Her brutish boyfriend Huge Al and kate sell handguns on the streets of New York. She's smart, trendy, and self indulgent, when Al, at a selfindulgent and covetous rage, beats her, but she is left by that. Three friends encourage her recovery: Vic, a lady who'd love to be Kate's buff. Reilly, who conducts with Al but also is drawn to Kate and repulsed by Al's violence. The counselor assigned from the program of a battered-women to Kate, and, Liz. Reilly and vic speak about murdering Al, Liz gives pep talks. Kate remains fearful. Can Al's menace and also Kate hold sway?