In "Deadly Secrets by the Lake," the small town of Thornwood Heights has a history similar to the battles between the Hatfields and the McCoys. In this case, it is the rival families of the Blakes and the Rileys.
In this chilling drama, family secrets are revealed from a cold case that originally separated the protagonist from her family. After leaving Thornwood Heights under a cloud of suspicion following the death of her best friend, Amy Blake, Jen Riley went to New York where she became a streetwise detective.
Now, Jen must return home to help her sister Lauren, who has been accused of murdering an investigative reporter who discovered fresh leads on the Amy Blake case. Amy and Jen had a motto for their friendship in the acronym ARNF: "Always Remember, Never Forget." Jen vows to finally get to the bottom of the two cases in discovering who framed Lauren for the murder of the reporter and what happened to Amy Blake.
Jen gets no help from the three men whose disgraceful conduct led to her exile from Thornwood Heights. Her old beau, Haden Blake, who was the brother of Amy, failed to provide an alibi for Jen at a time when they were together at the exact moment of Amy's disappearance. The patriarch of the Blake clan, Conner Blake, is the mining magnate who essentially runs the town and once blackmailed Jen's father, the sheriff. Finally, the father himself knew that Jen was innocent because Amy visited him on the night of her disappearance. The father shamelessly sent a tearful Amy away, then failed to vouch for his daughter.
As it turns out, the film was disappointing in its failure to resolve the two principal plot strands. While Lauren is exonerated, the main storyline about Amy Blake is never resolved. Clearly, the filmmakers were anticipating a sequel in the ongoing saga of the Blakes versus the Rileys. But the film is still worth the watch if only to learn who has the final line of the film.
In this chilling drama, family secrets are revealed from a cold case that originally separated the protagonist from her family. After leaving Thornwood Heights under a cloud of suspicion following the death of her best friend, Amy Blake, Jen Riley went to New York where she became a streetwise detective.
Now, Jen must return home to help her sister Lauren, who has been accused of murdering an investigative reporter who discovered fresh leads on the Amy Blake case. Amy and Jen had a motto for their friendship in the acronym ARNF: "Always Remember, Never Forget." Jen vows to finally get to the bottom of the two cases in discovering who framed Lauren for the murder of the reporter and what happened to Amy Blake.
Jen gets no help from the three men whose disgraceful conduct led to her exile from Thornwood Heights. Her old beau, Haden Blake, who was the brother of Amy, failed to provide an alibi for Jen at a time when they were together at the exact moment of Amy's disappearance. The patriarch of the Blake clan, Conner Blake, is the mining magnate who essentially runs the town and once blackmailed Jen's father, the sheriff. Finally, the father himself knew that Jen was innocent because Amy visited him on the night of her disappearance. The father shamelessly sent a tearful Amy away, then failed to vouch for his daughter.
As it turns out, the film was disappointing in its failure to resolve the two principal plot strands. While Lauren is exonerated, the main storyline about Amy Blake is never resolved. Clearly, the filmmakers were anticipating a sequel in the ongoing saga of the Blakes versus the Rileys. But the film is still worth the watch if only to learn who has the final line of the film.