Dead in the Water

Year: 1991

Runtime: 90 mins

Language: English

Director: Bill Condon

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Ambitious lawyer Charlie Deegan runs a successful practice, has a lover secretary, and eyes a high‑court seat. His domineering wife Olivia, heir to her father's fortune, blocks him. When lover Laura suggests eliminating Olivia, Charlie designs a foolproof plot using despised Victoria, who can aid his judgeship. Greed soon unravels his scheme.

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