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Pyjama Girl murder still shrouded in mystery
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Cheating man: Gerard’s double life
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End game: Gerard is arrested
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What lies beneath: Baden-Clays living a lie
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My wife isn’t home. I don’t know where she is
GERARD dialled Triple-0. “I don’t want to be alarmist,” he told the operator. Calm. Polite. “My, my wife isn’t home. Um, I don’t know where she is.”
Body trouble: Gerard’s insurance cash grab as Allison found
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The betrayal: Allison’s world caves in
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