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Death in Small Doses

Death in Small Doses

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 16, 1995

Runtime

1h 28m

Genres

Crime, Drama, Thriller, TV Movie

User Score

60%

Original Title

Death in Small Doses

Production Companies

Robert Greenwald Productions, American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Director

Sondra Locke

Description

One night Nancy Lyon awakes in pain and dies shortly after - poisoned with arsenic. Her family immediately suspects her husband Richard, who left her temporarily the year before because of an affair. Especially Nancy's brother is keen on getting the children away from the suspected murderer. All evidence points against Richard, but in court Richard surprisingly presents proof that his wife had depressions and maybe killed herself - or are these proofs just fake? -- Depicts an authentic case.