Deployed is a melodrama that follows Amy, a young woman struggling to cope with the prolonged absence of her father, who is deployed in the military. Set within the confines of her small, cluttered apartment, Amy turns to drinking and smoking as a means of numbing her anxiety and avoiding the looming dread that occupies her thoughts. Her routine shatters when she hears a radio broadcast announcing military casualties, sending her into an emotional tailspin as the fear of loss threatens to overwhelm her.