Ben Jordan (Rutger Hauer) had just been released from a 15-year prison stretch for the murder of his pregnant wife, and social worker Laura Mathews (Natasha Richardson) was assigned monitoring of his parole. As she reviews his case, she becomes convinced of his innocence... but it's a belief she might have to stake her life on. Steamy and exciting suspenser co-stars Clancy Brown and, in his big-screen debut, Paul Giamatti; Quentin Tarantino got his first screen credit for his extensive rewrites. 100 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.