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Christina had filed for divorce. Mike suggests that Christina either committed suicide or accidentally fell overboard. Before Mike and Lily leave, Joe gets a phone call, but the person on the line just hangs up. Later that day, Joe gets a phone call from a voice that sounds like Christina who says, “I’m sorry I didn’t say goodbye.”
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gave the film only one star out of five and stated: "A made-for-cable-TV feature released to home video, THE DISAPPEARANCE OF CHRISTINA is a frustrating suspense drama, mostly formula until a surprise conclusion that's only a surprise because there's no surprise." Dominic Griffin from
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