Positive I.D.

One year after the assault, Julie Kenner remains traumatized and withdrawn. She repels her husband Don, relies on tranquilizers, and sees a psychiatrist regularly. Her social circle frays as friends and neighbors pull away, especially after she lashes out at Dana.

Julie learns it might be possible to assume the identity of a dead person, a prospect she initially views as a lifeline. The idea promises a path to reclaim herself and escape her pain, though it also carries immense risk.

Using a dead child's birth certificate, Julie creates the persona of Bobbie King, a vivacious Florida woman. She orchestrates a criminal-paper trail by getting arrested on a bad-check charge, ensuring the alter ego has a tangible history. The transformation marks a deliberate pivot from Julie to a new identity.

As Bobbie, she frequents Vinnie's uncle's bar downtown, where Roy Mercer works and befriends her. The new persona allows her to move through social circles she couldn't access as Julie, and Mercer becomes a key ally—though the depth of his knowledge remains murky. The relationship hints at danger beneath the surface.

One night, Bobbie and Mercer have rough sex in a hotel room. The encounter hints that Mercer knows more about Julie's past than he reveals, suggesting a deeper link between their lives. This night intensifies the mystery surrounding who Mercer really is.

While Julie spends more time away as Bobbie, Dana steps in to care for Julie's two daughters and husband. The dual life strains the family and shifts the balance of their relationships. Julie's divided loyalties deepen as her old life and new persona pull her apart.

Vinnie DeStephano is released from prison and returns to the world. Julie, in her Bobbie guise, enters the bar on that day and confronts him, signaling the start of the fatal confrontation. The tension tightens as Vinnie crosses Julie's path and the past catches up with her.

In the bar, Bobbie shoots Vinnie dead and walks away. The act is swift and decisive, wiping out the man who had set the events in motion. Julie's carefully constructed plan bleeds into the real world with lethal consequences.

The next morning, news outlets report that Bobbie King, a Florida check-kiter, is the killer. Mercer is revealed as an undercover detective and claims Bobbie is a professional assassin who will never be caught. The truth is muddled as Julie's dual life becomes a public story.

Reporters track Julie to her house and ask if she feels vindicated by Vinnie's death. She denies any sense of justice and flees inside, shaken by the attention. Her kids' reaction underscores the collapse of her previous life.

When Julie awakens, she kisses her kids good morning and they call out 'Aunt Dana' instead of 'Mom'. The misidentified affection punctures Julie's sense of identity and hints at how thoroughly the ruse has disrupted her family.

In the final scene, Julie, still dressed as Bobbie, steps into a phone booth at a truck stop. A semi truck arrives and leaves, and the booth stands empty, suggesting the pursuit of her altered identity will continue beyond the film.