Cassandra "Cassie" Stewart loves her job of being an actuary. In this thriller, she uses her acumen in examining the odds to extract herself from one pickle after another.
Cassie had just connected with a new boyfriend, Bobby, when she walked into her apartment to find Bobby and her roommate, Diane, murdered. Then, Cassie herself is conked over the head. She is subsequently arrested for a double homicide and must use all of her resources to prove her innocence.
Cassie is aided by a superstar attorney, L. G. Mennick, who proves to be a slimy power broker. Cassie is also linked up to police detective Rudy Schatz, who senses that Cassie was framed for the crime. The film offered an incisive appraisal of the police, the legal profession, and the courts. In all three of those venues, Cassie finds herself enmeshed in a lethal cat-and-mouse game.
The fast-moving, well-photographed film gets an additional boost from the fine performance of Jessica Capshaw as Cassie. There is a confidence about her character that always seems to keep the odds in her favor in prevailing against a corrupt system and a lawyer out of hell.
Cassie had just connected with a new boyfriend, Bobby, when she walked into her apartment to find Bobby and her roommate, Diane, murdered. Then, Cassie herself is conked over the head. She is subsequently arrested for a double homicide and must use all of her resources to prove her innocence.
Cassie is aided by a superstar attorney, L. G. Mennick, who proves to be a slimy power broker. Cassie is also linked up to police detective Rudy Schatz, who senses that Cassie was framed for the crime. The film offered an incisive appraisal of the police, the legal profession, and the courts. In all three of those venues, Cassie finds herself enmeshed in a lethal cat-and-mouse game.
The fast-moving, well-photographed film gets an additional boost from the fine performance of Jessica Capshaw as Cassie. There is a confidence about her character that always seems to keep the odds in her favor in prevailing against a corrupt system and a lawyer out of hell.