EPISODE 1
12 Desperate Hours
Adapted from Ann Rule's Last Chance, Last Dance true crime collection, this Lifetime original follows Val (Samantha Mathis), a mother who finds herself and her young children held hostage by Denny (Harrison Thomas) when he forces his way into her house after committing murder earlier that day. In order to save them and her husband Mark (David Conrad), who was due home at any moment, Val offers to drive Denny wherever he wants and becomes his unwilling accomplice as he goes on a rampage of destruction. Despite the traumatic events, Val builds a rapport with her captor and uses the relationship to help save the lives of bystanders, herself and even the life of her captor. Stars Ben Cain, Tali Rabinowitz, Lanz Duffy, Leo Cocovinis, Alexis Tina Allen, Tamara French, and Arjun Kumar (2023).
1 hr 27 min · Feb 25, 2023
TV-14