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Maggie is a U.S. soldier who is returning home. While she was away, she got raped by her senior officer who was her friend. When she was sleeping at home she had a nightmare of the rape and when her dad was trying to wake her up she attacked him thinking he was her rapist. After the incident, her son was taken away from her and she started living in a motel. She started drinking and feeling hopeless. She got diagnosed with PTSD.
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