Cries Unheard: The Donna Yaklich Story (1994 TV Movie)

Jaclyn Smith: Donna Yaklich

Quotes 

• [last lines] 

  Donna Yaklich : The average prison sentence for a woman who kills her husband is 15 to 20 years. For a man who kills his wife, 2 to 6 years. I was sentenced to 40 years for conspiracy to commit murder. I've served 5 1/2 years, and I filed for a motion for reconsideration of my sentence, which is currently under review.

• Donna Yaklich : I need my pillow.

  Dennis Yaklich : Get out.

  Donna Yaklich : Why, are you talking to me like this?

  Dennis Yaklich : [firmer]  I said, get out.

  Donna Yaklich : [Asking, with tears in her eyes]  What is wrong with you, Dennis?

  Dennis Yaklich : I said, get out!

  [Throws beer can, at Donna's backside] 

  Donna Yaklich : Oww!

  [in pain] 

• [Donna wakes up and gasps seeing Dennis standing over her] 

  Dennis Yaklich : I understand you had a visit with Jerry today.

  Donna Yaklich : I just... I didn't...

  Dennis Yaklich : Tsk, tsk, tsk. You see, Donna, I consider marriage sacred. So, when you do something like talking to Jerry about our married life, it hurts me.

  Donna Yaklich : I didn't mean to say anything that would hurt you.

  Dennis Yaklich : [goes to her face]  You're probably wondering if I'm going to crush your skull and squeeze right here and watch the life drain out of you. I can do that...

  Donna Yaklich : [scared]  No, no...

  Dennis Yaklich : Very easily.

• Dennis Yaklich : [after being told that Patty is pregnant]  How can do you this to me? How can you betray me like this! You know how bad this is going to look for Dennis Yaklich to have a knocked-up stepdaughter, huh? Do you?

  Donna Yaklich : Dennis, please! Please, stop!

  Dennis Yaklich : God, I can't even look at her. I can't talk to her!

  Dennis Yaklich : [points at Donna]  You tell her for me! You tell her!

  Donna Yaklich : Please, don't...

  Dennis Yaklich : God help me find the words. Tell her she's no good! TELL HER!

  Donna Yaklich : [scared]  You're no good. You're no good.

  Dennis Yaklich : You tell her she's disgusting!

  Donna Yaklich : Please don't make me say anything!

  Dennis Yaklich : [yells at her]  THIS IS YOUR FAULT! This is your fault! I put my trust in you and you let me down. Now you tell her!

  [grabs Donna and spins her to face Patty] 

  Donna Yaklich : You look her in the eye and you say that she's disgusting. Say, 'Patty! You are disgusting!" ENUNCIATE!

  Donna Yaklich : [crying]  Patty, you are disgusting!

  Dennis Yaklich : And must leave this house at once! SAY IT!

  Donna Yaklich : And must leave this house at once!

  Dennis Yaklich : FOREVER! Say it!

  Dennis Yaklich : Forever.

  Dennis Yaklich : Now you listen to me. I want her gone when I come back. Do you understand me?

  [slaps Donna] 

  Dennis Yaklich : Do you!

  Donna Yaklich : Yes! Yes! I understand you!

  [Donna cries as Dennis leaves] 

  Dennis Yaklich : And I don't want my son making cookies!

• Dennis Yaklich : [goes to Donna at the mirror after working out]  Watch the mirror.

  [Dennis feels Donna's body and sniffs her and becomes aroused] 

  Dennis Yaklich : God, you turn me on!

  [Dennis slowly lays Donna on the bed] 

  Dennis Yaklich : You don't understand how much I love you.

  [Donna goes nervous and silent thinking of what to say] 

  Donna Yaklich : I love you too, Dennis.

• Dennis Yaklich : [after being forced home from escaping]  Do you know how bad I want to kill you?

  Donna Yaklich : Yes, I do.

  Dennis Yaklich : If you ever try and take my son away from me again, I'm gonna cut your sister Susie's throat and make you watch.

  [Donna cries] 

  Dennis Yaklich : [goes closer to her]  And you know what I'm gonna do to you, huh?

  Donna Yaklich : No, what are you gonna do?

  Dennis Yaklich : [whispers]  I'm gonna slice you up and bury little pieces of you all over the Rockies. And guess what?

  Donna Yaklich : [cries harder]  What?

  Dennis Yaklich : I'll get away with it.

  Donna Yaklich : It wouldn't be the first time, would it?

  Dennis Yaklich : [lets go of her]  What's that supposed to mean?

  Donna Yaklich : You - You killed your first wife, didn't you? You killed Barbara. I saw the death certificate, Dennis. You - Patty said she was perfectly fine two hours before she died. You killed her.

  Dennis Yaklich : [smiles and chuckles sarcastically]  What have we got here? Is this Detective Donna on the case now, huh?

  Donna Yaklich : [in terror]  I want to die! I JUST WANT TO DIE!

  Dennis Yaklich : [mocks her]  "Oh, I want to die, I just want to die!" Well, do the world a favor and PULL THE TRIGGER!

  [takes out his gun and shoves it forcibly to Donna's face] 

  Dennis Yaklich : Here, take it. Take it, take it, put it up to that stupid head. No, do it right, do it right. Put it under here.

  [puts it under Donna's chin] 

  Dennis Yaklich : What's the matter? You can't do it, huh?

  [Donna cries still] 

  Dennis Yaklich : I can.

  [Dennis cocks his gun and points it right at Donna's face] 

  Donna Yaklich : No! No! No!

  Dennis Yaklich : Here comes the pain.

  [Dennis pulls back on the trigger and the gun somehow clicks, Donna goes even more afraid] 

  Dennis Yaklich : [chuckles, sarcastically grins]  Oh, oops! I guess I ran out of bullets!

  Donna Yaklich : GO AWAY!

  Dennis Yaklich : I'm never going away, Donna, I love you. We're just having marital problems, that's all. Heh, heh, heh!