Crystal allows Arleen to stay in the apartment with her two children because she needs help paying the rent. Since the landlady demands that the rent be paid on time, and Crystal needs a place to stay even though she doesn't have a stable job, she can't risk an eviction. She sublets the rundown duplex to Arleen on the condition that she helps out with some of the living expenses. They do have a few arguments every now and then because of Crystal's psychological disorder, but other than that, things go pretty well. The arrangement lasts for a short time before the landlady evicts both women for interfering with her business. As it turns out, Crystal was fond of calling the cops on a neighbor that used to abuse his partner. Sherrena, the landlady, doesn't like that, and she decides to evict them both.