When I saw this one around the time it first aired, it was mentioned that it was based on actual events. I'm not familiar with the actual case but have no doubt that something like this goes on in many different employers.
As another reviewer said it also brought out great anger in me towards the crooked chief, captain & lieutenant who went out of their way to manufacture grounds to justify termination of Toni Stroud (Loughlin) who followed proper chain-of-command & what would be considered proper procedure. I have no doubt that in some places things like this happen; employers/colleagues suddenly turn against someone they once called 'friend' in retaliation for reporting the criminal/unethical actions of someone else. The only thing that was missing was the end result of the illegal termination lawsuit against the city, though I think she would likely have won as the department blatantly ignored due process in their haste to get her out of the way.
Lori Loughlin, as usual, is absolutely brilliant as Toni, and some of the others are genuinely chilling as the men she once called friends who turn against her, even the rapist who attempts to threaten her out of testifying against him. When he is found guilty the expression on his face says it all....'how dare you!' he seems to be saying.
There is absolutely no doubt that this kind of harassment & blacklisting goes on with any kind of employer, as Toni found out. I have personally experienced something similar to the blacklisting that she underwent, though certainly nowhere near the scale that the fictional character of Toni experienced.
This one deserves to be seen!
As another reviewer said it also brought out great anger in me towards the crooked chief, captain & lieutenant who went out of their way to manufacture grounds to justify termination of Toni Stroud (Loughlin) who followed proper chain-of-command & what would be considered proper procedure. I have no doubt that in some places things like this happen; employers/colleagues suddenly turn against someone they once called 'friend' in retaliation for reporting the criminal/unethical actions of someone else. The only thing that was missing was the end result of the illegal termination lawsuit against the city, though I think she would likely have won as the department blatantly ignored due process in their haste to get her out of the way.
Lori Loughlin, as usual, is absolutely brilliant as Toni, and some of the others are genuinely chilling as the men she once called friends who turn against her, even the rapist who attempts to threaten her out of testifying against him. When he is found guilty the expression on his face says it all....'how dare you!' he seems to be saying.
There is absolutely no doubt that this kind of harassment & blacklisting goes on with any kind of employer, as Toni found out. I have personally experienced something similar to the blacklisting that she underwent, though certainly nowhere near the scale that the fictional character of Toni experienced.
This one deserves to be seen!