• Carlita is an alcoholic. [Verified by the townsfolk who frequent the bars] • Carlita is a slut. • Carlita is a prostitute on weekends, to make ends meet. • Carlita used to be a stripper. • Carlita is abusive toward her children. • Carlita was the one that seduced William Sykes, it’s her own fault she got knocked up. • Carlita was paid handsomely to take her kids and get out of Bluebell town, but she just came back after she ran out of money. • Carlita is wanted in California. • Carlita is wanted in California on prostitution charges. • Carlita has been arrested for shoplifting. • Carlita used to be normal before William Sykes fucked up her life. • Carlita used to be at least half normal before her son died. • Carlita gets in physical fights with her daughter when she’s drunk, and beats Suze up pretty badly. • Carlita did not have a good home life while growing up. • Carlita will never get out of this town after coming back here like she did. • Carlita lives paycheck to paycheck, and drinks most of said paycheck away pretty regularly. • All of Carlita’s children are actually illegitimate Sykes, not just Leland. • Carlita has no idea who the father of any of her children are, except Leland. • Carlita made the whole thing up about William being Leland’s father, and William was just dumb enough to fall for it and to throw money at her for it. • Carlita tried to fight Joanne Sykes when she was pregnant with Leland and Joanne was pregnant with Marney.