The story actually had some potential, but the acting from John Corbett was horrendous. Some of the worst I've ever seen. Julie Benz did well. If anything, she carried the movie. I honestly wouldn't recommend, unless you're the type of movie watcher who can look past terrible acting and enjoy the story.

This mystery opens at a trial of a man on a vehicular manslaughter charge. Detective Duncan Hatcher blows his top when the charged man is cleared so easily with a snap verdict of mistrial. He immediately crosses swords with the judge over what he sees as a hasty decision. Sometime later the judge's wife is questioned over the shooting dead of a small time criminal in her room. Even though the shot in the dark scene is shown three times we are never allowed to fully see what's going on. So the judge's wife Elise becomes the main character of mystery. Compromised by suspicion and desire in equal measure Hatcher (John Corbett) can't keep his eyes off her. We are tugged this way and that over what sort of character Elise really is and what motivates her. John Corbett is good as the cocksure and hotheaded detective. You're going to have to pay attention carefully while offscreen characters are being mentioned so often to keep aware of where the plot is heading. This is a fair TV mystery with a bit of a shocker at the end but this not really a movie for repeat viewing enjoyment I would say.

Yes, it's lightweight, and it's a shame to waste John Corbett on a movie like this, but it's sit-on-the-couch-and-wait-out-COVID-19 time, so I watched the whole thing. Formulaic, yes. But at least there's no conflicted romance between the two detectives. The plot got kind of hard to follow - too many characters dropping in and out, and one that was already dead and never dropped in at all. There was menace, but it too was lightweight, though it rose to a crescendo at the end. Corbett's character, soured on romance, is self-protective; reassuringly, he has a warm work relationship with his partner. I like Corbett (check out Elvis has left the Building and My Big Fat Greek Wedding), Gary Cole's subdued his role, Julie Benz was adequate, and I'd like to see more of Kelly Overton when we're no longer watching semi-soothing movies