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Threats and Promises

THREATS & PROMISES tells the story of two men who confessed and spent ten years in prison for the 1991 Yogurt Shop murder case, the biggest, unsolved murder case in Austin history. DNA testing led to the release of Michael Scott and Robert Springsteen in 2009, and all but exonerated them; however, the state of Texas maintains that their confessions are valid and, 20 years later, is still looking for a way to connect Scott and Springsteen to the crime. The film explores the psychology of confession and attempts to explain the reasons people confess to crimes they didn't commit.