▁leaving ▁their ▁families ▁behind ▁and ▁sending ▁back ▁money ▁to ▁support ▁them . ▁These ▁good - pay ing ▁jobs ▁lift ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁McC our ts ' ▁neighb ors ▁out ▁of ▁pover ty . ▁Mal ach y ▁Sr ▁leaves ▁the ▁family ▁behind ▁and ▁sec ures ▁a ▁defence ▁job . ▁For ▁several ▁weeks , ▁the ▁pay ments ▁allow ▁the ▁family ▁to ▁enjoy ▁small ▁lux uries ▁such ▁as ▁c andy ▁and ▁vis its ▁to ▁the ▁mov ies . ▁But ▁soon , ▁the ▁money ▁stops ▁coming ▁and ▁Mal ach y ▁Sr ▁ab and ons ▁his ▁family ▁for ▁good . ▁ ▁Frank ▁and ▁his ▁brothers ▁begin ▁to ▁sc aven ge ▁the ▁streets ▁for ▁coal ▁or ▁pe at ▁tur f ▁for ▁fuel . ▁They ▁also ▁ste al ▁le f to ver ▁food ▁from ▁restaur ants ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁and ▁gro c ery ▁deliver ies ▁from ▁door steps . ▁ ▁Event ually , ▁the ▁family ▁is ▁ev icted ▁and ▁hom eless . ▁With ▁few ▁options , ▁Ang ela ▁and ▁her ▁children ▁move ▁in ▁with ▁her ▁b ach elor ▁cousin , ▁Lam an ▁Griff in . ▁Lam an ▁is ▁a ▁pet ty ▁t yr ant ▁who ▁res ents ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁the ▁children ▁and ▁enjo ys ▁de grad ing ▁them ▁and ▁Ang ela . ▁A ▁pre teen ▁Frank ie ▁res ents ▁this ▁treatment , ▁but ▁puts ▁up ▁with ▁it ▁for ▁his ▁mother ▁and ▁younger ▁brothers . ▁Upon ▁discover ing ▁that ▁part ▁of ▁Lam an ' s ▁deal ▁for ▁providing ▁housing ▁is ▁a ▁sexual ▁relationship ▁with ▁Ang ela ,