
When the Bough Breaks
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Overview
A Los Angeles psychiatrist testifies for the prosecution in the trial of an accused child molester. Later the defendant, who is out on bail, is found dead in the psychiatrist's office, in what appears to be a suicide. Shaken, the psychiatrist moves to the mountains outside of L.A. Not long afterwards a detective he knows comes to him for help. A seven-year-old girl saw someone kill both of her parents, but is so traumatized by the event that she can't remember anything, and the detective wants the doctor to help jar her memory. Soon, however, the doctor and the detective discover that the parents' murder and the pedophiles "suicide" may be linked to a shadowy group of wealthy and influential pedophiles, and that the child isn't the only one whose life is in danger.
Top Cast


Ted Danson
Ted Danson
Alex
Ted Danson
Alex


Richard Masur
Richard Masur
Milo
Richard Masur
Milo


Rachel Ticotin
Rachel Ticotin
Raquel Santos
Rachel Ticotin
Raquel Santos


James Noble
James Noble
Dr. Warren Towle
James Noble
Dr. Warren Towle


Kim Miyori
Kim Miyori
Kim Hickle
Kim Miyori
Kim Hickle


Merritt Butrick
Merritt Butrick
Tim Kruger
Merritt Butrick
Tim Kruger


David Huddleston
David Huddleston
Vicar McCaffrey
David Huddleston
Vicar McCaffrey


Charles Lane
Charles Lane
Van der Graaf
Charles Lane
Van der Graaf


Scott Paulin
Scott Paulin
Rick
Scott Paulin
Rick


Deborah Harmon
Deborah Harmon
Lisa
Deborah Harmon
Lisa
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