Pez is a weaponized Girl Scout in Toledo Ohio, a breeding ground of serial killers in the 70's. She and her friends are growing up before the internet is available and she must figure out how to survive when her mother, who was hunted by soldiers in World War II, refuses to believe the great American dream is corrupt. As Pez discovers her strength in the world, and her mother's weakness, she finds out why squirrels run in front of speeding cars and how that is cured by teaching them to bake a gingerbread house.