Tom Pelphrey Says Kaley Cuoco Loved His True Crime Drama Love Death

All s fair in Love Death That s still up for debate. Elizabeth Olsen stars in the new Max limited series as Candy Montgomery, the reallife Texas homemaker and mother who was acquitted of killing her lover s wife with an axe in 1980. Costars Patrick Fugit, who plays Candy s husband, Pat, Tom Pelphrey, who plays her lawyer, and Krysten Ritter, who plays her loyal best friend, spoke with Access Hollywood this week about why Candy s story and its outcome remain so fascinating after all these years. Love Death premieres its first three episodes on Thursday, April 27 on Max.