The Substance of Things Hoped For
You've Had That Moment
After the death of her closest two friends, young Daphne Lessing suffers a loss of faith, then a lapse in memory. Confronted with a diagnosis of schizophrenia and a pregnancy she neither planned nor is able to explain, Daphne is forced into a terrible choice: lose her child or lose her mind. "The Substance of Things Hoped For" traces Daphne's desperate search for the past she cannot recall, the father she never had, and the child she may never know.
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Top Cast
Ray Wise
Dr. Lessing
Thom Carey
Police Officer
Shannon Cochran
Dr. Drury
Angela Dobson
Nurse
Arlen Escarpeta
Patrolman Powers
Casey Kramer
Dean
Vanessa Lengies
Daphne
Giovanni Lopes
Michael
Shy Pilgreen
Nurse McCabe
Stephen Snedden
Carl
Kristi Somers
Rachel
Richard Tanner
Yarmo
Jim Thalman
Life Guard
Fanny Veliz
Nurse
Lorena Segura York
Kate
Del Zamora
Dr. Amato
Crew
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