Ellen's life is turned upside down after her wealthy hubby vanishes at sea. Everyone close to her is a liar - especially Ellen's missing spouse. Was this a case of an affair gone bad? A corporate cover-up? Or something far more sinister? The truth can only be found when all of the deceit is finally revealed.
Acting
Marlo Thomas commits to every absurd twist with daytime Emmy dedication.
Production
Gloriously cheap 'boat at sea' effects that aged like milk.
Director
John Sacret Young
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
John Sacret Young was a thirtysomething writer-producer; this was his rare directorial detour into Lifetime-adjacent waters.
Deceit arrived during the peak 'missing white husband' TV movie boom, riding the Laci Peterson media wave without the self-awareness to acknowledge it.
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