The year is 1954. A woman named Patricia Kiser is a single mother to a little boy, Jack. They live in a small country town in Georgia. It is a bright summer day outside of the local grocery store where she is shopping with Jack by her side. What may look like a typical day in the life of a single mother and her child is far from that. Patricia looks to her left and right before shamelessly denting canned food on the ground and dammaging other packages for discounts on her purchases while she smiles to her young and confused son. A brave cashier might recognize the reoccurring tactic  from Patricia's visit's and try to call her out but her threatening response will make any grown man cower back into the dark hole she claims they crawled out from. She is never afraid to cause a scene as the frightened community stares and whispers about the town psycho. Though jack knows better than anyone what a good spanking is he still lets his boyish behaivor get the best of him. However any other adult that may try to punish Jack too harshly in her place will feel Patricia's wrath, even if it is Jack's handicapped school teacher who is diagnosed with dwarfism. Once she sees the marks on her sons hands from a ruler she has no compassion for any disability and threatens her just the same as any regular sized adult once she can spot her out of the room full of children. When Jack is ten years old a rumor is brought to his attention that has been circlating the town for years. It is to be believed that Patricia had two other children a little younger than Jack that she poisoned. He remembers playing with a small boy and girl when he was younger but never thought they were his kin. As time passes the town labels Patricia sue friendly from laying down next to pot holes to staging a slip down some stairs she seemed to always have a suit going. It was how she made her living. Jack knew better than to ask any questions but deep down he knows the truth. He has never seen his mother work a job and knows she is different from other mothers. With the town catching on to her scams, her source of income becomes limited. They moved from a large estate with a staff to what is to be known as the ghetto, where Jack meets a few of his friends and a lot of his bullies. By this point in his life he has met his alcoholic father and learned of more rumors about his family, on both sides, to the point that it doesn't even phase him anymore. Until his mother opens up there home as a hospice. At first Jack is just surprised that his mother has a legitimate job. His suspenciouns rise as he ses patients that are fine one day, die the next. Once another rumor of his mother killing off the old for insurance money is brought back to him he begins to notice the patients eating different food than them and  the rumor of his siblings begins to crowd his mind again. Jack struggles with his reality and morals.    

 He asks to buy a treat and she tells him to put it back and to stay close by her side. While looking at canned food Patricia looks to her right, then her left while Jack watches. She then throws the can on the ground with force, startling Jack. She looks back to him smiling while she bends down to pick up the dented can. She changes her mind and let's Jack pick out a treat. Jack's expression stays the same and he remains silent until the leave. While checking out she argue's with the cashier over the discount she feels obligated to for the dented cans in her cart. Patricia has a talent in immediatly breaking a person down with any flaws she notices. She overheard that one of Jack's teacher, Mrs. Gattis, is giving him a hard time. She has learned that she has been taking a ruler to his hands and pinching his arm as punishments for what she believes to be as bad behaivor. Of course this kind of discipline is not unusual for the 50's, but Patricia Kiser's son is untouchable to anyone except for her in her mind. She stomps her way down to her sons school, through the hallways, and to her sons classroom with anger in her eyes. All of the students in the silent room raise their to see who has slung the door open. Mrs. Gattis is turned away in a pok-a-dot dress. She looks to be a student until she turns around due to her dwarfism. Patricia pays no attention to this. Without speaking she signs for her to meet her in the hallway where she threatens her.

Back in their large estate Jack plays with his toys in the kitchen while his favorite chef, Lewis, prepares dinner

 Jack knows his mother is different from others but knows better than to ask questions. She is known to be rough around the edges. Though she is hard on her son, she will attack anyone else that may try to punish him. Patricia scams her way through life. Law suit's are her main source of income. Patricia always keeps her eyes open for damaged roads, stairs, etc to stage an accident. She is relentlessly looking for a quick buck in ways that would make most people feel shame. A friend walking with Patricia might be asked to help her down next to a pothole in the road to stage an accident. Jack will often see his mother damage cans and boxes while grocery shopping to squeeze any discount out that she can. Her unusual tactics are not reserved only for earning money, she is known to be an unorthodox person in many aspects with irrational fears.