

Shy sixteen-year-old Stacy Collins can't believe that the most popular guy in school, an attractive athlete named Bobby Tennison, is interested in her. At first she is flattered by his constant attention, but then he becomes possessive and jealous-telling her who she can speak to and what she can wear. Threats escalate into violence when Bobby thinks Stacy has stepped out of line. Soon she is walking on egg shells and living in fear. Having seen the tell-tale bruises, Stacy's best friend convinces her to break things off with Bobby-but in a moment of weakness, Stacy goes to meet him. It will be the last time she is seen alive.
Acting
Fred Savage's chilling pivot from TV sweetheart.
Writing
Surprisingly unflinching for 1996 network television.
Director
Noel Nosseck
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on the 1995 murder of Amy Carnevale by her teenage boyfriend in Massachusetts, a case that sparked national debate about juvenile sentencing.
Sally Jessy Raphael plays the judge, continuing her bizarre '90s side hustle of appearing in dramatizations of stories her talk show probably covered.
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