SYNOPSIS:

Twenty-four years old and home from a hellish stint in Iraq, Kerryann Terkel stands at a crossroads. After three years in the U.S. Army Signal Corps, she can operate some of the world's most sophisticated telecommunications systems. But now, back stateside, she finds herself mired in a dull, entry-level job in a dreary office. Even worse, after three tours of duty in a combat theater, she is suffering from symptoms of PTSD, tormented by memories of war, and cut off from the world around her. Like far too many of our Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan, Kerryann struggles to find her way in civilian life, and to cope with the demons of her recent past. Into her life comes Ricky Ray, a corrupt police detective, and Ricky's partner in crime, Mel Walter Booth, a good ol' boy prone to sudden fits of violence. Together, they run a series of small-money cons and frauds, using Ricky's police authority as cover. Kerryann knows, Ricky and Mel are trouble. But they are also exciting, a welcome break from her hum-drum job and the anonymous drift of her personal life. Even more importantly, they appreciate her – or, at least, they appreciate what she can do with a phone system or a computer network – and they persuade her to put her skills to use in their criminal enterprises. All this takes place against a backdrop of contemporary turmoil. Occupy protestors clash with police on city streets and Kerryann is drawn to the action, flashing back to the chaos and violence from her time in Iraq. Meanwhile, a Tea Party fringe candidate makes an alarmingly strong bid for a United States Senate seat, and the campaign ads constantly airing on TV and radio provide an hallucinogenic soundtrack to Kerryann's days and nights. These public and private worlds collide when Ricky and Mel concoct a scam to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Senate candidate's campaign war chest. But to make it happen, they need to push Kerryann's telecom skills to the limit. As the scheme progresses, tension builds and questions mount: Will Kerryann go through with their criminal enterprise? Will her PTSD push her in a different – and potentially dangerous – direction? Will Ricky and Mel turn on each other and, ultimately, on Kerryann? Or will Kerryann somehow find redemption by thwarting it all?