Legal Deceit
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Sydney Banks' Little Sister in Photo (uncredited)
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Overview
Sydney Banks learns the hard way that being driven and educated is not the path to success;under the wing of Todd Hunter (Morgan) her career takes off. Sydney then gets pulled into corporate blackmail and murder, but with the help of boyfriend Derek (Morris), she begins her own deception.
Release Date
1997-11-18
Average
5.5
Rating:
2.8 startsTagline
Success can kill!
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