A strong element of "A Mother Betrayed" is the work ethic of the main character, Monica Branson Hooper. Monica and her husband Jonathan have built an architectural firm into a multi-million-dollar international powerhouse. But Monica's world comes crashing down when Jonathan dies in a senseless automobile accident.
Four years later, Monica has rebuilt her life around her little Munchkin named Maddy and her work as head of the architectural company. The screenplay endorses Monica's work ethic as something positive that is tied to her deep devotion to her daughter. Monica's support system has been her assistant Lisa, who works for her at the office and provides moral support to Monica. Lisa also recommends that Monica rekindle her love life by introducing her to Kevin Richardson.
But, unbeknownst to Monica, Lisa is married to Kevin. Along with Kevin's oily attorney brother Jerry and a nefarious creature posing as a helpful psychiatrist, Dr. Summers, Monica is being slowly set up to become mad due to the medications administered by the quack doctor. The only clue we have about this plot lies in a single moment when Lisa expresses dismay that she has not been promoted to partner of the architectural firm.
Two of the unsung heroes of the film are Monica's kind parents, Barbara and Harry, who are among the first to recognize Kevin and Lisa as frauds. The quick-thinking Monica stops taking Dr. Summer's pills, and she adroitly records a confession of her psycho husband Kevin.
A shortcoming of the film was that the dastardly plot of Lisa, Kevin, Jerry, and Dr. Summers seemed to come out of nowhere. The wise old owl Barbara intones, "who knew there was so much evil in the world?" In the case of this film, the evil of the fearsome foursome was almost as great a shock to the audience as it was to Monica Branson Hooper.
Four years later, Monica has rebuilt her life around her little Munchkin named Maddy and her work as head of the architectural company. The screenplay endorses Monica's work ethic as something positive that is tied to her deep devotion to her daughter. Monica's support system has been her assistant Lisa, who works for her at the office and provides moral support to Monica. Lisa also recommends that Monica rekindle her love life by introducing her to Kevin Richardson.
But, unbeknownst to Monica, Lisa is married to Kevin. Along with Kevin's oily attorney brother Jerry and a nefarious creature posing as a helpful psychiatrist, Dr. Summers, Monica is being slowly set up to become mad due to the medications administered by the quack doctor. The only clue we have about this plot lies in a single moment when Lisa expresses dismay that she has not been promoted to partner of the architectural firm.
Two of the unsung heroes of the film are Monica's kind parents, Barbara and Harry, who are among the first to recognize Kevin and Lisa as frauds. The quick-thinking Monica stops taking Dr. Summer's pills, and she adroitly records a confession of her psycho husband Kevin.
A shortcoming of the film was that the dastardly plot of Lisa, Kevin, Jerry, and Dr. Summers seemed to come out of nowhere. The wise old owl Barbara intones, "who knew there was so much evil in the world?" In the case of this film, the evil of the fearsome foursome was almost as great a shock to the audience as it was to Monica Branson Hooper.