While a major in the U.S. Army, Joe Cheever has a fling with his commanding officer's daughter that results in a pregnancy. Cheever convinces the girl to have an illegal abortion. The abortion goes wrong and the girl dies. To protect his career, Cheever implicates Captain Dennison whose life is thereby ruined. Years later, the Captain's now grown-up sister Katherine marries Army Major Alex Breen, and is stunned to learn his commanding officer is the now Colonel Cheever. She becomes obsessed with getting revenge for the sake of her dead brother.
Kevin Dobson
as Col. Joseph Cheever
Kelly McGillis
as Katherine Dennison Breen
Alec Baldwin
as Maj. Alex Breen
Savannah Smith Boucher
as Anne Haggarty Cheever
Wings Hauser
as Maj. Frank Hollins
John Richard Petersen
as Soldier (uncredited)
Alfre Woodard
as Vicki Teague
Merritt Butrick
as Capt. Paul Dennison
Richard Bradford
as Gen. George Markham
Rick Fitts
as Maj. Bill Teague
Helen Hunt
as Debbie Markham
Dana Elcar
as Sen. Arthur Hagerty
