My Husband's Deadly Past

From Mental Block

My Husband's Deadly Past is a 2020 American made-for-TV movie that first aired on the Lifetime cable television network. It stars Sarah Butler as a woman whose nightmares about a violent murder turn all too real when a dead body is discovered on her property, and all of the evidence points to her as the murderer. The movie costars Peter Benson, Madelyn Grace, Brendan Zub, and Karis Cameron.

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Karen Croft (Butler) lives in suburban Seattle with her husband Otto (Benson), a hypnotherapist, and daughter Jordan (Grace). Karen has been having nightmares about strangling and bludgeoning a young woman (Kimi Alexander) to death. When she sees a picture on a 'missing person' flyer that looks exactly like the woman in her nightmares, she asks her husband to hypnotize her so that she can get to the bottom of her nightmares.

When Karen comes to, she finds herself standing on top of a tall dam, about to jump. Hugh (Zub), a passing motorist, rescues her. She can't remember going to the dam or why she was there. When she gets home, the police are waiting for her. They tell her that they have found the missing woman's body in the family pool house and that all of the evidence (including a taped confession given under hypnosis) points to her as the killer. She is arrested.

Karen starts to doubt her guilt and manages to escape police custody. With Hugh's help, she discovers that her husband was having an affair with the young woman and killed her when Karen found them together. He then drugged and hypnotized Karen into forgetting the crime, using hypnosis again to brainwash her into trying to kill herself.

Otto has turned his creepy romantic attentions to another young woman- Ruth (Cameron), a flirty friend of Jordan, who enjoys the attention. But when she discovers Otto hypnotizing Jordan, she too becomes suspicious. Otto has already brainwashed Jordan, and she helps him subdue Ruth.

Hugh and Karen confront Otto, who orders the hypnotized Jordan to shoot Hugh. He then tells her to go into the house to kill Ruth and then herself, but Karen is waiting in ambush. Karen uses the hypnotic strobe light to snap Jordan out of her trance. She gets the upper hand over her husband just as the police arrive. Otto is arrested.

Later, at the dam where they first met, Karen meets up with Hugh, who survived being shot.

  • Karen has a nightmare

    Karen has a nightmare

  • She dreams about a brutal murder

    She dreams about a brutal murder

  • She wakes up in terror

    She wakes up in terror

  • Her husband assures her that everything is okay

    Her husband assures her that everything is okay

  • Later, Otto finds a distraught Karen at home

    Later, Otto finds a distraught Karen at home

  • She tells him about the flyer and worries that she might be a killer

    She tells him about the flyer and worries that she might be a killer

  • Otto prepares his hypnotic strobe light

    Otto prepares his hypnotic strobe light

  • Karen is determined to know more about her nightmares

    Karen is determined to know more about her nightmares

  • Otto begins to hypnotize Karen

    Otto begins to hypnotize Karen

  • The light begins to put her into a trance

    The light begins to put her into a trance

  • she begins to relax

    she begins to relax

  • Going deeper

    Going deeper

  • Hypnotized

    Hypnotized

  • Karen finds herself on the edge of a dam

    Karen finds herself on the edge of a dam

  • She's frozen with fear

    She's frozen with fear

  • Hugh helps her down

    Hugh helps her down

  • She has no idea what's going on

    She has no idea what's going on

  • The police tell Karen about the body

    The police tell Karen about the body

  • A recording made under hypnosis seems to be a confession

    A recording made under hypnosis seems to be a confession

  • Otto accuses Karen of having a 'psychotic break'

    Otto accuses Karen of having a 'psychotic break'

  • Karen is arrested

    Karen is arrested

  • Ruth arrives at the Croft house

    Ruth arrives at the Croft house

  • Inside, Otto is having a session with Jordan

    Inside, Otto is having a session with Jordan

  • Jordan is hypnotized

    Jordan is hypnotized

  • Otto tells her that her worries will soon be over

    Otto tells her that her worries will soon be over

  • A suspicious Ruth grabs Otto's gun

    A suspicious Ruth grabs Otto's gun

  • She orders Otto to turn off the strobe light

    She orders Otto to turn off the strobe light

  • Otto insists that he's just doing his job

    Otto insists that he's just doing his job

  • But Ruth plans to take Jordan to get a "second opinion"

    But Ruth plans to take Jordan to get a "second opinion"

  • Otto follows them into the hall

    Otto follows them into the hall

  • He tells Ruth that she hasn't things through

    He tells Ruth that she hasn't things through

  • On his command, Jordan takes the gun

    On his command, Jordan takes the gun

  • And gives it back to her father

    And gives it back to her father

  • Otto knocks Ruth unconscious

    Otto knocks Ruth unconscious

  • Karen and Hugh arrive at the house

    Karen and Hugh arrive at the house

  • Otto tries to decide what to do with Ruth

    Otto tries to decide what to do with Ruth

  • He orders Jordan to guard her while he checks the front door

    He orders Jordan to guard her while he checks the front door

  • It's Hugh, distracting Otto while Karen sneaks into the house

    It's Hugh, distracting Otto while Karen sneaks into the house

  • Otto isn't about to give up

    Otto isn't about to give up

  • He has Jordan hold Hugh at gunpoint

    He has Jordan hold Hugh at gunpoint

  • Then has her shoot him

    Then has her shoot him

  • So that she'll take the fall for his murder

    So that she'll take the fall for his murder

  • Otto tells Jordan to kill Ruth, and then herself

    Otto tells Jordan to kill Ruth, and then herself

  • Meanwhile, Karen finds Ruth

    Meanwhile, Karen finds Ruth

  • Ruth warns her that Jordan is acting strangely

    Ruth warns her that Jordan is acting strangely

  • When Jordan enters the house...

    When Jordan enters the house...

  • ...Karen is waiting for her with the hypno-strobe

    ...Karen is waiting for her with the hypno-strobe

  • She's able to break Otto's hold on Jordan

    She's able to break Otto's hold on Jordan

  • Mother and daughter embrace

    Mother and daughter embrace

  • Karen corners Otto

    Karen corners Otto

  • He escapes out the front door but runs into the police

    He escapes out the front door but runs into the police

  • Otto, Karen, and Jordan all plead their case

    Otto, Karen, and Jordan all plead their case

  • The police take them all downtown (but its clear that they believe Karen now)

    The police take them all downtown (but its clear that they believe Karen now)

  • A month later, Karen meets a recovered Hugh at the dam

    A month later, Karen meets a recovered Hugh at the dam

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