Battered. Debra Peavy weeps after her live-in boyfriend beat with a phone receiver. She tossed him out of the apartment saying, 'I love the ground he walks on, but I love myself.'
Starting Over. A mother puts her 8-year-old daughter to sleep at a Toronto women's shelter. The youngster has cerebral palsy. The woman recently left her abusive husband.
Refuge. Micheline, 4, and her mother Betty Lou start a new life at a women's shelter. Out of embarrassment, Betty Lou will only spell the word shelter in front of her daughter.
Under Inspection. Michigan police inspect a woman's neck. She says her boyfriend choked her. The officers did not charge the man since there were no visible signs of abuse.
Stalked by Domestic Terror. Sandy Henes of Mi. sleeps with a loaded pistol her testimony sent her ex-husband to prison for kidnapping and rape. He is free and continues to stalk her.
Black and Blue. Canadian high school students perform in and anti-violence against women play set titled 'Black and Blue.' pictures of murder victims in background.