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Dr. Rachel Lindsay (Kate Jackson), a horse therapist working with autistic children, is struggling with her loveless marriage to Paul (Art Hindle), a building contractor, while raising their two daughters Sylvie (Tori [=McPetrie=]) and Livy (Kristin Fairlie) almost by herself. When young Steven Harvott (Kevin Zegers) starts taking lessons at her stable, she finds herself falling in love with his recently-divorced father Michael (Robert Desiderio).

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Dr. Rachel Lindsay (Kate Jackson), (Creator/KateJackson), a horse therapist working with autistic children, is struggling with her loveless marriage to Paul (Art Hindle), (Creator/ArtHindle), a building contractor, while raising their two daughters Sylvie (Tori [=McPetrie=]) and Livy (Kristin Fairlie) almost by herself. When young Steven Harvott (Kevin Zegers) starts taking lessons at her stable, she finds herself falling in love with his recently-divorced father Michael (Robert Desiderio).
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%%* CharacterShilling: Michael tells Rachel, "You're honest. And kind. And understanding," right before they kiss.
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* CharacterShilling: Michael tells Rachel, "You're honest. And kind. And understanding," right before they kiss.

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* %%* CharacterShilling: Michael tells Rachel, "You're honest. And kind. And understanding," right before they kiss.

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* FlowersOfRomance: After their first kiss, Rachel tries to avoid Michael, leading him to send flowers to her office.



* PunchAWall: Rachel takes out her frustration with Paul by punching a file cabinet, right as Michael walks into the room for their first meeting.

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* PunchAWall: Rachel takes out her frustration with Paul by punching a file cabinet, right as Michael walks into the room for their first meeting. He later tells her that this led to LoveAtFirstSight because he knew she was a passionate woman.

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Dr. Rachel Lindsay (Kate Jackson), a horse therapist working with autistic children, is struggling with her loveless marriage to Paul (Art Hindle), a building contractor, while raising their two daughters Sylvie (Tori [=McPetrie=]) and Livy (Kristin Fairlie) almost by herself. When young Steven Harvett (Kevin Zegers) starts taking classes at her clinic, she finds herself falling in love with his recently-divorced father Michael (Robert Desiderio).

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Dr. Rachel Lindsay (Kate Jackson), a horse therapist working with autistic children, is struggling with her loveless marriage to Paul (Art Hindle), a building contractor, while raising their two daughters Sylvie (Tori [=McPetrie=]) and Livy (Kristin Fairlie) almost by herself. When young Steven Harvett Harvott (Kevin Zegers) starts taking classes lessons at her clinic, stable, she finds herself falling in love with his recently-divorced father Michael (Robert Desiderio).



* AndStarring: …and Robert Desiderio as Michael Harvott.



* ComfortingComforter: When Rachel visits the Harvett family home, she sees Steven asleep in his bed and pulls a blanket over him.

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* ComfortingComforter: When Rachel visits the Harvett Harvott family home, she sees Steven asleep in his bed and pulls a blanket over him.



* TantrumThrowing: Implied. When Rachel arrives at the Harvett house after Steven has had a massive meltdown, everything has been knocked over and there are plants smashed on the floor.

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* TantrumThrowing: Implied. When Rachel arrives at the Harvett Harvott house after Steven has had a massive meltdown, everything has been knocked over and there are plants smashed on the floor.

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* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Rachel and Paul have been friends since kindergarten.

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* CharacterShilling: Michael tells Rachel, "You're honest. And kind. And understanding," right before they kiss.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Rachel and Paul have been went to kindergarten together. Their parents were friends since kindergarten.and pushed them together, so they hated each other until their hormones kicked in.



* FollowYourHeart: Rachel gives this advice about interacting with autistic children. Later, Michael repeats it before they have sex.

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* FollowYourHeart: Rachel gives this advice about interacting with autistic children. tells Michael to "listen to your heart" while trying to understand Steven. Later, Michael repeats it her advice before they have sex.



* ParentalAbandonment: Michael's ex-wife Yvonne essentially abandoned Steven after the divorce, apparently finding him too difficult to deal with. Michael is struggling now because Yvonne was better at reading Steven's body language than he is.

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* ParentalAbandonment: Michael's ex-wife Yvonne essentially abandoned Steven after the divorce, apparently finding him too difficult to deal with. Now her only interaction with him consists of sending postcards of animals. Michael is struggling now because Yvonne was better at reading Steven's body language than he is.


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* TantrumThrowing: Implied. When Rachel arrives at the Harvett house after Steven has had a massive meltdown, everything has been knocked over and there are plants smashed on the floor.
* WhyCouldntYouBeDifferent: Michael feels that Steven's autism is a penance for marrying Yvonne, who he knew was the wrong person, and sometimes finds it "very difficult" to love him.

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* MarriedToTheJob: Paul never has time to pick up the kids or emotionally support Rachel because he's always busy with a deal.

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* DaddyDidntShow: Paul at first, and later Rachel as she starts putting more time and energy into the affair. Once she forgets to pick up Livy from school; Livy is terrified, thinking she died in a car accident.
* FollowYourHeart: Rachel gives this advice about interacting with autistic children. Later, Michael repeats it before they have sex.
* MarriedToTheJob: Paul never has time to pick up the kids or emotionally support Rachel because he's always busy with a deal. deal.
* NoTellMotel: The Hillcrest Motel, the site of all Michael and Rachel's trysts after the first, where they rent for three hours at a time.

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* MarriedToTheJob: Paul never has time to pick up the kids or do anything romantic with Rachel because he's always busy with a deal.

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* MarriedToTheJob: Paul never has time to pick up the kids or do anything romantic with emotionally support Rachel because he's always busy with a deal.deal.


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* PunchAWall: Rachel takes out her frustration with Paul by punching a file cabinet, right as Michael walks into the room for their first meeting.
* ShowerOfLove: Attempted by Paul early in the movie, but Rachel has to get ready quickly so she can get to a meeting.
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''The Silence of Adultery'' is a Canadian TV movie that aired on August 9, 1995, written by Susan Rhinehart and directed by Steven Hilliard Stern, and based on the book ''Adultery, the Forgivable Sin'' by Dr. Bonnie Eaker Weil with Ruth Winter.

Dr. Rachel Lindsay (Kate Jackson), a horse therapist working with autistic children, is struggling with her loveless marriage to Paul (Art Hindle), a building contractor, while raising their two daughters Sylvie (Tori [=McPetrie=]) and Livy (Kristin Fairlie) almost by herself. When young Steven Harvett (Kevin Zegers) starts taking classes at her clinic, she finds herself falling in love with his recently-divorced father Michael (Robert Desiderio).
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!!''The Silence of Adultery'' contains examples of:
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Rachel and Paul have been friends since kindergarten.
* ComfortingComforter: When Rachel visits the Harvett family home, she sees Steven asleep in his bed and pulls a blanket over him.
* MarriedToTheJob: Paul never has time to pick up the kids or do anything romantic with Rachel because he's always busy with a deal.
* ParentalAbandonment: Michael's ex-wife Yvonne essentially abandoned Steven after the divorce, apparently finding him too difficult to deal with. Michael is struggling now because Yvonne was better at reading Steven's body language than he is.
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