Stacey Wallace was a widow living with her two beautiful daughters, Ashley and young Bree. A romance with her boss, David Castor, leads to marriage and a new family arrangement. David has a temper, and there is tension between him and Ashley. Next, David is discovered dead.
In what is first ruled a suicide, the police revisit the case when the quick-thinking detective discovers a turkey baster in the trash. The baster was likely used to poison David with antifreeze.
At the trial, the overwhelming evidence pointed to Stacey having murdered David. She also apparently killed her first husband, Michael Wallace, using the same technique with the antifreeze.
Most appalling of all was that Stacey also attempted to pin the blame on her daughter Ashley. This last allegation, which the jury found credible, stunned the judge at trial. He said to Stacey, "among murderers, you are in a class by yourself."
During the screen credits, we learn that Stacey died in prison at the age of 48 and long before serving her 51-year sentence. She apparently continued to maintain her innocence up to her death. But, as presented in the film, the daughter was clearly incapable of committing such diabolical crimes. Ashley periodically visited the grave site of her father, Michael. It was telling that Stacey never visited it.
This story may be summed up best in a single word: chilling.
In what is first ruled a suicide, the police revisit the case when the quick-thinking detective discovers a turkey baster in the trash. The baster was likely used to poison David with antifreeze.
At the trial, the overwhelming evidence pointed to Stacey having murdered David. She also apparently killed her first husband, Michael Wallace, using the same technique with the antifreeze.
Most appalling of all was that Stacey also attempted to pin the blame on her daughter Ashley. This last allegation, which the jury found credible, stunned the judge at trial. He said to Stacey, "among murderers, you are in a class by yourself."
During the screen credits, we learn that Stacey died in prison at the age of 48 and long before serving her 51-year sentence. She apparently continued to maintain her innocence up to her death. But, as presented in the film, the daughter was clearly incapable of committing such diabolical crimes. Ashley periodically visited the grave site of her father, Michael. It was telling that Stacey never visited it.
This story may be summed up best in a single word: chilling.