A man with a wife and daughter also has a son with another woman. When he dies this little secret is revealed to the wife. She then sets out to make her and her son suffer by trying to throw them out of the house he bought for them but now it legally belongs to his wife. And at the same time, wanting to ensure her son's future, she sues his estate for her son's education fund. While they are butting heads, they both discover that they were both deceived by him.
Joanne Woodward
as Catherine Kennerly
Lindsay Wagner
as Nina Simon
Richard Crenna
as Richard Kennerly
Mason Adams
as Ron Sandler
Heather Langenkamp
as Beth
John Considine
as Jack Blaine
Albert Hague
as Peters
R.J. Williams
as Eric
Viveca Lindfors
as Lila
Len Birman
as Sam Cooper
Gloria Stroock
as Theona
Rosanna Huffman
as Maggie
