. ▁ ▁Sister ▁Mary ▁is ▁a ▁nun . ▁ ▁Lady ▁Catherine ▁T isse u ▁is ▁conserv ative ▁and ▁st iff . ▁ ▁Ten - F our ▁knows ▁how ▁to ▁cut ▁a ▁business ▁deal . ▁These ▁are ▁just ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 2 ▁personal ities ▁that ▁Tr ud di ▁Ch ase ▁came ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁as ▁" The ▁Tro ops ". ▁ ▁These ▁Tro ops ▁first ▁came ▁to ▁her ▁rescue ▁while , ▁from ▁the ▁age ▁two ▁on ward , ▁she ▁was ▁sex ually ▁ab used ▁by ▁her ▁sad istic ▁step father ▁( Er nie ▁L ively ). ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁tort ure ▁and ▁sexual ▁ab use , ▁the ▁step father ▁also ▁batter ed ▁Tr ud di ' s ▁mother ▁and ▁ch ained ▁a ▁dog ▁in ▁their ▁yard , ▁with hold ing ▁food ▁and ▁water ▁until ▁the ▁can ine ▁finally ▁died . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁tort ure ▁and ▁sexual ▁ab use ▁w ors ened , ▁more ▁Tro ops ▁arrived ▁to ▁aid ▁Tr ud di . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁young ▁woman , ▁Tr ud di ▁mar ries ▁Norman ▁( John ▁Rub in stein ), ▁who ▁she ▁meets ▁while ▁working ▁at ▁an ▁advert ising ▁ag ency . ▁Event ually , ▁they ▁have ▁a ▁daughter , ▁Pa ige . ▁As ▁Tr ud di ' s ▁condition ▁w ors ens , ▁she ▁see ks ▁ther apy ▁to ▁attempt ▁to ▁repair ▁herself ▁and ▁her ▁family . ▁The ▁min is eries ▁begins ▁with ▁Tr ud di ▁tele phon ing ▁her ▁ther ap ist ▁( Tom ▁Cont i ) ▁and