''Web of Deception'' is a 1994 American

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directed by

Richard A. Colla Richard Anthony Colla (April 18, 1936 – December 24, 2021), sometimes credited as Dick Colla, was an American film and television director and actor. Life and career Richard Anthony Colla was born on April 18, 1936. On screen he played Tony ...

Plot

Forensic psychologist Philip Benesch (

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) finds himself framed for the apparent murder of disturbed court stenographer Corrie Calvin ( Lisa Collins). When Benesch rebuffs Calvin's advances, she stalks him, showing up on his ferry ride home, and crashing his daughter Alexandra's ( Jennifer Founds) 7th birthday party in a pink bunny suit. While Benesch has a history of serial philandering, his desire to reconcile with his wife Ellen (

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) drives him to reject Calvin's attempts to kindle a romance. Calvin then weaves a web of deception, stealing a handkerchief with Benesch's blood, letters he has written to previous paramours, a coffee mug with his fingerprints, and the gun from his desk. After confiding false evidence of a torrid love affair to her shrink, she shoots herself with Benesch's gun. With the aide of defense attorney Larry Lake (

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) and police detective Fracinetti (

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) Benesch uses his psychiatric knowledge to unravel the nefarious web.

Cast

as Philip Benesch *

as Ellen Benesch * Lisa Collins as Corrie Calvin *

as Detective Fracinetti *

Rosalind Chao Rosalind Chao (born September 23, 1957) is an American actress. She appeared as Soon-Lee Klinger in the mid-1980s CBS show '' AfterMASH'', Rose Hsu Jordan in the 1993 movie '' The Joy Luck Club'', the recurring character Keiko O'Brien on '' Sta ...

as Dr. Sheila Prosser *

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as Earl Stage * Jarion Monroe as Dr. Mike Dunn * Anni Long as Rose Hempel *

as Larry Lake

References

External links

* 1994 television films 1994 films 1994 thriller films NBC original films Films directed by Richard A. Colla American thriller television films 1990s American films {{US-tv-thriller-film-stub