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Marcy Howard (Suzanne Somers), television news broadcaster under severe pressure from the new owner of her station to increase timeliness of her reporting, gives heed to an anonymous telephonic message advising her of a significant but unknown event that will be occurring the same evening at a local nightclub that will purportedly be of interest to her viewers, and she discovers more than one would wish to face. When Marcy enters the club, the "Blue Mood", she is aghast at what is before her: six freshly slain bodies, mowed down by automatic weapon fire but she is, as a result, first upon the scene of breaking news, to the keen delight of her employer, although since the killer is still at large, she is expected to follow up the story with revelations that will maintain the station's high ratings. Marcy, along with her closest co-worker, played by Ed Begley, Jr., decide to investigate the case independent of police by not telling detectives, supervised by her former husband, of the mysterious telephone tip but after she is physically attacked twice and additionally learns of her current husband's hidden past, it is apparent that a search for the suspect might very well lead the killer directly to her. From its opening action, the film is manipulative with ongoing efforts at creating suspense, the cameras and scoring being exercised in banal fashion when what is actually needed is a more developed as well as coherent scenario. The work is hamstrung by storyline predictability, with a favoured pleasure of audiences: discovering "who done it" barely at issue, while a television pedigree is obvious throughout, particularly with post-production editing. Somers, who also produces here, gives a strong performance, as does Michael Nouri as her spouse, each demonstrating skillful timing as does Scott Bryce who earns the acting laurels with his intense turn as a ravening media boss. Filming locations are in Los Angeles, including the northeast City districts of Eagle Rock and Highland Park, and there is an adequate budget, principally reflected in top-notch production design by Paul Peters, very well-detailed but unfortunately lacking communion with a foolish script teeming with bromides.

This TV movie was an excellent thriller-mystery, featuring Suzanne Somers as TV network reporter hot on the trail of a dangerous story. Suzanne Somers was in the right place at the right time to get an exclusive on the despicable murders of a bar full of patrons, one of whom was a beautiful young college student. As Suzanne works her investigative reporter magic on the story that could revive her flagging career, she discovers a link between the slain college student and her new husband. Could her beloved, handsome and successful college professor husband be hiding deadly secrets? Adding to the drama were Suzanne's ex-husband, a police detective and her network producer, a popular bachelor with a taste for beautiful women. As the body count rises, you will begin to fear that Suzanne will become the next victim. I was entertained throughout the movie and by the end was wishing this had been turned into a movie series. The characters were interesting and the acting top-notch. It was filmed in the 90's so there was a bit of nostalgia for the fashions and hairstyles of the time.

This movie is kind of cheesy, however it is good for what it is and Suzanne Somers is great as usual.

Somebody can tell me the name of the band that performs the amazing song we can hear when Suzanne Somers arrives at the Blue Moon club and sees the scene of the crime?