects each with their own motive, they must delicately balance their own investigation with Rachel's, careful not to overstep in her jurisdiction. Unbeknownst to them, another active murder case within the Seattle police department, led by the reluctant Detective Denny Roma, may hold the missing piece to their mysterious puzzle. "Mystery 101: Dead Talk" is a riveting journey that blurs the lines between fiction and reality, where the stakes are high, the relationships complex, and the truth buried under layers of deception.

Mystery 101: Dead Talk is a crime movie featuring Benjamin Wilkinson.

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