Charles Lattimore, an English professor played by Brosnan, gives his class an assignment to plot a murder, but after a student and someone else dies, he becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation. Realising that the theoretical murder plot has been used to set him up - Lattimore has no alibi, and he begins to suspect that the subject of his book has arranged the killing to get back at him for the evidence Lattimore gave during the trial. He is faced with finding a way to foil the plan he helped create.
Before donning a tux and a Walther PPK, Pierce Brosnan starred in some good TV movies, and this murder mystery is one of them. It's slickly-plotted, gripping, well-written and the killer is the least likely - Pierce Brosnan is excellent as the professor, smooth as ever but human. He's ably assisted with a good cast.
Before donning a tux and a Walther PPK, Pierce Brosnan starred in some good TV movies, and this murder mystery is one of them. It's slickly-plotted, gripping, well-written and the killer is the least likely - Pierce Brosnan is excellent as the professor, smooth as ever but human. He's ably assisted with a good cast.