
One night Nancy Lyon awakes in pain and dies shortly after - poisoned with arsenic. Her family immediately suspects her husband Richard, who left her temporarily the year before because of an affair. Especially Nancy's brother is keen on getting the children away from the suspected murderer. All evidence points against Richard, but in court Richard surprisingly presents proof that his wife had depressions and maybe killed herself - or are these proofs just fake? -- Depicts an authentic case.
Cast

Richard Thomas
Richard Lyon

Tess Harper
Jerri Sims

Glynnis O'Connor
Nancy Lyon

Shawn Elliott
Detective Ortega

Gary Frank
Bill Dillard Jr.

Matthew Posey
Guthrie

Evan Rachel Wood
Anna

Collin Wilcox Paxton
Unknown

Ann Hearn
Unknown

Mitchell Laurance
Unknown

Richard K. Olsen
Unknown

Andrea Powell
Bridget
Susan Rohrer
Mary Helen Dillard

Sean Bridgers
Mr. Carter
Michael Genevie
Dr. Frawley
Caroline Dollar
Allison

Ralph Wilcox
Trial Judge
Terry Loughlin
Mr. Webster

Bonnie Johnson
Jury Foreman
Tommy Faircloth
Surprise Witness (uncredited)
Crew

Sondra Locke
Director
Scott Swanton
Writer
John W. Wheeler
Editor

William A. Fraker
Director of Photography

Robert Greenwald
Executive Producer
Carla Singer
Executive Producer
Philip K. Kleinbart
Producer
Michael W. Stroud
Associate Producer
Elayne Barbara Ceder
Production Design
Shana Landsburg
Casting
Nancy G. Fox
Costume Design
Rita Parillo
Key Hair Stylist
Vincent Fauci
Key Makeup Artist
G. Michael Graham
Supervising Sound Editor
Steven R. Smith
Sound Mixer

Jeff Rona
Original Music Composer
Daniel Loren May
Set Decoration
Lexie Longstreet
Script Supervisor
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