While Justice Sleeps

A widowed mother and her daughter move back to her hometown to gain comfort. But when a family friend starts abusing her daughter she must do everything to get him convicted. ., Jody, a widow still grieving for her late husband, is delighted when an old friend of the family becomes close to her eight-year-old daughter. But seeds of doubt are sown when the child starts to become aggressive, and when a doctor suggests the child has been abused, Jody has her suspicions about who may have violated her., Recently widowed, Becky Stokes moves back to her hometown with her daughter, Sam, hoping it will get them back through the healing process. But not long after they’re back, a doctor discovers Sam has been abused by the local softball coach, a childhood friend of Becky’s. It’s now Becky’s turn to protect her daughter… but will her anger cause her to go too far for justice?, Upon learning that her daughter was sexually attacked by a family friend, a grieving widow adds rage to the flood of emotions threatening to drive her to madness., Emotional drama about a mother who suspects her young daughter has been abused by someone she trusts. A widow still grieving for her late husband is delighted when an old friend of the family lends support. He develops a close bond with her daughter but when the girl is treated after an accident, a doctor suggests she has been abused., A widowed mother and her daughter move back to her hometown to gain comfort. But when a family friend starts abusing her daughter she must do everything to get him convicted. Cybill Shepherd stars., A widowed mother (Cybill Shepherd) takes the law into her own hands during a sexual-molestation case that involves her 8-year-old daughter. Winn: Tim Matheson. Samantha: Karis Bryant. Spence: Dion Anderson. Rosenglass: Kurtwood Smith. Ivan Passer directed.