Charlotte marries John. Things seem ok; John has a good job and he's going up in the world, working for the government. But every so often he loses his temper and Charlotte gets the brunt of his anger. During the 18 year course of their marriage, there are at least 8 incidents of physical abuse and countless of mental. Charlotte's family and friends tell her to leave John but she keeps going back, most likely because he has convinced her that she would be nothing without him. It finally explodes in a big divorce battle balancing on the cases of abuse.

Cast

Lindsay Wagner

Charlotte Fedders

Michael Nouri

John Fedders

Georgann Johnson

Helen O'Donnell

James Karen

Charles O'Donnell

Ken Jenkins

Hal Witt

Irene Miracle

Elaine

Stan Ivar

Bryan Renehan

Bryan Clark

Martin Ellis

Tom Dahlgren

Judge McAuliffe

Jay R. Ferguson

Older Dotti

Tim Ahern

Kevin

Marilyn Rockafellow

Ellen O'Hare