Now grown up Selena's (Jennifer Jason Leigh) mother seems to have killed again. Selena goes meet her, and the family's difficult past unwinds: poverty, an abusive father, a desperate choice for the future of the child. The main story is in the flashbacks of the mother and the daughter, leading up to the crisis of the present time. This is an intelligent, grim drama masquerading as a crime story, especially recommended if you like Jennifer. The sad role of 11-year-old Selena is played by Ellen Muth, who later starred in the excellent TV series Dead Like Me.