A mentally disabled young man is taken advantage of by his landlord, who keeps him as a virtual prisoner until the young man's sister discovers what's going on and tries to put a stop to it.

You can learn more about this story by visiting https://beneaththecuckooshouse.com/#about where Cheryl has published a book on this story.

You can vote for Cheryl as she's in the running to be a Top Host for Ryan Seacrest at this link: https://tophost.org/2026/cheryl-dean

Allegedly is a production of Voyage Media. The series is produced by Nat Mundel, Robert Mitas, and Dan Benamor. This episode, "Landing Lightning", was produced, directed and written by Jason Cheyney, based on the novel "Beneath The Cuckoos House" by Cheryl Dean. Executive produced by Cheryl Dean. Starring Annie Abrams as Cheryl, and Ben Van Diepen as Jake. Edited, sound designed and mixed by Joel Lipman. Original music by Derlis Gonzalez.

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