Mary stormed into the costume shop, determined to know what was responsible for her son's transformation. But when she entered the store, no one was there. No customers and no salesmen.
Back behind the curtain at the back of the store, the shopkeeper grinned. He knew that Brandon's mother would eventually figure out that his shop was responsible for turning the boy into a woman named Lady Gaga. And he already had a brilliant plan to take care of the former boy's mother.
He watched as the 34-year old motherly woman turned her attention towards the many items being sold in the shop. The shopkeeper influenced her so that, like Brandon, she would try on one of the costume accessories, which would change her, just like the red gloves had changed her son.
Mary wanted answers about her son, but while she waited for someone to show up, she decided to browse the items in the store. After her eyes landed on one thing in particular, she grabbed for it and tried it on.
