“To Kill A Stepfather” (** out of four) was a trite suspense thriller about a determined defense attorney (Alex Camacho) who returns home to find that her estranged mother (Elyse Mirto) is on trial for murdering her stepfather and she is tasked with defending her but is her mother being framed for this or is she really guilty? Intriguing storyline of a murder mystery involving a court case along with family ties is hindered by pedestrian script and direction. Similar storyline was previously covered in “Dolores Claiborne” and “The Chamber.”