ists ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁innoc ent , ▁a ▁victim ▁of ▁Ron nie ' s ▁mach in ations , ▁including ▁Ron nie ▁plant ing ▁her ▁jack ▁in ▁the ▁box ▁at ▁the ▁scene ▁of ▁the ▁murder ▁to ▁frame ▁her . ▁In ▁flash back ▁we ▁see ▁the ▁girls ▁walking ▁home ▁from ▁a ▁pool ▁party , ▁when ▁Ron nie ▁sees ▁the ▁baby ▁un att ended ▁in ▁a ▁st roller ▁on ▁a ▁por ch . ▁Despite ▁Alice ' s ▁ple as ▁not ▁to , ▁Ron nie ▁takes ▁the ▁baby ▁and ▁runs ▁off ▁with ▁her , ▁ins isting ▁to ▁Alice ▁that ▁they ▁can ▁take ▁better ▁care ▁of ▁the ▁baby ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁their s ▁now . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁present ▁Ron nie ▁is ▁working ▁at ▁a ▁bag el ▁shop ▁in ▁town , ▁while ▁Alice ▁sp ends ▁most ▁of ▁her ▁days ▁apparently ▁aim lessly ▁walking ▁around ▁town ▁e ating ▁j unk ▁food , ▁but ▁lying ▁and ▁telling ▁her ▁mother ▁she ▁is ▁searching ▁for ▁employ ment ▁as ▁per ▁her ▁request . ▁Alice ▁also ▁secret ly ▁dream s ▁of ▁finding ▁validation ▁through ▁reality ▁TV ▁st ard om , ▁and ▁is ▁shown ▁several ▁times ▁pract icing ▁a ▁speech ▁about ▁being ▁a ▁" v ict im " ▁of ▁the ▁justice ▁system . ▁Alice ' s ▁mother ▁Helen ▁Mann ing ▁is ▁a ▁teacher ▁at ▁the ▁elementary ▁school , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁apparent ▁she ▁and ▁her ▁daughter ▁have ▁a ▁content ious ▁relationship . ▁Helen ▁is ▁ash amed ▁of ▁Alice ▁being ▁over weight , ▁her ▁uns oph istic ated ▁t ast es , ▁and ▁her ▁lack