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Kaitlyn Dever — doing an astonishingly convincing Australian accent — stars as Belle, playing the wannabe guru as a lonely but conniving young woman who uses lies to evoke sympathy.

Quarterback Brady Smigiel, usually the calm, cool, helpful teenager, was conniving to do something sinister.

They pick up on any and all evidence about human evil and conniving and explain away or ignore evidence of positive human qualities.

Rasmussen’s sisters and widower gave emotional testimony during Monday’s hearing about their pain and described Lazarus as a conniving criminal who used her police training to cover up the killing.

Donald Trump, meanwhile, has never had to make amends and everyone who’s ever been in his inner circle has paid dearly for being that close to his venomous and conniving personality.