The Basement Talks

2024
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Season 1 episodes (6)

1 The Crime
6/3/24
Abortion rights has turned Boston into a powder keg. As a liberal city with a highly Catholic population, it is quickly taking center stage in the national debate. And then the unimaginable. A man walks into the Planned Parenthood clinic in Brookline and opens fire. Worried that their movement will be undermined, pro-life activists work to uncover the identity of the shooter and bring him to justice.
2 The Two Sides Meet
6/3/24
The man is captured and the trial descends into a media circus. The facts of the case are quickly abandoned in the public square as pro-choice and pro-life activists jockey for publicity and try to control the narrative. Away from the cameras and under a strict confidentiality agreement, six opposed leaders in the abortion debate meet in a windowless basement to address the hostile environment that fed the violence.
3 The Trial
6/3/24
What were the shooter's motives? His writings show a man lost in conspiracy theories. Was this even about abortion? His lawyers call the shooter to the stand, but the Judge won't let him testify.
4 The Verdict
6/3/24
The prosecution seeks the highest penalty. The jury takes two days to come to an agreement. Finally, the verdict is announced. The six abortion activists are left to do what the criminal proceedings could not.
5 The Meetings
6/3/24
The Abortion Talks take a turn. Operation Rescue, a militant anti-abortion group, threatens violence to anyone who participates in the dialogue. The six activists debate going public, but there's a hold out.
6 The World Ends
6/3/24
The activists make a splash, but it is quickly overshadowed by a new tragedy. The scandal in the Catholic church drives the six women's remarkable accomplishment out of the news cycle. The dialogue ends in a whimper. They meet again in a post-Roe world. Can they make a difference today?

About this show

A man carrying a black duffel bag entered a clinic. By the day's end, two women were dead and a manhunt was afoot. Thus began a six year clandestine dialogue between enemies.

Ratings and reviews

5.0
1 review
Katy Bodenhamer
July 9, 2024
A MUST-SEE DOCUMENTARY that gave me so much HOPE <3. Thank you for not approaching a serious, heavy topic from only one side! It’s devastating to see what damage and violence such political polarization can cause, BUT THEN it was so inspiring and brought me so much joy and hope to see these women on opposing sides of the abortion issue come together and put ego and differences aside for the good of all in hope of creating change and a healthy dialogue. May we all learn to do the same! <3
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