A fantastic movie, but I can't understand in the beginning, it alludes to being a "true story", when in actuality, it is fiction. This is the most disappointing thing about it. The story line is fantastic and is true human emotions. I can tell some of the story line does not make sense, even when I thought it was a true story. I can assure you, if a state trooper was killed on a traffic stop, the local yokel police department would not be the lead investigators on the case. Even Brainerd being a small town, it is doubtful the Chief herself would go out of town (to Minneapolis) on a follow up investigation. That is why you have detectives. Helluva a story though.