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"Seduced by a stranger. Blinded by passion. Wanted for murder."

1998

1h 33m

6.0(5 votes)

Crime

Thriller

Overview

Alicia, a promising young PR executive, goes home with a handsome stranger, only for the pair to be attacked by a woman with a knife. Alicia kills the woman in self-defense, but then finds herself framed for murder. Unraveling the mystery, Alicia finds herself plunged into a web of deceit from which there seems to be no escape.

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HBO

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Elizabeth Berkley

Elizabeth Berkley

Alicia 'Allie' Brayman

J. H. Wyman

J. H. Wyman

Kyle Jones (as Joel Wyner)

Frank Schorpion

Frank Schorpion

Det. Ed Royko

Barry Flatman

Barry Flatman

Blake Preston

Ellen David

Ellen David

Sharon

Joanna Noyes

Eilen Brayman

Mark Walker

Mark Walker

Avery Shaw

Susan Glover

Susan Glover

Judy Grant

Frank Fontaine

Frank Fontaine

Frank Brayman

Maxine Guess

Maxine Guess

Jane Rawlings

Creative team

Directed by: Douglas Jackson
Written by: Matt Dorff
Produced by: Tom Berry
Robert Wertheimer

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