A vicious psychopath murders your fiancé, then rapes you. Do you call the cops, fight back, run like hell? Or do you bond with your tormentor? Events that plunge emotionally fragile Hope Masters (Cheryl Ladd of TV's Charlie's Angels) into a living nightmare become more monstrous when, frightened into believing the twisted, self-serving tale her attacker (Sam Elliott) weaves, she comes to view him as a hero. She trusts him, depends on him, lets him become part of her life. And Hope lies for him - a lie that leads to her arrest and trial for her fiancé's murder. The fact-based A Death in California locks a heartbreakingly vulnerable woman, a manipulative killer and viewers in a bizarre dance of crime, punishment and death.
The 1985 production A Death In California, shot by Lorimar and which aired on ABC, is available to order beginning today ( January 19th) from the Warner Archive as an MOD (manufacture-on-demand) DVD. This comes on 2 discs, running 188 minutes and is presented in full screen video and English mono audio. Cost is $19.95, and like all MOD titles is is only available to ship to addresses in the United States due to legal restrictions. Our thanks to Bill Jankowski for his assistance with this story. Here's a look at the front of the package:

 
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