Detective Catherine Palmer is on the trail of an elusive serial killer. During her investigation she meets Vickie Kittrie, who belongs to an exclusive club of women who engage in secret sessions of bondage and S&M. Matters become even more complicated when Palmer finds herself attracted to Kittrie, leading to a brief lesbian encounter. Palmer soon learns that each victim belonged to this club of prominent, sexually experimental women. In order to catch the killer, Catherine must trust Vickie to guide her through the dangerous and illicit underground.
Acting
Ellen Barkin commits fully to pulpy material she absolutely deserves better than.
Production
Seedy underground sets that scream '2000 erotic thriller budget.'
Director
Damian Harris
Ellen Barkin
Det. Catherine Palmer
Wendy Crewson
Bernadine Mello
Peta Wilson
Vickie Kittrie
Karen Young
Mary
Julian Sands
Dr. Dominik Broussard
Stephen Baldwin
Mechanic
Marshall Bell
Gil Reynolds
Beau Starr
Lt. Finch
Bill MacDonald
John Beck
Ellen-Ray Hennessy
Murial Farr
Lara Daans
Dorothy Samenov
Fulvio Cecere
Leeland
Zehra Leverman
Terry Ross
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Damian Harris is the son of legendary actor Richard Harris, making this a very different family business.
Mercy arrived at the tail end of the erotic thriller boom—Basic Instinct money had dried up, but cable audiences still wanted their sleaze with a prestige veneer.
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