Daddy's Gone A-Hunting

• 1969
• 1 Hr 48 Mins
• Suspense

Cathy Palmer has come a long way to lead an upscale, comfortable life in San Francisco in marrying aspiring politician Jack Byrnes and having a successful career in advertising, a far cry from when she first arrived from England with an uncertain future in looking for a graphic design job utilizing her artistic skills. Although the issue makes them happy as a couple, the imminent birth of their first child will be a good look for them as a political family. Cathy's peace in life is shattered when she believes Kenneth Daly, her first boyfriend in San Francisco, has reentered her life. While Kenneth was initially a knight in shining armor in helping her navigate life in the city, she eventually discovered that not only did he have little motivation to eke out a life of his own either in his field of photography or anything else, he had a dark, somewhat psychotic side an indication of mental instability which led to her feeling the need to break up with him for her own sanity. While she was not going to tell him, Kenneth found out that Cathy was not only pregnant with their child before their breakup, but that she had it illegally aborted. Cathy feels the need to deal with the issue of Kenneth on her own in any hint of scandal in the form of skeletons in their closet would be detrimental to Jack's political life. While Kenneth ultimately makes himself front and center in Cathy and Jack's lives in a helpful manner, Jack unaware of Kenneth formerly in Cathy's life, Cathy ultimately learns of Kenneth's deadly end goal in an eye for an eye.