witlessness between a not-so-bright mother and daughter and an even less capable trio of criminals 
(ROOT (NP (NP (NN witlessness)) (PP (IN between) (NP (NP (DT a) (ADJP (RB not) (HYPH -) (RB so) (HYPH -) (JJ bright)) (NN mother) (CC and) (NN daughter)) (CC and) (NP (NP (DT an) (ADJP (ADVP (RB even) (RBR less)) (JJ capable)) (NN trio)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNS criminals))))))))
(ROOT (NP (NP (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (DT ) (ADJP (RB ) (HYPH ) (RB ) (HYPH ) (JJ )) (NN ) (CC ) (NN )) (CC ) (NP (NP (DT ) (ADJP (ADVP (RB ) (RBR )) (JJ )) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NNS ))))))))