Absence of the Good
1999 · 1h 30m · R
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
John Flynn
Overview
Salt Lake City homicide detective Caleb Barnes is under increasing pressure from all sides to crack a string of serial killings that have been terrorizing the city. At the same time, Barnes' home life is beginning to crumble in the wake of his son's accidental death. Will he solve the killings before the stress tears him apart?
Director and cast
- John Flynn Director
- Stephen Baldwin as Caleb Barnes
- Tyne Daly as Dr. Marcia Lyons
- Allen Garfield as Lieutenant Paul Taylor
- Shawn Huff as Mary Barnes
- Silas Weir Mitchell as Jack Gaskin
- Steve O'Neill as Detective Sloan
- James Maitland as Detective Garcia
- Alex Warren as Sarah Quinn
- Michelle Wright as Police Officer
- Robert Knepper as Glenn Dwyer
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