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THE GOOD (BAD) SHEPARD

THE GOOD (BAD) SHEPARD
By Herb Schultz

GENRE: Thriller / Suspense
LOGLINE:

A high-powered negotiator at a booming nanotech firm covers up a
deadly confrontation with a con artist, but as a relentless private
investigator closes in, her attempts to control the narrative ignite
fraud, infidelity, and a boardroom coup that threatens to strip her of
everything.

SYNOPSIS:

(This is a five episode TV/streaming series)

When elite corporate negotiator Tracy Shepard is conned by a smooth grifter posing as a biotech visionary, she tracks him down—only to kill him in a violent confrontation she insists was self-defense. Rather than report the incident, Tracy uses her considerable influence to erase evidence, invent alibis, and reframe the death as a sordid accident. But the cover-up fractures her inner circle: her husband retreats into excess, her closest confidant becomes collateral damage, and a disgraced private investigator begins circling with uncomfortable questions. As blackmail threats mount and federal authorities inch closer, Tracy doubles down, manipulating employees, staging fake investigations, and weaponizing corporate resources to stay ahead of exposure.

Set against a jet-set backdrop of boardrooms, yachts, and international R&D hubs, Woe Be to Tracy Shepard charts the transformation of a woman who once solved conflicts into someone who creates them. Each episode peels back another layer of Tracy’s carefully curated power, revealing how control becomes addiction and loyalty becomes expendable. What begins as damage control evolves into moral freefall, culminating in a reckoning that echoes the biblical warning at the heart of the series: when a shepherd feeds herself instead of her flock, the flock will scatter—and judgment is inevitable.

THE GOOD (BAD) SHEPARD

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