My Neighbor's Secret
| My Neighbor's Secret | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime Mystery Thriller |
| Written by | Michael Murray |
| Directed by | Leslie Hope |
| Starring |
Nicholas Brendon Chandra West Vincent Ventresca Dakota Goyo |
| Music by | Zack Ryan |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Tom Berry Pierre David Michael J. Murray (co-executive producer) |
| Producer(s) |
Neil Bregman Stefan Wodoslawsky Andrew E. Pecs (associate producer) Josée Bernard (associate producer) |
| Cinematography | Bert Tougas |
| Editor(s) | Ion Webster |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Capital Productions Thrill Films |
| Distributor | Lifetime Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | Lifetime |
| Original release | September 26, 2009 |
My Neighbor's Secret is a 2009 television film. Brent is a grieving husband who targets the family of his neighbor, whom he blames for ruining his marriage. The story centers on Brent's desire to destroy him, as well as his own obsession for the neighbor's wife. The film aired on Lifetime channel on September 26, 2009.
Brent Keller (Nicholas Brendon) seemed to have it all—a successful career as an architect, a loving wife and a beautiful home. Tragically, his wife Gretchen (Natalie Lisinska) was shot by someone unknown to her while leaving work. Casey and Jason Hest (Chandra West and Vincent Ventresca) offer condolences and reach out to Brent repeatedly. At first he rejects it, but when Casey sends over one of her famous dishes, Brent opens up. It starts off as a friendship, but it becomes obvious that Brent has a crush on the struggling writer. When Casey and Jason decide to remodel their kitchen, Brent quickly offers his services.
Through a series of flashbacks we see that things were not going well between Brent and Gretchen. Brent disapproved of her new career as in advertisement, believing she had sold out as an artist. He blamed Jason for introducing Gretchen to Sean (Nick Baillie). Brent grew increasing convinced that Sean and his wife were having an affair. We learn that Gretchen's untimely death was the work of a junkie, hired by Brent to kill her. As if that wasn't evil enough, instead of paying the killer off, Brent poisoned him with some liquor.
While measuring for blueprints for the remodeling job, he goes through the neighbors' belongings. Finding Casey's lingerie, he begins to fantisize about being together with her. He imagines running over Jason, paying him back for ruining his marriage. Through a series of hidden cameras Brent learns that Casey is jealous and suspicious of Jason's medical partner Paula, and also that Jason previously had an affair.
Brent uses this, and other bits of information, to turn Casey against her husband. When Jason is unable to show up at his son's soccer game, Casey's car mysteriously refuses to start. Conveniently, Brent offers to take Austin to his game, while she waits for help. She eventually arrives at the game, thanking him for his help. She quips that she "owes him", and he affirms that he will collect.
As Brent's assistant was going through his books, she notices a charge for gas on his credit card bill. It concerns her that is in the neighborhood where the junkie met his demise, so she alerts the police. The cops go through Brent's background to discover that Gretchen wasn't his first wife, that he was previously married, and he's a "classic abuser". Within eight months of their marriage, she had filed a restraining order. He is now a person of interest in Gretchen's death.
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