William hurt and kenneth branagh star in this romantic drama directed by lesli linka glatter wealthy but impotent businessman arthur barret hurt employs roger martin neil patrick harris to perform the one task he cannot do impregnate his wife eleanor madeleine stowe roger and eleanor fall in love however and barret threatens to kill roger if he returns to the house when eleanor discovers rogers body in a paupers graveyard she believes that barret has had him killed barrets neph