Murder Of Innocence

‘A gripping portrayal of a woman’s desperate descent into murderous madness’: The Hollywood Reporter’s verdict on this critically acclaimed drama, which charts not only the frightening progress of Laurie Wade’s insanity but also the chilling blindness of the people close to her who chose to stand by and let it happen.  Initially, Laurie’s life could not seem more perfect: she has loving parents, a beautiful home and a handsome husband who gives her everything she could wish for. But this is where the happy story ends. Beneath the veneer, Laurie is highly disturbed, and as her behaviour veers from the irrational to the lethal, only her husband seems capable of realising just how dangerous his wife has become. Valerie Bertinelli (I’ll Take Manhattan, Touched by an Angel) won critical plaudits for her central performance. Also starring Stephen Caffrey (Longtime Companion), Graham Beckel (Brokeback Mountain), Jerry Hardin (The X-Files) and Millie Perkins (Knots Landing).
Directed by Tom McLoughlin.
1993