A new President moves into the Presidential residence, as Oshrat, a new employee, starts working with him. They form an excellent professional relationship, and a close, warm personal bond. But all that changes when the President tells her he'd fallen in love with her.
When Oshrat refuses his sexual innuendoes, he forces himself on her. Oshrat desperately needs to keep her job, and since she's steps away from a promotion, she turns to Avinoam, the President's closest advisor, asking for his help in navigating the complex, sensitive situation. Avinoam turns to the president, telling him he shouldn’t mess with Oshrat, she's not like the others. The president seems to be following his advice, but then rapes Oshrat that night, when they're both alone at the office. Oshrat wants to resign, but the president continues attacking and threatening her. Oshrat rebels and threatens Avinoam that she will go to the police. In response, Avinoam threatens back that he'd bury her with a false, made-
up story: Oshrat is an escort, a problematic, defective woman. He transcribes her thank you letter for all the wonderful times she had at the President's Office, threatens her, and believes it's all going to end there. But even after Oshrat leaves the office, the president's obsession and abuse of her continues. One night, Oshrat shows up at the office, threatening the president that if he's not going to pay her for what he did, she will go to the police. The President records the conversation.
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