Bed of Lies is a fact-based 1992 made-for-ABC television docudrama starring Susan Dey

Susan Dey

Susan Dey is an American actress, known primarily for her roles in film and television. Her more prominent parts came as elder daughter, Laurie Partridge, on the 1970s sitcom The Partridge Family, and as Grace Van Owen, a California assistant district attorney and judge on the dramatic series, L.A...

 and Chris Cooper

Chris Cooper (actor)

Christopher W. "Chris" Cooper is an American film actor. He became well known in the late 1990s. He has appeared in supporting performances in several major Hollywood films, including The Bourne Identity, American Beauty, Capote, The Town, The Kingdom, Syriana, October Sky, Seabiscuit, and...

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Plot

Based on the true story, Bed of Lies tells the story of Vicky Moore (Susan Dey), a low born Texas waitress, marries Marion Price Daniel Jr.

Price Daniel, Jr.

Marion Price Daniel, Jr. was a United States politician from Texas who served as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives from 1973 to 1975.-Early life:...

, the son of Texas governor Marion Price Daniel, Sr.

Price Daniel

Marion Price Daniel, Sr. , was a Democratic U.S. Senator and the 38th Governor of the state of Texas. He was appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson to be a member of the National Security Council, Director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness, and Assistant to the President for Federal-State...

, thinking she is going to live happily ever after. She realizes that her husband is an alcoholic, drug addict, and abusive husband which eventually leads to her husband's shooting death. She is accused of murder and fights for custody of her children.