Based roughly on real-life events, this miniseries recounts the story of Jefferson, Wisconsin teacher's assistant Diane Borchardt, who hired teen students first to spy on her cheating husband and later to kill him. The film begins with the murder then traces in flashback the events leading up to it, followed by the subsequent police investigation leading to arrests and eventual murder convictions of both Borchardt and the teens.

Ann-Margret
Diane Kay Borchardt

Peter Coyote
Ruben Borchardt

Leslie Hope
Claire Brown

Christian Campbell
Doug Vest

Tobey Maguire
Chuck Borchardt

Cliff DeYoung
Burstyn

Dean Norris
Detective Pike

Freddy Rodríguez
Michael Maldonado

Johnny Strong
Tim

Hedy Burress
Brook Borchardt

Alanna Ubach
Shannon Johnson

Veronica Lauren
Regan Borchardt

Mary Donnelly-Haskell
Judge Randis Schmidt

Amy Smart
Girl #1

Jann Carl
Reporter #2

Shay Astar
Girl #2
John Patterson
Carmen Culver
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