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Though relations between father and son have always been strained, Buddy reluctantly agrees to the arrangement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen he begins investigating the possible disappearance of a famous local televangelist's wife, he is met with outright antagonism. While the highly-secured husband insists that his wife is simply visiting a relative, the housekeeper who reported her missing fears she may have been murdered. No one, from family members to ministry security and staff to the prosecutor's office, seems inclined to help Buddy in his investigation. In fact, many go out of their way to stop him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut the more he pokes and prods, the more he realises that the Bible-thumping family and their television empire may be an elaborate cover for a less-than-holy enterprise. This is far more than a typical missing person case. 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