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Don't Wake the Dead Man

A quiet dockhand must protect his daughter when a debt exposes the identity of a man the Syndicate believes is dead.

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THE STORY

About Don't Wake the Dead Man

On Tidewater Station, dockhand Cole Andrews keeps his head down, takes the abuse, and raises his daughter alone. But when a rigged debt puts fifteen-year-old Kira in the fight ring, the station starts asking who her father really is - and so does the Syndicate that has spent fifteen years hunting a dead man.

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Why watch Don't Wake the Dead Man?

  • It centers on a father raising his daughter alone.
  • A rigged debt places a teenager in a fight ring.
  • The Syndicate is still hunting a supposedly dead man.

Who is this story for?

  • Viewers who enjoy emotional family-centered drama.
  • Suitable for audiences interested in hidden identities and danger.

What to expect

  • Single-parent struggle
  • Hidden identity
  • Syndicate pursuit
  • Debt-driven conflict

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