Question: Build a movie plot around this: What was the weather condition that kept Francesca from leaving her mother in law's house? Blizzard
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In this psychological thriller, a very pregnant Francesca (Patty Duke) travels from Los Angeles to the small town of Dulwich, Minnesota to meet her late husband's mother, Mrs. Kinsolving, whom she has never met before. Upon arriving at the Kinsolving Manor, a large masnion that sits on the outside of town, Mrs. Kinsolving (Rosemary Murphy) is cold to Francesca. She questions whether Francesca is actually pregnant with her son's baby. She also tells Francesca that she wants nothing to do with her or her baby in the future. It soon becomes clear that Francesca cannot leave that night as a blizzard has made the roads impassable. Francesca is forced to stay in the Kinsolving mansion for a few days. She soon begins to suspect that something is amiss due to inconsistencies in information between what her late husband (Matthew) told her and Mrs. Kinsolving's statements to her.While Matthew never mentioned he had a sister, Mrs. Kinsolving claims that the mentally challenged and non-verbal Kathleen (Sian Barbara Allen) is Matthew's sister. After Mrs. Kinsolving retires for the night, Francesca sneaks around and discovers in the family bible that Matthew's mother (whose name is Maria) died 11 days after Matthew was killed in the Vietnam War out of shock after receiving the death sertificate. Mrs. Kinsolving is actually Matthew's aunt, Maria's sister, Katherine, who is Kathleen's mother and the mother of Kenny (Richard Thomas), a serial rapist and murderer who is hiding somewhere in the Kinsolving mansion a fugitive from the local authorties.The following day, Francesca goes into labor, but Mrs. Kinsolving refuses to call for an ambulance. She sedates Francesca heavily. When the baby is born, Mrs. Kinsolving announces it is dead and hands the baby over to Kathleen to bury.That night, Kathleen rouses Francesca and takes her to the attic where she finds Kathleen has hidden her baby in a picnic basket. The baby is very much alive. Mrs. Kinsolving, suspecting Francesca is sneaking around the mansion, locks her in her room....