The Perfect Suspect (2006) (TV)

Director:

David Winkler

Writers:

Becca Doten (writer)
Mark Doten (writer)

Release Date:

19 November 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Cast

Brooke Nevin	...	Jo Hansen
Kate Jackson	...	Maureen Hansen
Keegan Connor Tracy	...	Erin
John Furey	...	Det. Gibson
Sean Rogerson	...	Sam Lee
Reg Tupper	...	Fletcher Mathews
John Tench	...	Curry
Andrew McIlroy	...	Haggerty
David Berner	...	Martin Leitner
Steve Francis	...	Jack McBride
Julius Chapple	...	Det. Mackay
Tyler McClendon	...	Officer Morris
Ty Olsson	...	Bartender
Andre Benjamin	...	Can Driver
Aura Benwick	...	Erin's Mom

Also Known As:

A Daughter's Conviction (USA)
A Mother Behind Bars (Canada: English title) (working title)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Filming Locations:

Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Johnson Production Group

Pretty good mystery

Jo is a college student who comes home to Seattle to find out her mother's husband is dead, and her mother goes to jail because she has a drug problem and, in the opinion of the cops, doesn't remember what she did.

Jo is determined to find out someone else committed the murder. But in the process of doing this she is told to stop interfering with a police investigation, and she gets threatened with harassment charges from a possible suspect.

Meanwhile, Jo's friend Erin is splitting up with her husband Sam, who is abusive. An affair Erin may have had could be the reason for the murder.

Another possible reason for the murder: Detective Gibson has a brother who was part of a scandal the deceased uncovered in his job as a reporter.

There are many reasons, in fact, and we get to see all the suspects in the scenarios imagined. But in the end, there's only one who did it. It is entertaining to see all the possibilities.

Brooke Nevin does a good job. At least we feel something for her character, even if her attitude of getting the job done, regardless of who it hurts, is one seen all too many times in movies and TV.

Kate Jackson's performance seems strange at first, but improves later. Her behavior would make sense if she were on drugs, but she had to get off drugs for a psychiatric examination that is part of her attempt to be found innocent.

Doug Abrahams has one of the best performances, as an ex-con who now works at a restaurant some of the movie's characters like.

Keegan Connor Tracy, as Jo's best friend, also stands out, though not at first.

It's a good enough mystery.