An abused battered wife has had enough of husband beating up on her. Everywhere she turns for help, there's not much anyone will do. After he rapes her one night, she sets the bed on fire with him in it asleep.
| Writing | Faith McNulty | Novel |
| Directing | Robert Greenwald | Director |
| Writing | Rose Leiman Goldemberg | Teleplay |
| Production | Jon Avnet | Executive Producer |
| Production | Rose Leiman Goldemberg | Co-Producer |
| Production | Carol Schreder | Producer |
| Production | Steve Tisch | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Charles Gross | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Isidore Mankofsky | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Richard Fetterman | Editor |
| Editing | Michael A. Stevenson | Editor |
| Art | Herman F. Zimmerman | Art Direction |
| Art | Mary Ann Good | Set Decoration |
| Production | Mary West | Casting |
| Production | Ross Brown | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael Hancock | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fred C. Blau Jr. | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Jack Clements | Unit Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stephen Robinette | Hairstylist |
| Directing | Michael Daves | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Robert J. Doherty | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | John T. Reitz | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | David E. Campbell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Alan Bernard | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Gregg Rudloff | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Chris Howell | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Karen McLarty | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Richard Johnson | Special Effects |
