A woman is caught taking a coat belonging to a powerful man, an act which his subordinate claims could compromise him. He unexpectedly orders her release and pays her a large sum, dismissing the threat. Later, he reveals to her that they were both drugged the previous night and offers her protection from unknown assailants, assigning his man Tyler to guard her. She, now questioning her own safety, asks how to gain power like his. In a final scene, she is seized by attackers but refuses to wait for Tyler, determined to face the danger alone.