Mr. Church

In 1971, Charlie Brooks, age 10, lives with her single mother, Marie Brooks, in Los Angeles, California. One morning, Charlie wakes to the sounds and smells of cooking wafting in from the kitchen. She is shocked to find a strange man, Mr. Church, preparing breakfast. Her mother states he will be their new cook. Charlie is initially distrustful of Mr. Church and urges her mother to fire him.