Twisted

Finding himself homeless, he begs on a former girlfriend’s mother, Catherine, to let him stay with her. He gets a job as a waiter down the street, but the availability of drugs results in a change of behavior. Catherine finds broken glass in her rug, urine on the bathroom floor, and a cigarette above her car visor, which indicates that Blake has used her car while she is sleeping.

A Police Sergeant calls Catherine to say that Blake is being watched and that he is using drugs. He steals a credit card from Catherine and takes off to Florida to be with his girlfriend, Cheryl, for the Christmas holidays. The credit card company tracks him all the way, and he is extradited back home and ends up in a rehabilitation center jail.

A psychologist works with him to change his negative feelings and points out that his being an opportunist isn’t serving him well. She tells him that he needs to change his way of thinking and practice love, forgiveness, and the golden rule.

Mildred, a woman from the Community Center where the ladies play cards always shows support for Catherine and what she does for Blake. She tells Catherine that somewhere, some day, Blake will thank her for all she did for him.

The Head of Psychology visits Blake during one of his sessions with his psychologist and talks to him about his drug use. He also questions him about who his source was at the restaurant where he worked. A shocking newspaper headline states that Blake’s Head of Psychology has been indicted for being the Drug Lord of the largest drug ring in the state.

With the psychologist’s help, Blake is placed on a Work Release Program, attends college in the morning, works in the afternoon, and returns to the Rehabilitation Center each evening. After his release, he stops to see Catherine and thanks her for all she did for him. Catherine tells Mildred that she was right, and the scene ends with Mildred’s big smile and a profound close-up wink.