The political life of Baltimore's mayor may have just got more complicated. His well-healed cousin is brutally murdered. Is it because of suspected mob connections or just an act of passion? The mayor wants the whole situation flossed over and demands the District Attorney's office to cover-up and do favorable damage control. Deputy D.A. Taylor Lewis(Patrick Bergin)happens to be about the only one who doesn't think it is an open-and-shut, slam dunk case. He has nagging memories of a previous wrongful conviction; and goes against the mayor and his boss and pursues the investigation without blinders and hands tied behind his back. It is obvious to everyone that the victim's beautiful wife Angela(Joan Severance)is the only suspect. After all, her previous wealthy husband died under suspicious circumstances. In spite of finding an attraction to her; Lewis goes to the bitter end in his investigation and brings down many people in high places. A good part of the acting is overboard and the movie leaves you thinking you just wasted your time with what amounts to be a watered down made-for-TV project. Others in the cast: Maxim Roy, Michael Rudder, Eugene Clark and Michael Ironside.
Review of Cause of Death
