

The judge reluctantly agrees and the trial begins. During opening arguments, Beverly's lawyer claims that she is not guilty by reason of insanity, but she fires him and proposes to represent herself, citing various law books she has read, to her prosecutor's dismay. The media dub her 'Serial Mom', Chip hires an agent to manage the family's media appearances and Misty sells merchandise outside the courthouse. The Sutphin family arrive, as do the police, and Beverly is arrested.īeverly's trial becomes a national sensation. Catching him at a local club, Hammerjack's, Beverly sets Scotty aflame onstage in front of a deranged crowd during the set of an all-female band called Camel Lips.

Scotty witnesses the attack through a window, Beverly sees him, and a car chase ensues. Jensen home and bludgeons her to death with a leg of lamb while she sings along to 'Tomorrow' on her rented copy of Annie. Jensen, argues with Chip over paying a fee for failing to rewind a videotape and calls him a 'son of a psycho'.

She hides at the video rental store where Chip works, but a customer, Mrs. Police detectives confirm that Beverly's fingerprints match those at the Sterner crime scene and attempt to arrest her, but she escapes. The service ends in pandemonium when the sound of Beverly sneezing causes everyone to panic and flee the church. That Sunday, police follow the Sutphins to church and a news report names Beverly as the suspect in the Sterners' murders.
