![]() ![]() A dreaded family reunion in which Vivian’s worst fears are realized drives her to a dramatic decision. ![]() A simple subway ride turns into a terrifying adventure in which she’s “besieged by animal fear." Vivian can only relax when she’s smoking weed with her best friend, Jane, who also survived a dysfunctional, abusive family. Haunted by dark memories of childhood sexual abuse, she holds herself together in a state of hypervigilant awareness of possible male violence. ![]() Outwardly she's cool and professional, but once the incident is resolved successfully, Vivian inwardly crumbles, and we soon learn that she's saddled with deep-rooted emotional problems. In the midst of consulting with a new client, Vivian calms a troubled teenager who has just slashed a nurse with a knife. A Black Latina lawyer represents patients at a New York psychiatric hospital while struggling with the aftereffects of her own past trauma. ![]()
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