A Ukrainian single mother and con artist who travels with her son Bobby. She engages in various scams until Bobby is injured in a car accident. To avoid losing custody, she attempts to reform, works menial jobs, and ultimately sabotages her accomplice's illegal scheme to secure a stable future for her son.
Darlene and Olive share living quarters and provide mutual support during Olive's transitional period.
Earl's actions create significant legal and emotional obstacles for Olive's custody battle.
Olive targets the salesman as the first victim of her and Bobby's con lifestyle.
Professional employer-employee relationship within the Kent household.
Mary views Olive as an unfit influence and competes with her to provide a stable home for Bobby.
Kent and Olive are locked in a legal and emotional battle for Bobby's custody.
Long-time criminal associates who rely on each other for survival and illicit income.
Olive is Bobby's biological mother and primary guardian, driving the narrative through her desperate efforts to keep him.
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