This film begins with a pregnant woman by the name of "Lucinda Michaels" (Cheryl Ladd) arriving by bus to the small town of Amherst and being greeted by law enforcement official by the name of "Detective Matt Harding" (Nick Mancuso). Since Lucinda is on parole for a previous offense, Detective Harding wants to make sure that she abides by the law and keeps her appointments with her probation counselor. He then drives her to her sister's house nearby and then heads to a nearby nightclub where some friends are waiting for him. When he gets there, he is given a surprise birthday party in which his best friend "Clay Spencer" (Mike Farrall) plays a trick on him by having a stripper pop up out of the birthday cake. A few days later, in an attempt to even the score, he asks Lucinda to appear at a gathering as a blind date for Clay and then surprising him by removing her overcoat. Although the joke isn't that funny, Clay is immediately attracted to Lucinda due to her beauty and charm. Not long afterward, to Matt's horror, his best friend and Lucinda are subsequently married. What Clay doesn't realize, however, is that Lucinda isn't nearly as nice as she looks and he soon gets more trouble than he could ever hope to realize. Now rather than reveal any more, I will just say that I came across this movie by complete accident and after reading a short synopsis I decided to check it out. Although I didn't expect too much initially due to the made-for-television format, I was somewhat surprised by how well it kept my interest pretty much from start-to-finish. I especially liked the acting on the part of Cheryl Ladd who played her part in a solid manner. Likewise, her beauty definitely added to the overall scenery as well. Be that as it may, while certainly not a great crime-drama by any means, I found it to be a decent movie for the most part and I have rated it accordingly. Slightly above average.
