 In the Five-Cent Curve, three different perspectives, a troubled mother, a young boy, and a pregnant teenager, overlap and occur at the same period in time. Seemingly random and trivial events crisscross, allowing us to watch each person s experiences unfold through their own eyes. As each character fails to clear his conscience and is left sodden with guilt, the narratives fold together and reveal a surprise outcome that no one person could have ever seen.