The mother body phase transition in the normal matrix model Statement of main results Limiting boundary of eigenvalues. Proofs of propositions 2.1 and 2.7 and theorems 2.2 2.5 and 2.8 Geometry of the spectral curve. Proof of theorem 2.6 Meromorphic quadratic differential on R Proofs of theorems 2.3 2.4 2.9 and 2.10 Riemann Hilbert analysis in the three cut case Riemann Hilbert analysis in the one cut case Construction of the global parametrix Proofs of theorems 2.14 and 2.15.