Emily. Alternatively, she recognizes Gary as the source of all trouble and persuades Lily to leave him. Though Gary is able to seduce Lily - now pregnant again - back, he agrees on leaving alone the Cheneys and Emily. Meanwhile, Ella, who accompanied Pam to the shelter where she met with Lily and became moved by a poor orphan, convinces Terry to give parenthood another chance. They meet with an attorney to legally adopt Lily's unborn child. Lily commits to the deal but later finds out that Gary has granted the adoption to another couple outside the law. Realizing that her husband is no good, she leaves him to be beaten by another man. Sometime later, Lily gives birth to a baby boy. Gary shows up at the hospital with a new lawyer to claim Emily and the boy. Lily, however, convinces him that they are bad parents and should be brought up by the Cheneys and Sabins. In the end, Gary leaves the hospital, leaving his children behind with the adoptive parents. Cast Cheryl Ladd as Pamela 'Pam' Cheney Polly Draper as Ella Sabin Robert Desiderio as Sean Cheney D. David Morin as Terry Sabin Kathleen Wilhoite as Lily Ward Ted Levine as Gary Ward Amanda and Megan Braun as Emily Jordan Ladd as Waitress Production In a 1993 interview, Ladd commented on the film: "This particular story really grabbed me, and I think that's partly because there's been so much of this in the news. What I loved about it is that there really are no heroes and no villains, just humans with all of their gifts and all of their difficulties." She furthermore praised her colleagues for their acting performances and recalled the film as "some of the best work I've done on television." References External links 1993 films 1993 drama films 1993 television films 1990s American films 1990s English-language films American drama television films CBS network films Films about adoption Films about families Films directed by Donald Wrye Films shot in Los Angeles Films shot in Malibu, California Films set in Los Angeles Films set in Malibu, California Drama films based on actual events Television films based on actual events Sonar Entertainment films