The women of 'Impeachment' explained: Marcia Lewis and Monica's childhood
Monica Lewinsky's life changed forever at a mall food court.
The latest episode of "Impeachment: American Crime Story " revisits the events of Jan. 16, 1998, the day Lewinsky (Beanie Feldstien) was lured to the Pentagon City Mall by Linda Tripp (Sarah Paulson), apprehended by FBI agents, taken to a suite at the Ritz-Carlton and subjected to 11 or so hours of interrogation and intimidation by prosecutors in the office of independent counsel Kenneth Starr.
"Man Handled" also more deeply explores Lewinsky's family life, including her close-knit relationship with her mother, Marcia Lewis (Mira Sorvino), who rushes to her side and helps her stand up to pressure from Starr's team.
Yes, this all happened at a mall
It's fitting that a turning point in this very '90s tale takes place in the most '90s setting imaginable: a mall in suburban Virginia. And it happened very much as portrayed in "Man Handled," right down to
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