I recognized Antoinette Bower immediately in this film. I'm surprised that she would accept a small, non-speaking role and unaccredited as well. She was an established television actress in 1971 having appeared in many television series.
Might have been edited out. I think it had some heavy editing issues. One, being, in an interview with Paul Wendkos, that they seem to gloss over the death of the daughter. So, A.B. may have had a bigger part than we realized. She was paid for her trouble, so, technically, they could do what they wanted.
That scene is likely part of the 6 minutes missing from the version in general release. I suspect that footage would explain many of the points some viewers find troubling.
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