Branching Processes - piecewise function

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Let $(X_n)_{n\geq0}$ be a branching process, where $X_0=1$

Given $\mathbb{P}(Z=z)= \begin{cases} a & z=0 \\ b & z=1\\ c &z=2 \end{cases}$, where $a,b,c \in (0,1)$ , $a+b+c=1$ and $c<a$

My Attempt:

$G(S) = \mathbb{E}(s^Z) = \sum_{s=0}^\infty s^Z\mathbb{P}(Z=z)=s $

$=a+bs+cs^2=s$

$=a+(b-1)s+cs^2=0$

Then, I know that $s=1$ is a solution. How do I find a,b, and c for the other solution / an equation for them?

Or have I misunderstood what to do?