Lindalee Tracey never knew her father. He left in the dim first months of her life and died a penniless alcoholic. Her childhood cautioned by his failure, she was taught to bury him long before he died. Fatherless as she is, she is still her father's daughter.
So with a daughter's need for meaning and memory and explanations, Lindalee sets out to reclaim her derelict father, determined to weed through the facts and fictions of his life-to redeem, to somehow forgive.
She discovers that Abby Tracey was a petty crook and a con artist-as charming as a snake in Eden. From cherubic Irish alter boy to attentive uncle to pathetic street rubbie, Lindalee examines his life through surviving relatives, friends and the public record. But she sees her father perhaps most clearly in the tired souls of other destitute men, whom she speaks to with warmth and compassion.
| Directed by | Linda Lee Tracey |
| Written by | Linda Lee Tracey |