Death in Small Doses
1995One 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.
Acted in
Richard Thomas
as Richard Lyon
Tess Harper
as Jerri Sims
Glynnis O'Connor
as Nancy Lyon
Shawn Elliott
as Detective Ortega
Gary Frank
as Bill Dillard Jr.
Matthew Posey
as Guthrie
Evan Rachel Wood
as Anna
Collin Wilcox Paxton
Ann Hearn
Mitchell Laurance
Richard K. Olsen
Andrea Powell
as Bridget
Susan Rohrer
as Mary Helen Dillard
Sean Bridgers
as Mr. Carter
Michael Genevie
as Dr. Frawley
Caroline Dollar
as Allison
Ralph Wilcox
as Trial Judge
Terry Loughlin
as Mr. Webster
Bonnie Johnson
as Jury Foreman
Tommy Faircloth
as Surprise Witness (uncredited)