Your sister-in-law killed your brother's new wife. You're her lawyer. Awkward holidays ahead.
Season 1 • Episode 2
LatestBased on the book. A criminal attorney defends his hotheaded sister-in-law who's accused of killing the trashy new wife of her ex-husband, a shady U. S. senator. Refusing to help her own case, her determined brother-in-law must piece together a viable defense while dodging a vengeful hit man. He slowly uncovers a government cover-up, political corruption and the fact that his innocent client has been protecting her tormented teenage son, who shot his promiscuous stepmother after she repeatedly seduced him.
Acting
Brian Dennehy's simmering desperation as the cornered brother-in-law.
Production
Two-night event prestige that screams 'we had leftover Law & Order sets.'
Writing
The sheer audacity of that Oedipal twist played totally straight.
Brian Dennehy
Paul Madriani
Alan Rosenberg
Harry Hines
Jean Smart
Dana Colby
Joe Grifasi
Clem
Richard Masur
Jack Vega
Eric Michael Cole
Danny Vega
Allison Mackie
Melanie Vega
Rosemary Dunsmore
Carla Morgan
Falconer Abraham
Security Guard
Michael Anderson Jr.
Funeral Priest
Brenda Bazinet
Nicole Madriani
Zachary Bennett
Teenage Gang Leader
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Steve Martini's novel; this was one of three Madriani adaptations starring Dennehy.
The 'event miniseries' format was dying in 1996—this aired against ER and got clobbered.
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