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
as Candy Morrison
Brian Dennehy
as Ed Reivers
John Terry
as Stan Blankenship
Richard Gilliland
as Dale Morrison
Lee Garlington
as Peggy Blankenship
Hal Holbrook
as Dr. Beardsley
Matthew Posey
as Norman Billings
James Monroe Black
as Dr. Giles
Dennis Letts
as Chief McAlester
Marco Perella
as Rick Slocum
Norman Bennett
as Jim Ramsey
Jerry Haynes
as Judge Scott
