"BABY JANE" MATTHEWS, FORMER CHILD STAR, IS NURSING HER SISTER MARLENE THROUGH A LONG ILLNESS. AMONG THE SISTER'S MANY MEDICINES IS ONE THAT IS FATAL IF TAKEN IN LARGE QUANTITIES AND WITHOUT FIRST EATING. ONE EVENING, MARLENE PICKS UP THE FATAL BOTTLE, MISTAKING IT FOR COUGH SYRUP. JANE NOTICES THE MISTAKE, BUT SAYS, "GO AHEAD AND TAKE YOUR COUGH MEDICINE, MARLENE. IT WILL MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER." CAN JANE DEFEND A SUBSEQUENT MURDER CHARGE ON THE GROUNDS THAT SHE DID NOT COMMIT ANY CRIMINAL ACT?