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When the Bough Breaks

Oct 12, 1986 · 1h 40m
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Crime
Drama
Thriller
TV Movie

PLOT

A Los Angeles psychiatrist testifies for the prosecution in the trial of an accused child molester. Later the defendant, who is out on bail, is found dead in the psychiatrist's office, in what appears to be a suicide. Shaken, the psychiatrist moves to the mountains outside of L.A. Not long afterwards a detective he knows comes to him for help. A seven-year-old girl saw someone kill both of her parents, but is so traumatized by the event that she can't remember anything, and the detective wants the doctor to help jar her memory. Soon, however, the doctor and the detective discover that the parents' murder and the pedophiles "suicide" may be linked to a shadowy group of wealthy and influential pedophiles, and that the child isn't the only one whose life is in danger.

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CAST

Ted Danson
Alex
Richard Masur
Milo
Rachel Ticotin
Raquel Santos
James Noble
Dr. Warren Towle
Kim Miyori
Kim Hickle
Merritt Butrick
Tim Kruger
David Huddleston
Vicar McCaffrey
Charles Lane
Van der Graaf
Directed by Waris Hussein

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
TDF Productions, Taft Entertainment Television
Country
US

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