Girl in the River

"On the eve of World War II, Portland has fallen into the hands of gangsters. Newly orphaned, Mae Rose wanders the rain-stained streets alone, on the lam from a knife-wielding pimp and mustering her own worst impulses to survive. As Mae rises in Portland's gritty sex industry, she's pursued by a district attorney who seeks to snare her for more personal reasons. In the city's nightspots, the glamorous Dr. Ruth Barnett turns heads, while by day she operated a wildly successful abortion service. She provides the refuge Mae has been seeking. At war's end, both women are caught in the cross hairs of Portland's anti-vice crusade and the women's survival depends on their ability to outsmart the cops and politicians who no longer protect them." --