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drink date after she got off work at midnight, she becomes much more fearful. Louise's wheelchair-using neighbour, Spencer, shared her interest to a point but values his privacy and solitude. Victor is an awkward and talkative elementary school teacher who recently moved into their apartment building, and ingratiated himself into their lives, shares her concern. Louise, prefers the company of her cats, Tia Maria and Mozart, to humans. She warms to Victor who walks her home after work after her co-worker was murdered and she was questioned by an officer who fit her co-worker's description of who was supposed to get drinks with after work the night she was murdered.
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into Victor's apartment, the police who were tipped off by Victor, rush to his help, as Victor confronts
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