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DANGEROUS INTENTIONS
SYNOPSIS
For years, Beth Williamson (DONNA MILLS) tolerated the abusive behavior of her husband, Tim (CO
RBIN BERNSEN). She refuses to disclose the battering to her family or friends, and manages to keep her bruises hidden from her young daughter,
Laurie (ALEXANDRA PURVIS). One day Beth has had enough and decides she can no longer live her life as a recipient of Tim's rage, so she and Laurie move into her parents' home.
When Tim arrives, all smiles and charm, Beth's stepmother (ANNA FERGUSON) welcomes him into the house. Her parents believe that Beth should return to her own home and resolve her problems with her
husband. Determined to take control of her own life, Beth refuses to leave with Tim. This sends him into an uncontrollable rage and he beats her severely. Fearing for her safety,
Beth presses charges against Tim and the police lock him in jail. Since he is a first time offender, the judge releases Tim, sentencing him to probation but he must participate in a group therapy program. Tim promptly
resumes terrorizing Beth, as he tracks her to her sister's home and sets the house on fire. Now, Beth must flee with Laurie to a protective shelter, a move she has long avoided. Here, Beth meets and becomes close friends
with Kaye (ROBIN GIVENS), a battered woman who has been hiding from her violent husband for several years. The two wo Just when stability returns to their lives, Kaye's husband, Joe (TRACEY OLSON), finds them, and stabs
Kaye to death right before Beth's eyes. Reeling from her friend's violent death, Beth receives a double shock when officials inform her that she must testify against Joe. Though Beth wants to bring Joe to
justice, she fears that testifying will bring her into the public eye, making it easy for Tim to discover her whereabouts. Based on a true story, "Dangerous Intentions" is a compelling contemporary
thriller, portraying one woman's struggle for survival against her husband's violent abuse. While attempting to reconstruct her life, Beth must battle Tim's relentless attempts to find her, amid a legal system which fails to
support her. Beth can only wonder how far she must run and how long she must hide before she can finally be assured a safe refuge for her daughter and herself.
men decide to move into
a house together with their children, where they feel they can protect one another and establish their freedom.
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