William March

A widower suspects that his seemingly perfect adolescent daughter is a heartless killer.

Rachel is a 9-year-old girl who is perfection itself - unless she's crossed or challenged. Several disturbing recent incidents have led Rachel's mother Christine to suspect that her child is a latent murderess. Upon discovering that she herself is the daughter of a convicted killer, Christine becomes convinced that sweet little Rachel is a "bad seed" - an inherent killer who feels no remorse because she doesn't know any better.

娘ローダが通う学校のピクニックで、少年が桟橋から落ちて溺死する。事故に見えたが、所持品紛失や事件直前にローダが一緒にいた事実から、母は娘を疑って……。舞台劇を映画化した衝撃作。