Night Sins (TV 1997)

A female FBI investigator takes over jurisdiction in Dear Lake, a small northern town just as a young boy is abducted. Her investigation leads to a bigger series of abductions and murders ... See full summary »

Director:

Robert Allan Ackerman

Writers:

Tami Hoag (novel), John Leekley (teleplay)

Stars:

Valerie Bertinelli, Harry Hamlin, Karen Sillas

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Valerie Bertinelli	...	SBI Agent Megan O'Malley
Harry Hamlin	...	Chief Mitch Holt
Karen Sillas	...	Dr. Hannah Garrison
Martin Donovan	...	Paul Garrison
David Marshall Grant	...	Father Tom McCoy
Mariska Hargitay	...	Paige Price
William Russ	...	Sheriff Steiger
Colm Feore	...	Deacon Albert Fletcher
Michael Cumpsty	...	Dr. Garrett Wright
Tim DeKay	...	Prof. Christopher Priest
Olivia Birkelund	...	Karen Wright
Katie Volding	...	Jesse Holt
Pruitt Taylor Vince	...	Olie Swain
Jeffrey DeMunn	...	SAC Bruce Di Palma
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Christopher Aguayo	...	Miami Paramedic #2

Storyline

A female FBI investigator takes over jurisdiction in Dear Lake, a small northern town just as a young boy is abducted. Her investigation leads to a bigger series of abductions and murders dating back over 20 years. Her investigation also brings her into a mutual attraction with the small-town police chief who shares her investigation.

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Plot Keywords:

fbi | police | murder | search | child murder investigation | 

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 February 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

El pecado

Company Credits

Production Co:

Michele Brustin Productions, Scripps Howard Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

240 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

SBI Agent Megan O'Malley: I'm too stupid for words. I'm too stupid to live - I should die of idiocy!

User Reviews

Watchable, but the book is way better

As is the trouble with many TV movies, this one was cast with one of the darlings of the small screen regardless of the fact that she doesn't fit in the role. Sweetheart of a romantic comedy or abused wife she can do, but Valerie Bertinelli just doesn't play well here. Neither does Harry Hamlin. This could have been made well as a TV movie using unknowns or lesser-knowns that actually meshed with the book's feel of who the characters are. From the opinions of friends and family, those who didn't read the books thought this TV version was pretty good. Those of us who loved the book wish we would have just re-read it and skipped this movie.