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Not a bad made for TV movie (1993) directed well by Brian Grant and written by Dyanne Asimow. Ms. Asimow did well with her material and gave the viewers another angle on rape and rapists. Interesting viewpoint where the rapist didn't come from a messy childhood but did it for the thrill and because he could get away with it. One by one the victims live in one apartment complex, hence the title, and are at the mercy of a possible rapist living amongst them in the same building. Makes for good suspense. The dialog was pretty good and Grant's direction gave the right amount of tension needed.

Hart Bocher, a very handsome guy, plays a cop who lives in the same building searching out the rapist with a vengeance as his wife was at one time a victim of rape before she married the cop. Bocher has some wonderful moments as to how he accepts the news of his wife's early rape, not knowing about it before they were married. How he takes the news and proceeds to live with it is wonderful work by this good looking young actor. I remember him in DIE HARD as the guy who thought he was cool and tried to get the hero to give up ending up being killed in the attempt.

Joe Don Baker plays another cop and gives his usual tough guy humor in the role but really nothing else. Although I thought the role he played was well written. Unfortunately I can't say the same for the leading lady played by Chelsea Field. First I thought she looked years older than Bocher. Secondly, her make up made her look hard and almost like a woman of the streets. Then wearing that tight revealing dress to a party knowing there's a rapist in the area. That was just stupid. And after telling us the time she was raped she did the same thing, wore a tight dress to attract attention. Not a good idea. Her acting was a bit over the top. I certainly feel in all the Hollywood beauties, there could have been a better choice to play opposite such a handsome leading man. Sorry, just this observers opinion.