▁dil ap id ated ▁block ▁of ▁fl ats . ▁ ▁One ▁day , ▁when ▁Tommy ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁lift , ▁Jo anne ▁is ▁corner ed ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁te en agers , ▁all ▁we aring ▁h ood ies . ▁ ▁Tommy ▁watch es ▁hel pl ess ly ▁as ▁the ▁gang ▁attack ▁his ▁wife , ▁des per ately ▁trying ▁to ▁exit ▁the ▁lift . ▁ ▁He ▁finds ▁her ▁be aten , ▁with ▁a ▁s yr inge ▁in ▁her ▁st om ach . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁flash back ▁at ▁the ▁hospital , ▁Jo anne ▁surv ives ▁and ▁gives ▁birth ▁to ▁El sa ▁( Har ry ▁Sau nd ers ), ▁a ▁health y ▁girl . ▁ ▁However , ▁Jo anne ▁remains ▁in ▁a ▁com a ▁for ▁several ▁months , ▁eventually ▁being ▁taken ▁off ▁life ▁support . ▁ ▁Gr ief - str icken , ▁Tommy ▁is ▁con so led ▁by ▁a ▁friendly ▁nur se , ▁Marie ▁( W un mi ▁Mos aku ), ▁who ▁attempts ▁to ▁help ▁him ▁with ▁his ▁ag or aph ob ia , ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁his ▁tra um atic ▁experience . ▁ ▁At ▁Jo anne ' s ▁fun eral , ▁Tommy ▁meets ▁a ▁f oul - mouth ed ▁priest ▁( James ▁Cos mo ) ▁who ▁war ns ▁him ▁that ▁the ▁gang ▁will ▁be ▁back ▁for ▁his ▁daughter . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁several ▁k ids ▁in ▁h ood ies ▁break ▁into ▁his ▁a partment ▁and ▁r ans ack ▁the ▁place , ▁apparently ▁looking ▁for ▁his ▁daughter . ▁ ▁Tommy , ▁des