Barbara's live-in lover and an attorney who becomes increasingly controlling and abusive during her withdrawal from sedatives. He refuses medical assistance, escalates to physical violence, and temporarily imprisons Barbara until her friends are alerted by her screams for help.
Barbara and Derek share a cohabiting romantic relationship that gradually deteriorates into control and abuse.
Jean's criticism indirectly triggers the crisis that Derek uses to justify his control.
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