Michael Carlin, a teacher, has been having an affair with a much younger fellow teacher Carolyn Warmus. When his wife is murdered, the police suspect him due to inconsistencies in his alibi, and no evidence points to anyone else.
Acting
Jenny Robertson's unhinged intensity saves this.
Direction
Joyce Chopra brings unexpected nuance to sleaze.
Director
Joyce Chopra
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on the real 1989 'Fatal Attraction Murder' case. Carolyn Warmus was convicted in 1992, the same year this aired.
This rode the wave of 'ripped from the headlines' TV movies that dominated early 90s cable, when networks raced to dramatize crimes before the trials ended.
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