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Singling out prostitutes, the face of his latest victim stares out of every newspaper, haunting the women who walk the streets. But life and work go on. Brenda, mother of three, can?t afford to give up, while Audrey, now in her forties, desperately goes on &#8216;working the cars.&#8217; And then, when another woman is savagely murdered, her lover Jean takes desperate measures. 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