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Synopsis
The gory ax-murder of one suburban Texas housewife by another is nearly as shocking as the excuse offered by the bespectacled defendant's attorney: self-defense.
Barbara Hershey
Cast
Brian Dennehy
Cast
John Terry
Cast
Richard Gilliland
Cast
Lee Garlington
Cast
Hal Holbrook
Cast
Matthew Posey
Cast
James Monroe Black
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Dennis Letts
Cast
Marco Perella
Cast
Stephen Gyllenhaal
Director
Cynthia Cidre
Writer
John Bloom
Writer
James Atkinson
Writer

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