The Betty Broderick Story
Betty Broderick, the perfect Southern California blonde wife and mother, supports her handsome college boyfriend Dan through both medical and law school. When he explodes into the San Diego legal community as a superstar, Betty is finally enjoying the fruits of their labors. That is, until Dan hires Linda, a bright, beautiful young woman without baggage. Betty’s attempts to fight back and enraged refusals to accept reality only serve to isolate and destabilize her until she loses her very identity. And Dan’s cold confidence blinds him to the bear he has created, and won’t stop poking … until it’s too late.
01. No Fault
Betty thinks she can't be divorced by her rich lawyer husband without her consent.
02. The Turtle and the Alligator
Through medical school, law school and many pregnancies, Betty supports Dan until he hits it big.
03. Marriage Encounter
A worried Betty takes a desperate step to save her marriage, and it works. Until it doesn’t.
04. More to It Than Fun
Betty sees her life has been a sham for years.
05. Scream Therapy
Fighting her new reality, Betty goes on the offense.
06. The Twelfth of Never
Betty faces Dan in divorce court, and it sends her past a point of no return.
07. The Shillelagh
Having lost her sense of identity, Betty can only see her own pain and turn it outward.
08. Perception is Reality
Empathy from strangers allows Betty to avoid facing what she's done, until she can't any more.