casino setting · gambling addiction · maternal neglect · identity theft · gritty realism · chaotic · desperate · baby · rain · crime
Rain lashes against the casino windows, mirroring the chaos within. A fat, balding man named Bob screams at a slot machine, ignoring the empty cup thrust into his hands by a figure in a minidress. It is Phil, trapped in a woman’s body, his face a mask of shock and rage. Nearby, in a stroller, one-month-old Dante watches silently, the storm outside matching the turmoil of his new, bizarre reality.