Switchblade Sisters

On her first day, Maggie transfers to a new high school that is essentially run by the Silver Daggers and the Dagger Debs. She quickly sees the rough, hierarchical power structure and realizes she will have to navigate or challenge this gang-dominated environment. The tension hints at the dangerous alliances she will encounter.

The Dagger Debs clash with a repo man, drawing in all the female members and Maggie. They are arrested, and Maggie finds herself jailed alongside the Debs. The incident marks the Debs as targets of both law enforcement and rival gangs.

Maggie is jailed in a juvenile detention center where a lecherous warden threatens abuse. She fights back, earning the respect of the Debs. Lace, seeing potential in her, arranges for Maggie to help run errands during Lace's brief detention.

While Lace serves a short sentence in juvenile hall, she entrusts Maggie with running errands for the Debs, solidifying Maggie's rising influence. The two form a budding alliance that begins Maggie's ascent within the gang. The Debs expect Maggie to prove herself through loyalty and risk.

One errand involves delivering a love note to Lace's boyfriend, Dominic. He later follows Maggie home and rapes her, shattering her sense of safety. This traumatic event becomes a catalyst for Maggie's resolve to challenge the gang's violence.

Maggie's growing alliance with Lace unsettles Patch, who resents her elevated role and has her own injury history. The power dynamic within the Debs grows more fragile as jealousy rises. The seeds of deeper betrayal begin to sprout.

Lace is released from juvenile hall and reunites with Dominic, telling him she is pregnant. Dominic refuses to accept fatherhood, suggesting abortion. Lace's personal crisis compounds the gang's power struggles and Maggie's rising leadership.

A new gang led by Crabs arrives at the high school, challenging the Daggers. Crabs shoots Dominic's brother and orchestrates a brutal gang-rape of a Deb, escalating the cycle of violence. Maggie braces for a major confrontation to defend her sisters.

Maggie orchestrates an ambush on Crabs's men at a local roller rink, intending to cripple the rival gang. Crabs's men are armed with rifles, and the operation goes disastrously wrong. Dominic is killed and Lace suffers a brutal assault that causes her to miscarry.

While Lace recovers in the hospital, Maggie assumes leadership of the Debs and renames the group the Jezebels. She expels the male members and solidifies a new identity for the gang. The Jezebels prepare for further retaliation against Crabs, aligning with Muff's militants.

Maggie teams up with Muff and a group of African-American militants from across town to ambush Crabs. The plan represents a bold, cross-town alliance aimed at regaining control of territory. The group trains and coordinates for a decisive confrontation.

Patch uncovers that Lace orchestrated the ambush to kill Maggie, revealing Lace's deep treachery. Patch agrees to cover for Lace, keeping Lace's role hidden from Maggie. The trust within the Jezebels fractures as suspicion spreads.

Patch shoots Crabs to prevent a confession that could expose Lace. The act deepens the rift within the gang and signals that loyalties are fractured beyond repair. Maggie's risk-taking leadership is met with both admiration and paranoia.

Lace and Patch attempt to convince the Jezebels that Maggie is the traitor, but the majority of the gang disavows them. A knife fight erupts between Lace and Maggie, escalating the power struggle inside the hideout. The fight ends with catastrophic consequences for Lace and the group's cohesion.

Maggie fatally stabs Lace, triggering a police strike force to storm the building. The Jezebels proclaim themselves, but Patch is rejected by the others as she tries to claim membership. The blood-streaked Maggie is loaded into a police van with the rest of the gang, screaming threats that the Jezebels will return.