[citation needed] The film's title refers to a statistic suggesting that in the United States, a woman is battered every nine seconds.
[2] Carrie Breiter (Amy Pietz) is a journalist who goes undercover as a crisis line worker.
Richard, who had been jailed for domestic abuse, is released early and shows up at Janet's house, menacing her.
The Los Angeles Times called the plot "absurdly formulaic" and argued that the film cheapened its subject of domestic violence.
[1] The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, although also finding the film familiar and exploitative, wrote: "If it encourages women in an abusive relationship to seek help, or get out, it's certainly worth network air time.