A Criminal Affair

College students Julia and Erin are creating a criminal profile for their criminology class and meet with their subject, Cole, a man who claims he is falsely imprisoned for a crime he did not commit. Julia is skeptical of Cole, but Erin quickly becomes engrossed with his charming demeanor. But when the girls' professor, Dr. Stone, learns who the subject of their research is, she cautions them to be mindful of Cole's infamously manipulative tactics to gain researchers' trust to prove his innocence. Julia heeds their professor's warning, but Erin throws caution to the wind and sleeps with Cole once he's released from prison. When Erin goes missing, Julia starts a frantic search to find her.

Lifetime thrillers get a bad rap for the simple plot and acting but this entry is quite good, has enough hooks and layers of character twist to pull you in. Not all what it seems - is Cole a master manipulator or an innnocent?