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Kentucky, 1957. After the death of her mother, nine-year-old Elizabeth Harmon is left an orphan and sent to a Catholic orphanage. At this institution, children are regularly given "vitamins," and on the advice of another ward, Beth leaves green capsules overnight. There, the girl meets an elderly janitor named Shaibel, whom she asks to teach her chess. During the day, sneaking out of boring classes under the pretext of washing a rag, Beth plays with Mr. Shaibel in his basement utility room, and at night, after taking a green capsule, she plays chess games on the ceiling of the shared bedroom. A few years later, the girl will be adop...