Maid To Steal

"Maid to Steal" is a compelling Pilot that chronicles the struggles of Emma, a single African- American mother who lives in her van with her young daughter Gia. Emma works hard as a ride-share driver and church cleaner to make ends meet but faces their toughest challenge yet when their van gets towed while they sleep inside a tent in the back. Unfortunately, Gia's father, Mike, bails them out since his name is still on the title as Emma failed to transfer it after their divorce. However, her night of misfortunes is just getting started, she is fired from the Ride app while waiting in line with Mike, soon Mike finds out the danger Emma has put his daughter in and takes her away. To make matters worse Emma’s van won’t start so she calls her cleaning friend Maria. Maria and José, her son with Down Syndrome, shows up to help Emma fix her van. Emma's lie about her living situation strains her relationship with Gia but makes matters worse as she lies to Maria. 

After a long day of cleaning not only a hazard house after a suicide but the church, Emma is hesitant to join Maria at her family's Cinco De Mayo party, but Maria manages to persuade her to come. At the party, Emma loosens up and confides in Maria about her recent divorce with Mike, and even suggests robbing the Faith church for funds to get a lawyer for the custody battle. Emma believes that Maria can help her with the heist and proposes that they split the money to pay for Maria's citizenship, which she said was costly, Maria is also taking care of her son that lives with her. Maria shares her own story of courage, having moved her son José  across the border from Mexico with the help of a coyote. After consuming too much alcohol, Emma becomes ill and can’t drive. José  and Raul, Maria's husband, offer to drive Emma home but to make matters worse Emma can only think of Mike's house as a front, they leave her with her van in front of Mikes. With no other choice, Emma spends the night in her van so that she can pick up Gia the next morning for her church rehearsal play. The next day, Kelly and Gia discover Emma sleeping in the van. Kelly becomes suspicious, accusing Emma of being drunk. Mike and Kelly leave the scene after an altercation and Mike threatens Emma with full custody. Raul Maria’s husband is deported the next day and his van impounded. 

That night Emma, afraid Mike will take her to court with no other option, decides to rob the church with Maria who feels guilty about the situation after finding out the truth, Raul getting deported helps push her over the edge. The next day Emma and Maria fail to steal enough money from the safe during the heist due to Kelly's confrontation with Emma. After talking to a lawyer for both Emma and Maria, Emma decides her final option is to plan a larger robbery of a megachurch but first they need to setup a cleaning company as a front. Emma remembers it’s Gia’s birthday so they decide to plan a trip to Galveston beach. Soon Emma unknowingly finds herself in a world of trouble when she picks up Gia for a day at the beach. Mike and Kelly were not aware of this and they have the police issue an AMBER ALERT. Maria gets a call from Raul while her and José  are prepping the party at the beach house. Raul tells her he has made a deal with some cartel members again to deliver a bag of unknown substances across the border in order for his assurance to cross the border. Emma is confronted with the Amber alert and is arrested at the beach house. 

The pilot portrays the harsh realities often hidden in society and the challenges that many single homeless mothers face. It is a testament to a mother's love and the extraordinary lengths she is willing to go to ensure her daughter's well-being.

(Breaking Bad) meets (Good Girls)