In the once-prosperous industrial hub of Montbray, a city now hollowed out by economic decline, rampant crime, and a bankrupt infrastructure, 23-year-old Maya and 24-year-old Bailey struggle to survive. With the city’s police force overwhelmed and underfunded, the local authorities are powerless to stop the brazen theft of copper wire that leaves low-income neighborhoods in a cycle of constant, state-funded repairs and recurring blackouts.

Awakened in the dead of night by the sound of metal against wire, a resident watches from their window as the two young women prepare to sabotage the power lines once again. Fueled by desperation and equipped with a new buzz saw, the duo navigates the dangerous reality of a city that has abandoned its middle-class roots for a bleak existence defined by domestic violence, instability, and the theft of public assets. As the state prepares for another futile repair mission, the encounter captures the grim, cyclical tragedy of life in one of America's unhappiest and most dangerous cities.

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