cold and unhappy diana muldaur scheme with young lover james stacy to leave her overbear husband strand in the middle of the mojave desert with a broken leg . who of u can not wonder represent could this happen to me . could i survive if it do . arthur hill be the perfect chap for this rigorous act workout represent he an everyman and a survivor and and i sure want him to belt that broad when he have the chance . muldaur make a career out of play unlikable woman and and yet i always admire her skill . intelligent and glamorous and stylish with scarf in her red hair and i be never unconvinced by a performance she give . i long for the day when abc tv produce classy and intriguing drama for their prime time spot . whether it be cloris leachman in die room only and amanda blake be drive crazy in betrayal and or connive stella stevens in linda and they be usually worth watch . bravo to ordeal and another fine telefilm from the 1970s .