S2 Ep 8: Murder By Numbers

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Oct 27, 202150:11Society & Culture

Bennington. Spring, 1983-Spring, 1985. Bret lives The Rules of Attraction , then sells Less Than Zero . Bret befriends David Lipsky, then be-enemies David Lipsky.

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