3.2“They ran away from everything but each other.”/ November 24, 1999
Whenever trouble strikes in one of her relationships, single mother Mary Jo Walker and her daughter, Ava, pack up and move to another city, a routine Ava is tiring of. This time, they are helped on their move to San Diego by trucker Jack Ranson. While Ava settles in, getting a leading part in the school play, Jack starts dating Mary Jo but soon reveals himself to be controlling and aggressive. Mary Jo prepares to flee again, angering Ava.
“They ran away from everything but each other.”
Mary Jo Walker
Ava Walker
Dan Miller
Jack Ranson
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Laurie Pendleton
Ginger
Mr. Cummings
Mrs. Boman
Zoe Broussard
Adam Riley
Winston Jackson
Billy Jo
