When the Cradle Falls

The lives of a young married couple takes on nightmare proportions when their young child is abducted and they are suspected of murdering him., Disturbing thriller about two parents suspected of the kidnapping of their own child. When Brian and Donna McCarter take their baby son to the casualty department of a local hospital for treatment for a burn, hospital staffer Joan Hollins, part of an illegal adoption ring, spies a chance to pounce. When Justin is subsequently kidnapped, a living nightmare of suspicion, fear and devastation begins for the McCarters., Thriller about a couple who find themselves accused of staging their own son’s kidnapping. Brian (Scott Reeves) and Donna McCarter (Martha Byrne) are loving parents of their nine-month old son, Justin. While Donna is away on business, Justin is taken from his crib at the same time that Brian is involved in a passionate embrace with the McCarters’ babysitter. On Donna’s return, as their relationship crumbles, the couple face police accusations that they have staged their son’s kidnapping in order to cover up the fact that they have murdered him. In fact, Justin has been snatched by hospital nurse Joan Hollins (Cathy Lee Crosby) and given to black market baby broker Helen Sawyer (Linda Gray) – but will the McCarters be able to rescue their son and prove their innocence before it is too late?, Disturbing thriller about two parents suspected of the kidnapping of their own child. When the couple take their baby son to the casualty department of a local hospital for treatment for a burn, a hospital employee, part of an illegal adoption ring, spies a chance to pounce. When the child is subsequently kidnapped, a devastating living nightmare of suspicion and fear descends upon the parents., A crooked attorney (Linda Gray) who helps wealthy couples adopt, conspires with a hospital receptionist to abduct a baby, but the police suspect the child’s parents of foul play. Joan Hollins: Cathy Lee Crosby. Brian McDermott: Scott Reeves. Donna McDermott: Martha Byrne., The parents of a healthy baby boy, Brian and Donna McDermott (Scott Reeves, Martha Byrne) are stunned and grief-stricken when the child vanishes. Making matters worse, the authorities are convinced that Brian and Donna are themselves responsible for their baby’s disappearance. Perhaps those same authorities would be better served if they bothered to check out those somewhat shady employees at the local maternity hospital, notably duplicitous receptionist Joan Hollins (Cathy Lee Crosby) — who in turn is very close with the attorney (Linda Gray) who represents an adoption services that provides newborn white infants to infertile couples…no questions asked. When the Cradle Falls originally aired March 4, 1997, on CBS.