An argument could have been successfully made that the woman didn't deserve jail time. After all, the owner of the house had shot her boyfriend and was getting ready to finish the job when the woman hit him over the head with a board. He would have certainly killed her after killing the guy. I know they went into his house illegally to fool around.

The story goes to 22 years later where the boyfriend is released from prison. Well read, he wishes to resume his relationship with the girl but she is now married to a police officer; she is a social worker and they have a teenage daughter.

Our released prisoner wreaks havoc on the couple. He provokes a fight with the husband which looks like a perfect example of police brutality.

Her dressing up in a wedding dress to calm the fiend was a little too much.

Sorry, 30 minutes into this story, I want the mom bitch slapped for, I don't know, maybe being a bitch. And the daughter dead. The rest of the movie is stupid. The convict took blame for a justified kill of this woman. Cop falls for a police brutality trap. What? No chest camera? Convicted killer words super-ceding a cop. Raw film footage missing. Give me a break!

In the summer of 1992, teenagers "Mina" and "Rese" arrive at what they believe is a vacant mansion. While fooling around, they are surprised to discover the mansion isn't unoccupied. This leads to an unfortunate incident. Twenty-two years later, attractive blonde social worker Ashley Scott (as Mina) meets with a young man. There is nothing to help us understand who the woman is or why we are seeing her interact with the young man. Let's help. First, the young man has absolutely nothing to do with the story. Second, the woman is supposed to be an older version of the young woman who we saw in the opening scenes. Although she doesn't appear anything like her role, Ms. Scott looks like she's worth a 22-year wait...

The beautiful blonde social worker played by Scott has done exceptionally well in life. Check out her swimming pool. She is married to handsome Brookfield, CA sheriff Nick Baillie (as Benjamin "Ben" Gardner). They have a slightly rebellious, mature-looking 16-year-old daughter, Lorynn York (as Hali). Scott's life is disrupted when old boyfriend Louis Mandylor (as Reese Sinclair),from the unfortunate opening crime, is paroled. He wants to pick up where the young couple left off, refusing to accept a "Broken Promise" from Scott. She vowed to wait for him, but moved on with her life...

Now, if you accept the absurdity of the crime, this TV movie had potential. Written by Steven Palmer Peterson, the story gets off to a bad start with the poor opening; specifically, the "murder" doesn't make sense as a murder. You don't have to be "Columbo" to see the so-called killing is an accident. They could have moved the actors into different positions for the crime scene. The piece of wood should identified as magical; it changes position with every shot, in a continuity error...

The strangest continuity slip-up occurs later, when amorous ex-con Mandylor trades in his bright yellow Chevy El Camino for a park scene. You're thinking he sold one of the movie's main attractions, but the car inexplicably returns for all future scenes. While the performers have trouble convincing and the story fabric is frayed, Mandylor does manage well and director Nadeem Soumah makes it look pleasant. The music by David Findlay helps, too.

**** Broken Promise (2/13/2016) Nadeem Soumah ~ Ashley Scott, Louis Mandylor, Nick Baillie, Lorynn York