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1''Ties That Bind'' is a 2010 MadeForTVMovie combining Mystery, Crime, and Thriller. It is directed by Frédéric D'Amours, written by J.B. White, and starred Creator/KristannaLoken, Creator/WarrenChristie, and Creator/KristenHager.
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3Hope Webster (Kristanna Loken) finds herself leaving the comfort of her suburban life for New York City in order to settle the affairs of her best friend Rachel Thomas (Creator/KristenHager) who has just been murdered. Little does she know that she is being sucked into a vortex of intrigue, where nothing is what it appears to be - including what happened to Rachel - a vortex that ultimately becomes a fight for Hope's life. Not to mention she has to deal with Peter Wilson (Warren Christie), who has "attractive, dangerous man" written all over him.
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5Not to be confused with Film/TiesThatBind2006.
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8!!This film provides examples of:
9* AmoralAttorney: Meredith Cole.
10* EveryoneHasStandards: Despite her history of accepting bribes from Meredith to let her clients off the hook, Judge Evelyn Rowe finally draws a line when it comes to the case of notorious crime lord Santos Calderon.
11* FakingTheDead: [[spoiler:Rachel Thomas]] turns out to be not so dead after all.
12* LoveInterest: Peter Wilson is this for Hope Webster.
13* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident: [[spoiler:Meredith Cole]]'s death is staged to look like she slipped and hit her head while getting out of the bathtub.
14* MoralityPet: Evelyn Rowe's daughter Tessa is implied to be this for her, seeing as how Bobby Calderon threatening to harm Tessa if Evelyn doesn't get his father out of prison is what motivates Evelyn to turn him into the police, despite knowing that it would end up costing her her career.
15* PoliceAreUseless: Hope Webster actually has to go to the crime scene and do all the work and investigation herself.
16* WhatTheHellHero: Once things have settled down for them, Hope chides [[spoiler:Rachel for allowing her and her loved ones to think she was dead]].

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