不久之前,安妮(凯瑟琳·赫本 Katharine Hepburn 饰)刚刚和丈夫麦克(罗伯特·米彻姆 Robert Mitchum 饰)携手步入婚礼的殿堂,新婚燕尔的幸福刚刚维持没多久,麦克的种种反常举动开始让安妮怀疑,他是否患有精神上的疾病,她甚至怀疑自己的性命会遭受麦克的威胁。
麦克的弟弟艾伦(罗伯特·泰勒 Robert Taylor 饰)来到了安妮的家中,家里出现的第三人缓和了紧张的气氛,但很快的,安妮就发现艾伦和麦克之间似乎有着无法调和的严重矛盾。艾伦死了,诸多的线索都将凶手指向了麦克,但是麦克所表现出来的无辜却又让安妮经不住开始怀疑起事件的真相来。
When their mother dies, three estranged siblings return to their family home for a weekend to determine what to do about their father, who suffers from dementia.
Based on real events, from the life of Andrea Casamento. Andrea's life, a middle-class woman, changes drastically when her 18 year-old son ends up in jail falsely accused for a misdemeanor he did not commit. Now she must dedicate his days to freeing him from jail. To release him, she has to face the bureaucracy of the judicial system, prisoner abuse, but above all her own preju...
Stacey survives a childhood of abuse and fear, only to face a shocking twist when her brother, Rickie, tells her that he killed their parents. She soon faces further betrayal and legal trouble when Rickie claims that she helped him commit the crimes.