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In 1985 [[Los Angeles]], amidst the [[Richard Ramirez|Night Stalker]] murders, Maxine Minx successfully auditions for the lead in a new horror film, ''The Puritan II'', despite all of her previous film credits being in [[Adult film|adult films]]. After sharing the news with her friend Leon and colleague Amber James, the latter invites Maxine to a party in the [[Hollywood Hills]], which she declines. Maxine goes to work at her second job, a live [[peep show]], where a mysterious, leather-clad figure watches with anger. She meets another adult entertainer, Tabby Martin, who also invites her to the party that Amber mentioned, but Maxine declines again.
As she walks home, she takes a route through a back alley as someone begins to follow her. She comes to a gate by the street, which has been chained and locked. She turns around to go back and a shadowy figure opens a switchblade. As he approaches, she pulls out a gun and points it at the man. She proceeds to tell him to strip naked and lay down on the ground face down. She tells him [[Pearl (X)|the last person that tried to kill her
The figure leaves a police evidence VHS tape containing the porn film Maxine and her now-deceased friends had attempted to make six years prior. {{efn|As depicted in ''[[X (2022 film)|X]]''.}} Upon watching it, she asks a confused Leon to find out where it came from. Meanwhile, in the Hollywood Hills, Amber and Tabby are killed and have their bodies branded with Satanic symbols. Maxine is invited to meet with John Labat, a private investigator who informs her that her previous crimes will be revealed unless she meets with his employer, telling her she must appear at a specific address on Starlight Drive later that night or risk repercussions. [[Los Angeles Police Department|LAPD]] detectives Williams and Torres question Maxine about Tabby and Amber, but she refuses to answer them. She later sees Labat following her and attacks him, warning him to stay away from her.
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