Desc: Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story: Directed by Sandor Stern. With Tatum O'Neal, Bruce Greenwood, Peggy McCay, Colin Fox. The true story of a woman who is sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering her husband's ex-wife. After being dismissed from the Milwaukee police, Laurie Bembenek is swept off her feet by divorced Fred Schultz and they decide to marry. The pair face mounting financial problems, but when Fred's ex-wife is killed with a bullet from his off-duty pistol, it is Laurie who is arrested for the brutal crime.