Shirley’s life is in tatters. She has just been fired from her job, and she knows she is going to get backlash from her boyfriend for it. Rooney doesn’t help her with any of the bills, including food or house rent, even though they live together. He is a civil servant. He is emotionally and physically abusive. Shirley knows that it is going to get worse now that she is jobless.
She is so distracted while driving home that she rams into another car from behind…
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