In one of the most maudlin moments of "Black-Hearted Killer" (a.k.a., "Heart to Heart"), Juley and Dennis Cummings are explaining to young Vera how their daughter Madison once rescued a little bird and nursed it back to health. Madison named the bird "Peanut," and the sensitive Laura has kept a box of memorabilia about the bird.
There will not be a dry eye in the house after the touching scene above. But little do Juley and Dennis realize that Vera could care less about little Peanut because she is an imposter and avenging angel set on destroying their lives.
The screenplay was especially effective in introducing secondary characters that would fill in the blanks on the missing details about Vera. One of the most moving scenes is when Juley and Dennis meet the Williamson family, and the grateful daughter who received Madison's heart. Through Bethany, a kind worker at the center where Juley and Dennis chose to donate organs, the couple learns that Vera is a disgruntled worker named Riley Leeds. From Sugar, a waitress at a dive called Heartbreakers, we learn that Riley has a violent streak.
The most creative revelation comes when Juley admits to Detective Quinn that she herself was responsible in part for crash because she was texting her daughter to "drive faster" so as to not be late for a surprise party for her dad. As a result, Madison was driving 60pm and crashed head on into the car driven by Riley's twin, Carrie Leeds.
Bonded and tethered together for life with her inseparable twin, Riley never forgave Juley for poor judgment in encouraging her daughter to speed up. But Riley's improvised revenge scheme did not factor in the parents who were still grieving themselves and had the fortitude to stand up to a diabolical monster, as well as to remember the moving story about Little Peanut.
There will not be a dry eye in the house after the touching scene above. But little do Juley and Dennis realize that Vera could care less about little Peanut because she is an imposter and avenging angel set on destroying their lives.
The screenplay was especially effective in introducing secondary characters that would fill in the blanks on the missing details about Vera. One of the most moving scenes is when Juley and Dennis meet the Williamson family, and the grateful daughter who received Madison's heart. Through Bethany, a kind worker at the center where Juley and Dennis chose to donate organs, the couple learns that Vera is a disgruntled worker named Riley Leeds. From Sugar, a waitress at a dive called Heartbreakers, we learn that Riley has a violent streak.
The most creative revelation comes when Juley admits to Detective Quinn that she herself was responsible in part for crash because she was texting her daughter to "drive faster" so as to not be late for a surprise party for her dad. As a result, Madison was driving 60pm and crashed head on into the car driven by Riley's twin, Carrie Leeds.
Bonded and tethered together for life with her inseparable twin, Riley never forgave Juley for poor judgment in encouraging her daughter to speed up. But Riley's improvised revenge scheme did not factor in the parents who were still grieving themselves and had the fortitude to stand up to a diabolical monster, as well as to remember the moving story about Little Peanut.