Canadian businesswoman Dinah Middleton's is devastated when her teenage son, Alex, is killed by a hit-and-run driver. When the police fail to turn up any suspects, she turns private detective to track the killer down. She traces the murderer to New York, only to discover that the crime is not covered by the extradition treaty between Canada and the US. She becomes obsessed with bringing the criminal to justice.
Robin Spry
Director
Kerrie Keane
Dinah Middleton
Daniel Pilon
Max Middleton
Saul Rubinek
Owen Hughes
Lynne Griffin
Karen Hughes
Mireille Deyglun
Françoise Boyer
Ken Pogue
Detective Sergeant Sullivan
Vlasta Vrana
Phil Grande
Leif Anderson
Alex Middleton
Jacob Tierney
David Hughes
Alan Thicke
Conrad Vaughan
Colleen Dewhurst
Judge
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