sentences:  When Mrs. Hayden petitions for custody of Dani and she still refuses to reveal herself, Valerie reveals that Dani was trying to kill her, and that Rick was only killed when he tried to defend Valerie.Valerie returns home and commits suicide, and after her death Luke Miller tries to help Dani rebuild her life.Although Robbins and the studio refused to acknowledge a connection, some publications such as "Newsweek" noted the similarities between the movie and the real-life case of Cheryl Crane, the daughter of actress Lana Turner, who in 1958 stabbed and killed her mother's boyfriend, Johnny Stompanato, claiming that she was defending Turner from attack.