Episode 5-2 The Queen of Hearts

Episode 5-5 Murder and the Other Mother

Oscar confronts a shocking revelation about his mother that turns his entire life upside down and inside out. The origin of Falco's "other mother" character. Not in New York, but in a garage in Norfolk, VA. Heartbreaking. Enraging. And in the end, inspiring.

Episode 5-4 Oscar Escapes from the Falco 5

Oscar engages Falco in her lucid state, but still must contend with her narcissistic, psychopathic personality. His goal of forgiveness seems beyond reach. Oscar tells the story of how he finally learned the secret of his mother's "treatment" of Laura, and how escaped the cult when he was 17.

Episode 5-3 Son of Sam

In this episode, Oscar finds his mother, the psychopathic Falco, emerge from her sedated state with a dark memory from his childhood. Oscar relates the story of his plan to capture Son of Sam in August 1977, and the torture he endured as a result. The upshot? Murder-suicide fantasies started to dog him like a certain black dog haunted David Berkowitz.

Episode 5-2 The Queen of Hearts

Oscar arrives at the nursing home in New York to meet his mother, who he hasn't seen in nearly 40 years. She's sedated, and in no state to talk. Oscar tells the story of The Queen of Hearts, a piece of outrageous guerrilla theater that nearly destroyed an 11-year-old boy's spirit.

Episode 5 - 1 The Falco Five and Oscar's Other Mother

Oscar prepares to go back to the Big Apple in a quest to forgive his abusive mother. He describes the cult he grew up in, his "other mother," and his own impossible role as her "lucky charm."