When the film begins, Kate (Elizabeth Montgomery) is talking to her sister, Susan, on the phone. Susan's marriage is over and Kate is concerned about her...but Susan tells her she'll be okay and Kate does not need to travel to see her. But when Kate later tries phoning again and again and cannot get through to her, she decides to drive out to Susan's home--even though they are in the midst of a terrible storm. Once there, she doesn't see her. Most of the rest of the movie consists of Kate walking about the house and property calling Susan's name. Occasionally, the weirdo housekeeper (Eileen Heckart) shows up briefly and later her husband (George Maharis) comes home, but otherwise the film is a one-lady-show with Montgomery mucking about the place. And, that is the biggest weakness of the movie. At 73 minutes, that's just too much time to fill with Montgomery doing a solo act...and the film could have benefited from being shorter. Apart from that, the film was just okay...and not among the better films from the "ABC Movie of the Week".
Review of The Victim
