He didn't know how to stop it... she did.
An abused battered wife has had enough of husband beating up on her. Everywhere she turns for help, there's not much anyone will do. After he rapes her one night, she sets the bed on fire with him in it asleep.
Farrah Fawcett Paul Le Mat Richard Masur Grace Zabriskie Penelope Milford Christa Denton James T. Callahan Gary Grubbs David Andrews James Hampton Virgil Frye Dixie K. Wade Heather Rich Justin Gocke Elizabeth Lyn Fraser Ben Fuhrman Kimberley Dashiell Fred D. Scott Patricia George Hoolihand Burke Sherry McFarland Gilmer McCormick Anna Pagan Sonny Carl Davis Delana Michaels Greg Norberg Jeremy Ross Jeffrey Lampert Wayne Knight David Ward David Friedman Freddie Dawson
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