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17 November 1991 (USA)
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A true story about a woman who fights her brother-in-law's parents for custody of her deceased sister's baby upon learning that her brother-in-law murdered her sister. | add synopsis
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Nominated for Golden Globe.
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Valerie Bertinelli | ... | Angela Cimarelli | |
| Michael Ontkean | ... | Kenneth Taylor | |
| Timothy Carhart | ... | Lt. Robert Fausak | |
| David Huddleston | ... | Zach Taylor | |
| John Karlen | ... | Joe Silvano | |
| Caroline Kava | ... | Janice Miller | |
| Christopher Meloni | ... | Jerry Cimarelli | |
| Joanna Merlin | ... | Frances Silvano | |
| Mitch Ryan | ... | Peter Chappell (as Mitchell Ryan) | |
| Karla Tamburrelli | ... | Teresa Taylor | |
| Andy Hirsch | ... | Andrew Silvano | |
| Vincent Guastaferro | ... | Malinouski | |
| Louise Fletcher | ... | Jean Taylor | |
| Nancy McLoughlin | ... | Marilyn Taylor | |
| Eric Tilley | ... | Tom Taylor |
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This is a very engrossing TV movie, well worth watching. The performances are uniformly good. This movie also contains, in my opinion, one of the best scenes ever seen on television. Not to give anything away, I'll just say watch when the girl's parents go to bed in her house! Absolutely sensational.
It's interesting that actors who used to be known as "good guys" like Gregory Harrison and Michael Ontkean (who is one of the stars of this film) go on in the next part of their careers to play sleazes. Guess it's their good looks, but Ontkean is very good as the husband.
I also liked the Italian background present in the film - and the grandfather's reaction to Ontkean!