Payback: Staged and Confused (TV One, Wednesday, April 23, 2025)

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TV One’s “Payback” returns this Wednesday with a season premiere that takes a seemingly straightforward home invasion and twists it into a knot of betrayal and deceit. “Staged and Confused” transports us to Michigan in November 2010, where police respond to a seemingly routine home invasion call only to find a scene far more complicated than they initially suspected.

Two stabbing victims are discovered at the house, with one tragically pronounced dead at the scene. But a seemingly minor detail—a map conveniently labeled “My House” found just outside an open window—throws the entire investigation into a new light, uncovering what appears to be a carefully orchestrated plot.

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As detectives unravel the threads of this intricate crime, the question becomes not just who committed the crime, but why? What drove someone to such lengths of deception?

The season premiere of “Payback” airs Wednesday, April 23rd at 9:00 PM ET on TV One.

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