Death in Small Doses

One night Nancy Lyon awakes in pain and dies shortly after - poisoned with arsenic. Her family immediately suspects her husband Richard, who left her temporarily the year before because of an affair. Especially Nancy's brother is keen on getting the children away from the suspected murderer. All evidence points against Richard, but in court Richard surprisingly presents proof that his wife had depressions and maybe killed herself - or are these proofs just fake? -- Depicts an authentic case.

6

88 min

Cast

Richard Thomas

as Richard Lyon

Tess Harper

as Jerri Sims

Glynnis O'Connor

as Nancy Lyon

Shawn Elliott

as Detective Ortega

Gary Frank

as Bill Dillard Jr.

Matthew Posey

as Guthrie

Evan Rachel Wood

as Anna

Collin Wilcox Paxton

Ann Hearn

Mitchell Laurance

Richard K. Olsen

Andrea Powell

as Bridget

Susan Rohrer

as Mary Helen Dillard

Sean Bridgers

as Mr. Carter

Michael Genevie

as Dr. Frawley

Caroline Dollar

as Allison

Ralph Wilcox

as Trial Judge

Terry Loughlin

as Mr. Webster

Bonnie Johnson

as Jury Foreman

Tommy Faircloth

as Surprise Witness (uncredited)

Director

Sondra Locke