This film explores the curious downfall of New York City Police Officer Gilberto Valle III, whose wife reports him to authorities when she discovers his online chatroom conversations about kidnapping, raping, and eating young women. Valle insists the comments were part of a fetish fantasy and that he never intended to act upon them.
The most interesting aspect of this film is the questions it poses regarding the jurisdiction of our legal system. Is the mere discussion of illicit intention grounds for punishment? And at what point does one's fantasy become folly?
Watch it on HBO and Amazon Prime.