First up is Sam's junior colleague and confidante Lori Davis (Illeana Douglas), who he picks up in a bar following Sam's failing to meet her as arranged the previous day. After the Bowden family dog is mysteriously poisoned, Cady brazenly drives to the Bo wden's gate to offer the dog leash he's 'found' to Sam's wife Leigh (Lange), who doesn't immediately recognise him.
Later, Cady makes advances to Sam's daughter Danielle (Juliette Lewis) by posing as her new English Literature teacher to make seemingly innocent romantic passes at the girl (to which she hesitantly responds) on school premises - and slip her sexually exp licit Henry Miller novels.
Cady further outwits Sam by staring at Leigh from across a 14th of July parade, being assaulted by the lawyer and slapping a restraining order upon his victim. Sam hires PI Kersek (Joe Don Baker), who becomes desperate enough to have Cady attacked by hood lums only for the deed to rebound upon him.
After terrorising the family in their home, Cady follows mother and daughter to their houseboat on the waters of Cape Fear, believing their husband to be away for the debarment hearing resulting from the hoodlum attack; but Sam is lying in wait for him...
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