Tragedy befalls Congresswoman Nell Harrington and her family when her son-in-law dies in a car accident, and Harrington's pregnant daughter, Phoebe, is propelled into a downward spiral. Things gets worse when Harrington learns that her son-in-law was on cocaine at the time of the accident, and her daughter was using right along with him. What does this mean for Harrington's impending Senate campaign -- and the health of Phoebe's unborn child?
Acting
Woodward and Linney tear each other apart with surgical precision
Direction
Uno frames addiction like a horror film creeping through McMansions
Director
Michael Toshiyuki Uno
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Woodward produced this specifically to work with Linney after seeing her early stage work. The maternal tension onscreen? Actually built on mutual artistic admiration.
This aired months before Kurt Cobain's overdose made 'rock star junkie' headlines, capturing a specific pre-heroin-chic moment when cocaine was still the respectable person's addiction.
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