Night Sins

• Director: Robert Allan Ackerman
• Release Year: 1997

Plot

Reminiscent of the "best" of David Lynch, the two-part TV movie Night Sins uses a mysterious abduction as catalyst for a progressively bizarre and disturbing expose of small-town corruption, hypocrisy and perversion. When the 8-year-old son of a doctor is kidnapped from his home in the rural Washington town of Deer Lake, government agent Megan O'Malley (Valerie Bertinelli) arrives to investigate. It soon becomes apparent that this most recent abduction is tied in to a string of kidnappings and murders that have occurred in the region over the past twenty years. As Megan pursues her investigation with the help of friendly local cop Mitch Holt (Harry Hamlin)--to whom she grows extremely close--innumerable local skeletons are dredged out of innumerable local closets. In fact, it seems that everyone concerned with the story is harboring a dark, unsavory secret--including Megan. If nothing else, this offbeat melodrama may well be the only TV movie to feature an evil chess club! Originally telecast on CBS, Night Sins was first seen on February 23 and 25, 1997. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Valerie Bertinelli - SBI Agent Megan O'Malley; Michael Cumpsty - Dr. Garrett Wright; Jeffrey DeMunn - SAC Bruce Di Palma; Colm Feore - Deacon Fletcher; David Marshall Grant - Father Tom McCoy; Harry Hamlin - Chief Mitch Holt; Mariska Hargitay - Paige Price; Joey Miyashima - Dr. Lomax; William Russ - Sheriff Steiger; Karen Sillas - Dr. Hannah Garrison; George Sullivan - Marty Wilhelm; Pruitt Taylor Vince - Olie Swain; Michelle Wilson - Darlene; Martin Donovan - Paul Garrison; Colin Ferguson - Todd; Olivia Birkelund - Karen Wright; Tim DeKay - Prof. Christopher Priest; Katie Volding - Jesse Holt; Clayton Taylor - Josh Garrison; Duane Stephens - Coach John Olson; Jeff Olson - Lt. Olson; Toni Lynn Byrd - Natalie; Sandra Shotwell - Helen; Taylor Burningham - Billy Holt; Lego Lewis - Noga

Credit

Robert Allan Ackerman - Director, Chalres Bornstein - Editor, Richard Brams - Executive Producer, Michele Brustin - Executive Producer, Mark Snow - Composer (Music Score), Barbara Dunphy - Production Designer, Sandi Sissel - Cinematographer, John Leekley - Screenwriter, Tami Hoag - Book Author