Set in Dublin, Ireland, this story centers around the Gogarty family, which is experiencing a myriad of problems, seemingly all at once. Millie is 83 years old, a widow who seems to have a habit of nabbing a few items now and then from shop shelves that end up going home with her. Kevin, her 50-year-old son has his own problems to deal with, having lost his job too many years ago, and feeling unappreciated for what he brings to the table in other ways and disconnected from his increasingly distant and bitter wife, Grace. Among their four children is 16-year-old daughter Aideen, who loves her grandmother Millie, and seems to see her for who she is, and not just a crazy old lady. But when Aideen’s behavior veers into a more disturbing and disruptive mode, her parents decide to send her to boarding school. And from this moment, her story begin!