Dr. Janet Furie comes to believe that her husband and fellow scientist were set up to die in a lab accident. She blames another scientist, not only for the murder but also for taking credit for her husband's groundbreaking work. When she can't prove her husband was murdered, she spins a web of intrigue and deceit that results in the suspected scientist being framed for another murder that never actually happened.
Acting
Suzanne Pleshette's ice-cold determination masks volcanic grief.
Writing
Tight 75-minute structure wastes zero breath.
Director
Lee H. Katzin
Suzanne Pleshette
Anne Banning / Janet Furie
Ed Nelson
Dr. Martin Becker
Andrew Prine
Sam Howard
Brooke Bundy
Adrienne Klein
Richard Anderson
District Attorney Freiberg
Wright King
Frank Dietzler
Barry Atwater
Judge Romagna
Milton Selzer
Dr. Leonard Schuster
Frank Ferguson
Dr. Andrew Blake
Virginia Gregg
Dr. Sylvia Newman
Joe E. Tata
Dr. Hernandez
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Suzanne Pleshette was best known as Bob Newhart's wife on his sitcom—this role let her weaponize the warmth audiences expected.
Made for ABC's Movie of the Week, this was part of a 1970 wave of female-driven revenge thrillers responding to second-wave feminism's frustrations with institutional failure.
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