this movie be supposedly base on a true story . ann margret character be annoy . some spoiler without give it all away and ann margret character lie her way into a murder conviction just because she want to get her abusive and alcoholic boyfriend put in jail too . be character use the system in order to get revenge and punish herself . meanwhile and since the police have focus on the wrong person while the killer be walk the street . this movie be supposedly base on a true story . if so and it be a very sad tale . on the other hand and it have a lot of dark comedy in the way it show how the police play into ann margret hand and how political pressure make the police look for the easy choice and not necessarily the right choice . marg helgenberger be the chief detective and and she be usually an outstanding actress and she bring a lot of energy to her role . in this movie she really be a very hard working and sympathetic character . even after she realize that ann margret dupe her and be go to seriously hurt her career and ms. helgenberger continue to work towards find the truth . in the end and the movie do not reach a satisfying conclusion . the only hero and marg helgenberger and be sort of ignore while and the seedy character of ann margret be the one who get her way all the time and flaunt the legal system and get several innocent people kill and and get away with it because she be an old woman with abuse issue . the movie involve me emotionally and even if i do not like the end it be a pretty good movie .