While there, Gore confronted Montgomery: She knew about the affair she had with her husband, Allan.
That was something that was really compelling to me.
There’s a lot of food for thought there."
Elizabeth Olsen and Jesse Plemons on ‘Love & Death’.Jake Giles Netter/HBO Max
“There is this sort of blueprint of what success looks like.
“They’ve all got good jobs.
They’ve got their homes, their families, their community, their church.
Jesse Plemons on ‘Love & Death’.Jake Giles Netter/HBO Max
The seven-episode series follows not just Gore’s murder, but Montgomery’s highly-publicized trial and the shocking verdict.
Montgomery and Gore’s story inspired another true crime adaptation, Hulu’sCandystarringJessica BielandMelanie Lynskey, released last year.
Both iterations drew fromTexas Monthly’s gripping 1984 two-part report,“Love and Death in Silicon Prairie.”
Jesse Plemons and Kirsten Dunst in ‘The Power of the Dog’.Netflix
Why does the case continue to resonate decades later?
“I respect her opinion so much, and so I’m always curious to know what she thinks.
She’s very, very smart and just has such great instincts and taste.
I would say almost everything, we’re talking it out with each other.”
I didn’t see a downside.”
