Jessica

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Jessica

Background

Jessica Kamen is a prostitute working in Chinatown in Paris, France. She has a daughter named Isabel. Jessica is originally from North Dakota and her parents were farmers. Her specialty on the farm was sewing up pigs.


During the events of Kiss of the Dragon (2001) played by Bridget Fonda

Jessica and Aja arrive at the hotel and are met by Max, who angrily tells them never to make him wait again. He then introduces them to Mister Big, who takes them up to his room. While Aja is dancing for Mister Big, Jessica gets sick and goes to the bathroom to vomit. She stays in the bathroom when she hears screaming and gunfire. Later, Richard, gets her high on heroin and has Max drop her off to Lupo who puts her back on the streets to prostitute. She meets Liu Jian, who lets her use the restroom in Uncle Tai's restaurant. After sewing up a cut he had she is slapped by Lupo for talking to Liu Jian and not prostituting herself. She then escapes with Liu Jian after he knocks Lupo and Lupo's Assistant unconscious and kills Max. When Liu Jian finds out Jessica was present during Mister Big's murder, he convinces her to steal back the cassette tape he lost and promises to protect her and get back Isabel. She goes into the police headquarters and tells Richard she was kidnapped by Liu Jian and she tells him where he is and Richard leaves with the Twins after handcuffing her to a radiator. She convinces Pluto to leave and get her a sandwich and then steals the cassette which she gives to Liu Jian. Her and Liu Jian then go to the orphanage where Isabel is held but are ambushed and Jessica is shot. Liu Jian brings her to the hospital and when she wakes up, Isabel is asleep next to her.

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