Lisa's husband, Bill, abuses her. With her sister's encouragement, she takes their three kids and leaves her husband. Bill keeps interfering with Lisa's attempts at a new life. She gets an order of protection against him, but the police can't do anything else to help her. One night Bill breaks into Lisa's apartment and shoots her. As she dies in the hospital, Lisa asks her sister to promise to take care of her three children. The sister takes the kids into her home, but Bill is still on the loose, an ever present threat.
Unfortunately the movie The Promise is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Bethany Rooney | Director |
| Writing | Sally Nemeth | Writer |
| Production | Kay Hoffman | Producer |
| Production | Jody Brockway | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Michael S. Murphy | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pam Roberts | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lynda McCormack | Key Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Richard Emerson | Key Grip |
| Lighting | Mark Berlet | Gaffer |
| Camera | Laszlo George | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Bob Costanza | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Art | Alta Louise Doyle | Production Design |
| Art | Wayne Wightman | Art Direction |
| Crew | Alison Reid | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Dean Stinchcombe | First Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Joanne Gerein | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Arni Stone | Leadman |
| Sound | Moshe Saadon | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Allan K. Rosen | Music Editor |
| Art | Christine MacLean | Set Decoration |
| Art | Michael Followes | Property Master |
| Production | Don Bachmann | Production Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Melanie Jennings | Costume Design |
| Camera | Robert Cochrane | Dolly Grip |
| Sound | Wayne Artman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Directing | Karen Paterson-Bowden | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Michael Rintoul | Camera Operator |
