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Blayne Alexander

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Dateline NBC
Talking Dateline: Murder & Magnolias

I'm in Georgia.

Dateline NBC
Talking Dateline: Murder & Magnolias

I'm not originally from here, but certainly lived in the South long enough to, you know, know it.

Dateline NBC
Talking Dateline: Murder & Magnolias

When you talk about those two, they are kind of like this quintessential just Southern charm success story, right?

Dateline NBC
Talking Dateline: Murder & Magnolias

He's a money man.

Dateline NBC
Talking Dateline: Murder & Magnolias

He's got the brains.

Dateline NBC
Talking Dateline: Murder & Magnolias

And she is just a charmer and knows society.

Dateline NBC
Talking Dateline: Murder & Magnolias

And you put those two together and you have magic.

Dateline NBC
Talking Dateline: Murder & Magnolias

Do you find that when there are these people who are pillars of society and, you know, murder plot notwithstanding, we'll get to that in a second.

Dateline NBC
Talking Dateline: Murder & Magnolias

But just when it comes to those folks who are high in society and then divorce happening, there's usually some sort of added drama that's infused.

Dateline NBC
Talking Dateline: Murder & Magnolias

Of course.

Dateline NBC
Talking Dateline: Murder & Magnolias

Well, let's talk about the thing that kind of sets this whole, at least the storytelling investigation in motion, which is this traffic stop that takes place.

Dateline NBC
Talking Dateline: Murder & Magnolias

There are several things there.

Dateline NBC
Talking Dateline: Murder & Magnolias

One, just this very small thing, right?

Dateline NBC
Talking Dateline: Murder & Magnolias

Like you said, in every Dateline story, there's what it is that kind of helps investigators solve the crime.

Dateline NBC
Talking Dateline: Murder & Magnolias

But in this case, it stopped the crime from happening, which I thought was just so fascinating.

Dateline NBC
Talking Dateline: Murder & Magnolias

And then it was just the most unassuming character who really was the hero in this whole situation.

Dateline NBC
Talking Dateline: Murder & Magnolias

Yeah.

Dateline NBC
Talking Dateline: Murder & Magnolias

One of the things that was a theme through this, certainly when in dealing with Aaron, was how do we know that he is to be believed, right?

Dateline NBC
Talking Dateline: Murder & Magnolias

How do we know police can believe him?

Dateline NBC
Talking Dateline: Murder & Magnolias

Will he be believed there?