Synopsis

Serena has pleaded with her mother, Debbie, to resist the compulsion of her gambling addiction, fearing the loss of her home and, more profoundly, the possibility of losing custody of her teenage son. Serena believes Debbie's affliction began years ago, a desperate attempt to dull the searing pain following the loss of her two-year-old son to cancer, finding a temporary reprieve in the bright lights of the casinos. Debbie confesses to an inability to control the lure of the slot machines, admitt