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Part Five
Set in Depression-era California, this absorbing drama follows tenacious single mother Mildred as she strives to make ends meet after the breakdown of her marriage. Forced to take a job as a waitress, Mildred’s baking skills quickly give her humble status a boost, but she soon realsies that the approval of her snooty daugher Veda (Morgan Turner/Evan Rachel Wood) is impossible to acquire., Conclusion. Mildred marries Monty and buys his Pasadena mansion, but imprudent financial moves get her in trouble with the restaurant’s investors, and her reconciliation with 19-year-old opera sensation Veda proves to be short-lived., In the finale of this HBO Original Miniseries, Mildred returns home to a shocking revelation that will change her life forever., Conclusion. Mildred marries Monty and buys his Pasadena mansion, but imprudent financial moves get her in trouble with the restaurant’s investors, and her reconciliation with 19-year-old opera sensation Veda (Evan Rachel Wood) proves to be short-lived.
