 Maria was on her way to becoming a beautician when her mother s illness forced the 22 year-old to come home to care for her. Maria s mom has since moved on to a better place. Maria has moved on as well - to be the maid for the insanely wealthy Ridgeway dynasty. As one of many servants who dote on the demented and dysfunctional family, Maria juggles extremely important tasks like dusting their many unread books, vacuuming their priceless rugs and picking up after their prized poodle Pookie. But the biggest surprise comes when Maria discovers there s not only a class struggle between the upstairs and the downstairs, but there s an all out war among The Help!