Broken

Hope, a night-shift waitress from Ohio, moves to Los Angeles to chase her dream of becoming an entertainer. The film shifts between her arrival and her present life, highlighting the gulf between aspiration and reality. Her relocation sets in motion a cycle of relationships and temptations that threaten to derail her plans.

Hope meets Will soon after arriving in LA. In the present timeline, Will is desperate to win her back and draws her into a complicated, volatile relationship. Their connection quickly becomes entangled with drugs, setting a dangerous pattern.

Hope and Will begin using drugs as a shared escape from their fractured lives. The addiction intensifies their bond but also tightens Will's grip over Hope. The drugs frame their choices and blur the line between love and obsession.

Realizing she must pursue her dream and reclaim control, Hope decides to sever ties with Will. She resolves to escape the drug scene and focus on her career. This break marks a turning point in her personal quest for independence.

While Hope is working one day, she encounters Sara, who arrives with two guys and places their order. Sara follows Hope to the back after they talk, signaling a crucial new connection. This meeting introduces a drug-using newcomer who will pull Hope further into danger.

Sara confesses that she is on the same drugs and that it's her first time trying them. She admits she doesn't want to be alone and hints at waiting for Hope to finish work so they can go to her place. She mentions she has a boyfriend but implies she might pursue a more open arrangement.

Sara asks Hope about her love life and hints at breaking up with her boyfriend. She makes a clumsy attempt to kiss Hope, which Hope rejects, trying to return to work. Sara feels embarrassed but remains determined to pursue Hope.

After Hope's rejection, Sara closes the distance and they share a lesbian kiss. The moment triggers Hope to recall her past with Will and her former life in the drug world. Hope returns to her duties, unsettled by what just happened.

Will is willing to go to any length to keep Hope in his life, including criminal acts. The plan includes murder, robbing her workplace, and even taking her hostage. The threat underscores the peril surrounding Hope as she tries to pursue independence.

As events unfold, Hope returns to work and interacts with customers while being haunted by memories of her time with Will. She weighs her past choices against her ambition to move forward. The tension between love and ambition continues to mount.

The threat of Will culminates in a tense confrontation, testing Hope's resolve to break free from his hold. She must navigate the danger he poses while attempting to protect her dreams. The sequence heightens the stakes as her future hangs in the balance.

Towards the end, Hope is shown continuing her life as a waitress amid her customers. In a final, striking moment, one of the customers is revealed to be a waitress herself, echoing the cyclical nature of Hope's life. The film closes on this ambiguous, reflective note.