A juror on a murder trial begins to believe that the man charged with the crime is innocent — and that the real killer is her own husband.
Acting
Cloris Leachman sells absolute panic in polyester
Production
Made-for-TV constraints create claustrophobic jury room
Direction
Swackhamer wrings maximum dread from minimal runtime
Director
E.W. Swackhamer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Nick Nolte filmed this during his 'paying dues' era, same year as his breakthrough in 'The Deep' fell through—he reportedly took the role for the turtleneck budget alone.
This aired as an ABC Movie of the Week during the network's 1973-74 'fear of the American home' cycle, when suburban paranoia became cheaper to produce than car chases.
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