I purchased this DVD because it had Leslie Hope in the cast. She always brightens up an otherwise lackluster film. Well, it happens here too. I thought the film held together until about the halfway point. Then the whole effort collapsed.
Architect Paul Stewart (James McCaffrey) has lost his beloved wife in an automobile accident. He has just received a substantial check from the wife's life insurance policy. His close friend and coworker Evelyn Hayes (Polly Draper) has been a comforting presence at work and socially. When Laura Pierce (Leslie Hope) rings Paul's doorbell and claims to be an acquaintance of his dead wife, sparks start to fly.
Evelyn invites Paul and his new lady friend to visit her and her boyfriend Arthur Martin (John DeLancie) on the boat where they both live. Evelyn is very protective of Paul and starts to suspect that there is something very phony about Laura Pierce. Evelyn gets into Laura's purse and finds out her real name is Laura Steele. Evelyn does some background checking into Laura and confronts her with the discrepancies in Laura's claimed identity.
It turns out that Laura is working a con on Paul under the direction of Victor Kraft (John Glover). Apparently, the goal is to separate Paul from his insurance check. Paul has fallen hard for Laura and is outraged when Evelyn presents him with evidence that Laura has been stringing him along. Paul breaks off his relationship with Laura and Evelyn takes the opportunity to dump her old lover Arthur and move in with emotionally devastated Paul.
Into this straightforward story, the plot suddenly takes a twist (surprise, surprise). It turns out that Evelyn and Victor have been working together to stage a fatal automobile accident for Paul's wife. Evelyn wants to hook up romantically with Paul and help spend the life insurance check. Given this scenario, why is Evelyn unaware of Laura's relationship with Victor?
The life insurance company is suspiciously weak in paying out a huge settlement with no apparent attempt to determine if Paul's wife was really murdered. A staged crash will unavoidably leave clues to its real nature under a detailed examination. The workers at the two wrecking yards where the two cars involved in Paul's wife's death reside could reap a rich reward from the insurance company if they reveal that the crash was deliberate and thus freeing the company from liability.
Well, true love triumphs again here. Evelyn shoots Victor and collapses in tears when Paul learns the truth about her involvement in his wife's death. Laura and Paul reconcile and live happy lives spending the insurance money.
Architect Paul Stewart (James McCaffrey) has lost his beloved wife in an automobile accident. He has just received a substantial check from the wife's life insurance policy. His close friend and coworker Evelyn Hayes (Polly Draper) has been a comforting presence at work and socially. When Laura Pierce (Leslie Hope) rings Paul's doorbell and claims to be an acquaintance of his dead wife, sparks start to fly.
Evelyn invites Paul and his new lady friend to visit her and her boyfriend Arthur Martin (John DeLancie) on the boat where they both live. Evelyn is very protective of Paul and starts to suspect that there is something very phony about Laura Pierce. Evelyn gets into Laura's purse and finds out her real name is Laura Steele. Evelyn does some background checking into Laura and confronts her with the discrepancies in Laura's claimed identity.
It turns out that Laura is working a con on Paul under the direction of Victor Kraft (John Glover). Apparently, the goal is to separate Paul from his insurance check. Paul has fallen hard for Laura and is outraged when Evelyn presents him with evidence that Laura has been stringing him along. Paul breaks off his relationship with Laura and Evelyn takes the opportunity to dump her old lover Arthur and move in with emotionally devastated Paul.
Into this straightforward story, the plot suddenly takes a twist (surprise, surprise). It turns out that Evelyn and Victor have been working together to stage a fatal automobile accident for Paul's wife. Evelyn wants to hook up romantically with Paul and help spend the life insurance check. Given this scenario, why is Evelyn unaware of Laura's relationship with Victor?
The life insurance company is suspiciously weak in paying out a huge settlement with no apparent attempt to determine if Paul's wife was really murdered. A staged crash will unavoidably leave clues to its real nature under a detailed examination. The workers at the two wrecking yards where the two cars involved in Paul's wife's death reside could reap a rich reward from the insurance company if they reveal that the crash was deliberate and thus freeing the company from liability.
Well, true love triumphs again here. Evelyn shoots Victor and collapses in tears when Paul learns the truth about her involvement in his wife's death. Laura and Paul reconcile and live happy lives spending the insurance money.
