In the present day, the aging sisters live together in a crumbling Brentwood mansion, where a somewhat unstable Jane, who still dresses herself in her old Baby Jane clothes and makeup, cares for the paraplegic Blanche. Blanche's films have recently become available on home video and television, launching her into a modest comeback. Jane resents both her sister's enduring popularity and her own role as caretaker and takes out her resentment on Blanche with vicious, childlike pranks, such as putting worms in Blanche's food and cutting all of her hair off. Jane also intercepts all of the mail addressed to her sister, particularly fan letters, and constantly belittles Blanche by reminding her that she never would have had a career if it wasn't for Jane's success. Blanche and her physical therapist, Dominick, worry that Jane's old mental problems are returning and that her pranks might turn violent if she finds out Blanche is selling the house without her knowledge.