Helen works long night shifts in a quiet downtown garage, watching city dwellers pass through without notice. Her routine breaks when she spots Elaine, a skittish woman who leaves a single quarter resting in the same tire groove every morning at dawn to confirm whether her violent stalker has tracked her vehicle.
Recognizing the unspoken terror, Helen offers shelter and coordinates with neighboring workers to establish a covert mutual defense network for threatened women. As their grassroots sanctuary expands, Elaine prepares to face her relentless pursuer in court while Helen must finally confront painful unanswered questions about her own father's disappearance.
