Very basic thriller is a modest time-filler at best, with businessman Dillman incarcerated by unhinged Winters, avenging the death of her daughter for which she believes Dillman is vicariously responsible. Texturing the otherwise superficial plot is Rossen as Dillman's faithful wife whose premonitions brings her into contact with self-described clairvoyant Whitman, the two forming a somewhat symbiotic alliance hoping to discover Dillman's whereabouts.
Winters is suitably grieved but doesn't have enough material to showcase her talent, whilst Dillman as her unwitting victim is surprisingly insensitive toward her plight especially given his predicament. Does this behaviour implicate him? You'll have to wait to find out.
Whitman and the real star - Rossen - have possibly the best characters, but they're 'discovery' (and more importantly the plot device which gets them there) is just a little too contrived to really satisfy. Despite the plot weaknesses the cast has some depth, and it's good to see TV veterans Roger Perry and Gary Clarke in minor roles, and General Hospital alumni Lesley Charleson also featuring in the second act.
At just over an hour run-time it's compact and might've even served as a pilot for a subsequent psychic /medium type show; then again with a bigger budget and a few more plot twists it could also become a decent big screen thriller. Missed opportunities aside, it remains a watchable if not altogether logical minor thriller, featuring a contemporary A-list cast and some modest tension to keep a casual armchair sleuth mildly entertained.
