Her vigilante actions become sensationalized in the media, while her talk show becomes a platform from which to explore her new feelings about New York, the 'safest big city in the world.' Detective Mercer, who was assigned to Erica's original case, begins to put the pieces together as the bond between the two grows stronger.

This first murder opens the door to others, as Erica takes to the streets at night, baiting criminals and extracting her revenge. So she buys a gun, and when she witnesses a domestic fight and murder in an all-night convenience store, she uses it to save herself. When she wakes from a coma three weeks later, Erica's eyes assume a haunted look and she fears the city she once loved. The walls of Erica's safe existence come tumbling down one night during a walk through Central Park with her boyfriend, during which they are mugged, he is killed, and she is severely beaten.

Foster plays New Yorker Erica Bain, a radio talk show host happily engaged to a doctor (Naveen Andrews, LOST). Jodi Foster (THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, INSIDE MAN) showcases her knack for playing characters with a mix of strength and vulnerability, while Terrence Howard's tender charisma comes through IN Mercer, the cop who knows more than he's letting on. Director Neil Jordan (THE CRYING GAME) injects the standard revenge saga with new life by asking difficult questions about the meaning of courage in his thriller THE BRAVE ONE.

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