Sante claims she wants a “new start” with the family and wants to move to the Bahamas, but Kenny is unwilling to abandon his school or friends. In the past, Sante comes home from her prison sentence and sees Kenny for the first time in quite a while, surprised to see that he is now a teenager with a rich social life. Kenny purchases a stun gun to use as part of their plan to murder Irene. In the present-day, Irene’s maid reports that Kenny and Sante have changed the lock to prevent the maid from coming in to clean it while they are away. Sante is outraged at this outcome and causes a disturbance in court. She decides to take the deal and plead guilty to four counts of involuntary servitude, resulting in a four-year prison sentence. Their lawyer warns that a trial could lead to a class-action lawsuit against her, resulting in exorbitant legal fees. Sante intends to countersue, but Ken wishes to settle out of court in order to put the matter to rest. The abuse of Sante’s household staff is legally charged as slavery and she and Ken are subpoenaed to that effect. He is concerned about Kenny and promises to come back the first chance he gets in order to help him. Kent decides that he can no longer stand to live with Sante and decides to enlist in the army in order to get away. In a flashback, Kent discovers that Sante has been abusing their maid and witnesses her burn her hand with an iron. The next day, Sante attempts to forge Irene’s signature from her passport. She travels to a nearby supermarket and recalls an incident from her childhood when she stole cosmetics from a store. Kenny and Sante attend the party and Sante becomes intensely jealous when she notices Kenny flirting with a young lady in attendance. She tells Sante that Kenny is to be invited to a small party she is throwing that evening in honor of an art opening for one of her friends. Irene comes to see Kenny and Sante answers the door, claiming to be his personal assistant. Kenny tries to offer her some comfort and collaborates with Sante to plan Irene’s murder, setting the date for the fourth of July (unaware that Sante plans to invite her friend Beatrice over for dinner that night). The next morning, Kenny returns and argues with Sante, who laments aloud that she detests becoming old. In the present-day, Kenny suddenly awakens and heads out, angering Sante. Kenny starts to feel isolated, discovering that Sante pays local children to spend time with him. However, she instead warns him and Kenny against getting caught and encourages them to continue stealing. One day, Kent is found by a neighbor stealing his surfboard, and he is brought to Sante to be punished. Sante and Ken have an argument about this and she walks off. He is also frustrated that the family is constantly on the move in order to avoid subpoenas leveled at Sante for credit card fraud and insurance schemes. Sante has their children home-schooled, but Ken wishes to place them in a public school in order to give them opportunities to socialize with other children. Sante recalls her past with Ken after he retires and moves the family to Hawaii. He confronts her in the kitchen and they share an idle conversation before Irene returns to bed. In the present-day, Kenny infiltrates Irene’s room at night, places a listening device on her phone, and steals her passport, narrowly avoiding being discovered by Irene in the process. As she is being taken away she insists to Kenny that she was falsely accused. The police arrive at Kenny’s birthday party to arrest Sante for grand larceny and credit card fraud. Eventually Sante starts trying to interfere with Ken’s personal finances, causing tension between the two of them. Soon Sante recruits their children, Kent and Kenny, into her “game,” aiding her in various acts of shoplifting. Interested in his wealth, she seduces him and soon they are married. Sante recalls how she met her husband Ken years ago when he was the owner of a successful construction company. He rents out one of the suite apartments and does his best to endear himself to Irene, who seems to like him. Using an assumed name, Kenny goes to visit Irene at the luxury apartment building she manages. They have spent four months meticulously planning her murder and prepare to enact their scheme. Two years earlier, the two of them stalk an old woman, Irene Silverman, walking her dog in a park. Sante Kimes and her son Kenny are on trial for murdering an old woman, and are called “remorseless” and sociopathic by the judge. LIKE MOTHER LIKE SON: THE STRANGE STORY OF SANTE AND KENNY KIMES (TV) SummaryĪ made-for-television movie based on the lives of real-life serial killer Sante Kimes and her son and accomplice Kenny Kimes.
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