I believe I read every novel Mary Higgins Clark wrote during the 90's. Once I started, I couldn't put them down. They were absolutely mesmerizing, you had to keep reading because you felt you were one of the characters, or at least a witness. Few novelists can imprint that in readers. And we really enjoy that kind of cinematic adventures, you can picture every single event, the mood, the colors, the temperature, the general atmosphere in each situation. Well, this is not depicted in this movie. The characters seem to play from boredom and it is difficult to fathom what they are thinking, much less feeling. Only Nicolette Sheridan is believable, but of course she alone can do very little to improve the script. Go get the book, don't waste your time watching this.