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Mary X (Left) with mother, Mrs. X (right)

Mrs. X (Jeanne Bates) is Mary's mother and Mr. X's wife. She experiences frequent outbursts while Henry is visiting their home and eventually demands accountability of Henry.

Plot Summary[]

Mrs. X appears in her home, having Henry over for dinner as a ruse to confront him about Mary's freak pregnancy. During an awkward silence, Mary has a fit which Mrs. X remedies by stroking her hair. Over dinner, the wet spasms of the artificial chicken prompt her to have an orgasm of sorts.

Mrs. X takes Henry aside and informs him of his "child" and that he and Mary are to be wed immediately. She also sexually assaults Henry but is stopped by Mary. Later in the movie, Mary goes back to her parents to get away from the screaming baby.

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