Based on a shocking true story and shot in documentary-style black and white by the confident and inspired Leonard Kastle, this is a stark portrayal of the desperate lengths to which a lonely heart will go to find true love. Martha Beck (Shirley Stoler) is sullen, overweight, and lonely, and strikes up a correspondence with Ray Fernandez (Tony Lo Bianco), a charismatic smooth talker who could be the man of her dreams—or a degenerate con artist.
