Robert L. Freedman wrote the teleplay for the Lifetime Television Original Movie MURDER IN THE HAMPTONS, which premiered July 11, 2005, and was the highest rated basic cable movie of the year.

The true tale of the murder of multi-millionaire investment banker Ted Ammon (played by David Sutcliffe) which took place in East Hampton, New York, in October, 2001, the story follows the bitter divorce between Ammon and his wife Generosa (Poppy Montgomery) and her relationship with contractor Danny Pelosi (Shawn Christian) who was convicted of Ammon's murder in December, 2004.

The film was shot in Toronto and is based on a Vanity Fair article by Michael Shnayerson, directed by Jerry Ciccoriti, and produced by Barbara Lieberman for Robert Greenwald Productions.