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murdering his family after he discovered Lisa was having an affair. That night, Davey is found murdered, and
Patterson, believing Steiner may be right, calls for a search of the Devlin home. Nothing is found. Not long after, another attack is reported and Chris receives another disturbing phone call. In a panic to get her children out of the house, she discovers a black leather mask. She confronts Allen who claims innocence but, under the advice of his lawyer, admits himself into a
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Allen, confirming that he really is Ed
Vincent, and that the man killed in the wreck was the real Allen Devlin. She manages to hide in her vehicle when he wakes and finds Patterson’s dead body inside. Steiner, meanwhile, hears a birthday announcement for the Devlin child on the radio and, on a hunch, makes his way to their home. He arrives just in time to shoot Allen before he kills Chris. Days later, Chris visits Steiner and thanks him for saving her and her children's lives.
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a sham, an attempt by
Patterson to falsely accuse Allen of the Vincent murders to destroy his marriage so Patterson could pursue Chris. His theory is seemingly confirmed when a rapist wearing a leather mask is caught. He later visits Chris and Allen, telling them both to be wary of Patterson. Allen is released from the hospital and the case against him is dropped.
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266:. A few days later in California, two men are involved in a fiery wreck that kills one and leaves the other disfigured. It's discovered that one of them is Allen Devlin. Police at first aren't sure which of the two he is as the deceased's corpse was burned, neither had identification, and the survivor has
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Later, a woman is attacked in a park by a man wearing a leather mask. Steiner deduces that this attack is related to similar ones that happened in Ohio that suddenly stopped when the
Vincent murders occurred. He suspects that Vincent was responsible for these attacks that eventually culminated in him
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Patterson discuss the case at the latter's home where Steiner discovers a mural of photographs of Chris. Patterson admits that he is still in love with her and was the one who sent the newspaper article but denies making the calls to Chris. Steiner assumes that the entire Devlin case was
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due to its possibly being inspired by the film, which was submitted as evidence at
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That night, Patterson confronts Chris and warns her about her husband and denies being responsible for the calls. While preparing a birthday party for their son, Chris is attacked by an assailant in a leather mask. She manages to temporarily subdue him and pulls the mask off, revealing him to be
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was "never entirely convincing" and not even remotely memorable, he still admitted that it did manage "to build up a steady stream of scary suspense" and attain "maximum mileage" out of its "top-flight cast." A score of 2/5 was awarded by Joanna Berry of the
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and attempts to remember his past with the help of Chris Graham, a nurse who treated him. They fall in love. Six years later, the two are happily married with children. Allen is a successful realtor and Chris is a
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