something that Erica does not even recognize in herself.

something that drives her to reclaim the life that was taken from her that night. or did she make a choice not to take herself out of harm's way? The fear that had once paralyzed her has been replaced by something else. The first time she shoots someone, it is kill or be killed. The gun in her hand becomes a tangible way to protect herself from an intangible enemy. When the fear finally becomes too much to bear, Erica makes a fateful decision to arm herself against it. The city streets she had once loved to roam, even places that had been warm and familiar, now feel strange and threatening. Though Erica's broken body heals, deeper wounds remain - the devastation of losing David and, even more overwhelming, a suffocating fear that haunts her every step. A tough-yet-tender New York woman, Erica Bain (Jodie Foster) and her fianc, David (Naveen Andrews), are senselessly attacked by several gang members. But everything Erica knows and loves is ripped from her on one terrible night when she and David are ambushed in a random, vicious attack that leaves David dead and Erica close to it. The couple are brutally attacked one night - leaving the fianc dead and Erica severely. She shares the sounds and the stories of her beloved city with her radio audience as the host of the show 'Street Walk.' At night, she goes home to the love of her life, her fiancé David Kirmani (Naveen Andrews). Jodie Foster plays Erica, a soon to be married New York radio host. For Erica Bain (Jodie Foster), the streets of New York are both her home and her livelihood.

Jodi foster the brave one