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Teenager Lexi Archer moves to Chicago with her newly divorced mother and befriends a popular girl at her new school, Jennifer. After Lexi's volleyball coach suggests that she lose weight, Jennifer reveals she is bulimic and the two girls decide to help each other, leading to disastrous consequences.
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00:00:00Music
00:01:00Hey.
00:01:04Hey.
00:01:05Hey.
00:01:06Jen's in the zone.
00:01:09I hope she doesn't fall into the fire.
00:01:16I've never seen her like this.
00:01:18You know Jen, right?
00:01:19She never drinks.
00:01:20She needs some food.
00:01:22There's nothing around here but some empty chip bags.
00:01:25I could stand a burger.
00:01:26Deal.
00:01:30Come on.
00:01:31You'll feel better when two of you.
00:01:32I feel better if Lexi's not following me around.
00:01:34Who invited her anyway?
00:01:35I did.
00:01:36Yeah?
00:01:37Well, she's spying on me.
00:01:38Well, maybe I wouldn't have to if you'd return my phone call.
00:01:41Whoa, whoa.
00:01:42You guys are just way too intense.
00:01:43Yeah, give it up.
00:01:44Look, just stop following me.
00:01:46You and I are not friends anymore, okay?
00:01:48Jen, this is nuts.
00:01:49Just leave me alone.
00:01:50I can take care of myself.
00:01:51Okay.
00:01:52All right.
00:02:13Jen, I really need to talk to you.
00:02:16I am so sorry.
00:02:20Don't you understand that I hate you?
00:02:23I never want to see you again.
00:02:26Okay?
00:02:27Okay.
00:02:29Well, here we are in Seattle.
00:02:40I like Chicago better.
00:02:41I miss our house.
00:02:42Yeah, this is like half the size.
00:02:44Look, we're not going to do this.
00:02:45Remember?
00:02:46Compare here and there.
00:02:47Then and now.
00:02:48We can't, it doesn't help.
00:02:49Not if we're going to start a new life.
00:02:50Like my old life.
00:02:51That's your second piece.
00:02:53I've only had one.
00:02:54Look, guys.
00:02:55None of this was my life.
00:02:56None of this was my life.
00:02:57I'm sorry.
00:02:58I'm sorry.
00:02:59Now, I'm sorry.
00:03:00You're sorry.
00:03:01I'm sorry.
00:03:02I'm sorry.
00:03:03I'm sorry.
00:03:05I'm sorry.
00:03:06I'm sorry.
00:03:07I'm sorry.
00:03:08I'm sorry.
00:03:09I'm sorry.
00:03:10I'm sorry.
00:03:11I'm sorry.
00:03:12I'm sorry.
00:03:13None of this was my idea.
00:03:15I didn't want the divorce.
00:03:17We know that, Mom.
00:03:19Your father moved, we moved.
00:03:21We make the best of it.
00:03:23Why did we have to move?
00:03:25Because this job is all I know.
00:03:28I mean, I grew up around your grandfather's produce business,
00:03:30and this job pays a lot more than I could get in Chicago.
00:03:34And remember, nobody knows who you are here.
00:03:38So you can reinvent yourselves.
00:03:43Be whoever it is you want to be.
00:03:46Be all that you can be in the army.
00:03:53You goofballs.
00:03:55That's your third piece.
00:03:56Oink, oink.
00:03:58Here, baby.
00:03:59You know, I'm just as nervous about my new job as you are, about your new school.
00:04:17At least you're getting paid.
00:04:19What are varsity tryouts?
00:04:21I don't know.
00:04:22Maybe I won't play.
00:04:23Of course you'll play.
00:04:25And it's a good way for you to meet new friends.
00:04:29I'm fat, aren't I?
00:04:31No.
00:04:32You are not fat.
00:04:33You just need a little exercise, that's all.
00:04:36So you do think I'm fat?
00:04:40Lexi, you are not fat.
00:04:43You put on a few extra pounds this summer, big deal.
00:04:47They'll come right off as soon as you start playing again.
00:04:50So stop worrying.
00:04:52I love you.
00:04:54Okay, I'll meet you.
00:04:55Good night.
00:04:56Good night.
00:04:56That's Jennifer.
00:05:14Who?
00:05:15Jennifer Hornsberger.
00:05:17Wow.
00:05:18She's really good.
00:05:19And she also gets straight A's and is the best actress in school.
00:05:23Don't you hate her?
00:05:24I'm Sarah, by the way.
00:05:28Lexi, good to meet you.
00:05:29Nice to meet you.
00:05:31Next!
00:05:32Good luck.
00:05:46Wow, nice hits.
00:05:47Nice sets.
00:05:48You sure you two never played together before?
00:05:52I'm Jen.
00:05:53Lexi.
00:05:54Welcome to the team.
00:05:56Thanks.
00:06:11Thanks.
00:06:11Hello?
00:06:12Oh, hi, honey.
00:06:13Oh, hi, Mom.
00:06:14How did tryouts go?
00:06:16Good.
00:06:16I made the team.
00:06:19Fabulous.
00:06:20Congratulations.
00:06:21Well, not that I thought you wouldn't.
00:06:22Oh, and I decided to do what you said and reinvent myself.
00:06:25Can I read you my list?
00:06:26It'll only take a minute.
00:06:27Oh, not right now, honey.
00:06:28I've got to go into a meeting.
00:06:29I only have, uh, 30 seconds.
00:06:32Please, one minute.
00:06:33Go.
00:06:34Catherine.
00:06:37Eat healthy.
00:06:38There's at least 10 pounds.
00:06:40Get an A in geometry.
00:06:42Serve an entire game.
00:06:44Help, Mom, or...
00:06:45Oh, well, I like that one.
00:06:46And become Jennifer Harnsberger's friend.
00:06:50Oh, that sounds great, honey.
00:06:52Listen, I have to go, but I want you to do your homework and no TV, okay?
00:06:56Okay.
00:06:56Bye.
00:06:57Okay.
00:06:58Bye-bye.
00:06:58Hello, marketing.
00:07:05Yeah, is, um, Peter Archer there, please?
00:07:07Who's calling, please?
00:07:08It's his daughter.
00:07:09I'm sorry, he's in a meeting right now.
00:07:11Okay, can you just tell him that I called?
00:07:13Uh, your name again?
00:07:15It's Lexi.
00:07:16Uh, your last name?
00:07:17Lexi Archer.
00:07:19Great.
00:07:19I'll make sure he gets the message.
00:07:20Thanks.
00:07:21Thanks.
00:07:28Yummy.
00:07:29Shut up.
00:07:31Lexi!
00:07:32Hi.
00:07:33Hi.
00:07:33Hey, guys, this is Lexi, the new player I told you about.
00:07:36Hi.
00:07:36Hey.
00:07:37This is Justin and Ben.
00:07:38They're on the boys' team.
00:07:40Lexi's from Chicago.
00:07:42Yeah, my parents got divorced, so here I am.
00:07:45Ooh, I can relate.
00:07:47It's been almost a year since the big announcement.
00:07:50Guys, they can eat anything.
00:07:54Uh, don't you want some dressing with that?
00:07:56Oh, no.
00:07:56I don't like any of them.
00:07:57Okay.
00:08:04You should see our new uniforms.
00:08:06It's got this, uh, cool diagonal striper right across the chest.
00:08:08Yeah, wait till you see ours.
00:08:09They're, like, 100 years old.
00:08:11Girl sports always come fast.
00:08:13I know, it truly uxays.
00:08:15Yeah, like a vacuum.
00:08:17Within a vacuum.
00:08:19Or a hot pair of lips.
00:08:20On a cold cherry popsicle.
00:08:22Oh, no.
00:08:25Oh, no.
00:08:26That looks good.
00:08:30Can I have a bite?
00:08:31Mm-hmm.
00:08:41Mom, do you know how many grams of fat there are in this?
00:08:44No.
00:08:44Seven grams per serving.
00:08:47And they say it's low fat.
00:08:49Jill, you know I don't like you to do your homework at the last minute.
00:08:53Our first game was today.
00:08:54I know.
00:08:55I wish I could come, but the growers are holding a meeting on pesticides, and I have to be there.
00:09:02You know I'd go if I could.
00:09:03It doesn't really matter anyway.
00:09:06I'm sorry, honey.
00:09:09Done.
00:09:09Gonna do this.
00:09:25One, two, three, setter!
00:09:39Time out!
00:09:46You gotta position yourself so you have more control of the ball.
00:09:48You're all just watching the game.
00:09:50Now let's get it together, huh?
00:09:52One, two, three, teamwork!
00:09:55Lexi, out.
00:09:57Sup?
00:10:01You're a good player, Lexi.
00:10:02But you gotta anticipate and get to the ball quicker.
00:10:05Jen's ready for you every time, but you're not delivering.
00:10:08I know, I'm just really off today.
00:10:10Sorry.
00:10:11Also, you'd jump a lot higher if you dropped some weight.
00:10:14And just a few pounds can make all the difference.
00:10:19Love your house.
00:10:20Thanks.
00:10:21Is Justin, like, your boyfriend or something?
00:10:24Uh, no.
00:10:25He used to be in the seventh grade.
00:10:26Now he's more like a brother.
00:10:29I have a sister.
00:10:31A little sister.
00:10:34Are you an only child?
00:10:36No, I have an older brother, but he's away in college.
00:10:38I hate being the only one left.
00:10:40Jennifer, I...
00:10:41Oh.
00:10:42Come on.
00:10:43How many times have I told you not?
00:10:45I picked up a few things for you at Leonie's I thought you might like, including a dress
00:10:48which will be perfect for Grandma's birthday dinner.
00:10:51Oh, Mom.
00:10:53This is my friend Lexi.
00:10:54The girl on the team I told you about.
00:10:56Oh, yes.
00:10:57Jennifer tells me you're from the Midwest.
00:10:58That's where I'm from originally.
00:10:59Yeah.
00:11:00She was Miss Cornhusker, 1970.
00:11:03Seriously.
00:11:05Oh, Mom.
00:11:06Is it okay if Lexi spends the night?
00:11:07It's okay with her, Mom.
00:11:09Oh, of course.
00:11:10Only you'll have to fend for yourself.
00:11:11Your father and I are going out.
00:11:13Nice to meet you, Lexi.
00:11:15Nice meeting you.
00:11:19She buys you clothes?
00:11:20Yeah.
00:11:21I'm like her Jenny doll.
00:11:23I mean, actually, she has pretty good taste.
00:11:25It's just, I'd like to pick out my own things every once in a while.
00:11:29Like she decorated my room.
00:11:31But I'm rebelling.
00:11:33Check it out.
00:11:36Wow.
00:11:37Oh, who's that?
00:11:38You don't know?
00:11:40That's Chloe Dunsmuir.
00:11:42She's this English actress slash model from the 70s.
00:11:45Chloe Dunsmuir.
00:11:47Don't you just love that name?
00:11:49She is so incredible looking.
00:11:52Did you ever see the French film, A Oblire L'Amour?
00:11:55Mm-mm.
00:11:56She was in math.
00:11:57To forget love?
00:11:59You take French?
00:12:00Mm-hmm.
00:12:01Me too.
00:12:02Cool.
00:12:15L'amour.
00:12:16Qu'est-ce que c'est l'amour?
00:12:19Love.
00:12:20What is love?
00:12:23Un couteau.
00:12:25Qui reste sur la table.
00:12:27A knife that lies on the table.
00:12:30Entre un homme et une femme.
00:12:34Between a man and a woman.
00:12:39I'm starving.
00:12:41Me too.
00:12:42Kitchen raid.
00:12:43Yeah.
00:12:51Oh, my stomach.
00:12:53Me too.
00:12:56Oh.
00:12:57I'm gonna go visit La Tualette.
00:12:59Okay.
00:13:00Jen, are you okay?
00:13:01The Romans had the right idea.
00:13:17And stuff to the gills, push reject.
00:13:18You mean, you made yourself, like, I can't pig out like that and not do something.
00:13:34But don't tell anyone, okay?
00:13:35Okay.
00:13:36Cross your heart.
00:13:37Kiss your elbow.
00:13:38I've been waiting for a friend like you.
00:13:40Me too.
00:13:41Me too.
00:13:42Come on.
00:13:43Let's try something on.
00:13:44Come on.
00:13:45Let's try something on.
00:13:46Come on.
00:13:47Let's try something on.
00:13:48Okay.
00:13:49Okay.
00:13:50Cross your heart.
00:13:51Kiss your elbow.
00:13:52I've been waiting for a friend like you.
00:13:54Me too.
00:13:55I've been waiting for a friend like you.
00:13:56I've been waiting for a friend like you.
00:13:57I've been waiting for a friend like you.
00:14:00Me too.
00:14:11Come on.
00:14:12Let's try something on.
00:14:44I can't get this button done.
00:14:57I look fat, even in black.
00:15:00Damn it, I feel like a blimp.
00:15:02Yeah, right. You're like the skinniest person I know.
00:15:06If you're a blimp, then I'm a blimp on steroids.
00:15:14Look straight ahead. Keep walking in. Don't breathe in.
00:15:24Don't count last. Just keep going.
00:15:51Don't count last.
00:15:58Did Daddy call?
00:16:00No. Why?
00:16:02Oh, I heard the phone ring when I was in the shower.
00:16:05As for me, did he say he was going to call?
00:16:12No. I left another message on his machine.
00:16:16I just wanted to talk.
00:16:17I don't understand what I did wrong.
00:16:22Lexi, you didn't do anything wrong.
00:16:24Then why didn't he call me back the same day?
00:16:27He'll call you back. He always does.
00:16:30Someday he won't.
00:16:32He'll be too busy and he'll forget.
00:16:36Can I have the other half of that?
00:16:38Sure.
00:16:39I thought you didn't like the pie.
00:16:40I don't. I'm on a diet.
00:16:45Mmm. Me too.
00:16:47At least until lunchtime.
00:16:56Go ahead. Open it.
00:17:01You'll get used to it.
00:17:09Especially once you start losing.
00:17:12Break it into fourths.
00:17:13It lasts longer.
00:17:16Okay.
00:17:24To eat.
00:17:25To eat.
00:17:27I eat.
00:17:28You eat.
00:17:30They eat.
00:17:31We eat.
00:17:33To eat.
00:17:34They eat.
00:17:35They eat.
00:17:38Oh, la, la.
00:17:39To cook.
00:17:42For the cuisine.
00:17:45I make the cuisine.
00:17:47You make the cuisine.
00:17:49I want to eat the cuisine.
00:17:52I don't know.
00:17:53To eat or not to eat.
00:17:59That's the question.
00:18:01Chew gum.
00:18:02And hold out till breakfast.
00:18:05Okay.
00:18:05Okay.
00:18:18That's good.
00:18:23Hey, guys.
00:18:29What do you think about the team having a fundraiser at the spring carnival?
00:18:32Like what?
00:18:33I don't know.
00:18:35But something that we can sell tickets for in advance.
00:18:37That way, if they don't show, we can still get their money.
00:18:39I like it.
00:18:42Is that all you're eating?
00:18:43What about when you play?
00:18:45I mean, your energy.
00:18:46Mm.
00:18:47I have more energy when I eat less.
00:18:49I feel lighter and faster.
00:18:50Right, Lex?
00:18:51Yep.
00:18:52Whatever.
00:18:53See you at practice.
00:18:57Did you see that sandwich?
00:18:58At least 800 calories, if not 1,000.
00:19:00You know, I think I've finally stopped feeling hungry.
00:19:07Mom, don't scare me like that.
00:19:22How much have you lost?
00:19:23I don't want you to disappear.
00:19:25That's me, Mom, vanishing into thin air.
00:19:28I'm serious, Lexi.
00:19:29I think you need to stop dieting.
00:19:31I bet you never had big hips.
00:19:33Hips are what women have, and yours are hardly what I would call big.
00:19:38I hate my hips.
00:19:40And my thighs.
00:19:42You have a beautiful, strong, healthy body, Lexi.
00:19:46And I want you to keep it that way.
00:19:49Want me to get fat again?
00:19:52Lexi, you are not fat.
00:20:03Lexi, wow, you look great.
00:20:11Thanks.
00:20:12Yeah, you really look different.
00:20:15I wasn't even sure it was you.
00:20:18So, how would you like to go to that winter dance thing?
00:20:24Okay.
00:20:29Go, buy, win, Patel!
00:20:31Great, my dad's here.
00:20:35Don't worry about it.
00:20:36Woo!
00:20:37I think I've never played before.
00:20:56It's okay, Jim, let it go.
00:20:57Okay, we'll win the next one.
00:20:58Teamwork!
00:21:05Nice field!
00:21:06Yeah!
00:21:08Nice field!
00:21:18Nice field!
00:21:18That was great serving, Lexi.
00:21:33Too bad Jennifer's game was off today.
00:21:36I guess she just didn't want it enough.
00:21:38Jen's the best player on the team.
00:21:40Oh, I know that.
00:21:42That's why I hate to see her play like she's not.
00:21:48Hello, I need some help.
00:21:54I'm going to drop it.
00:21:58Thank you, honey.
00:22:00I thought I might actually cook some dinner.
00:22:04I missed my game.
00:22:05I still don't know.
00:22:08Damn it.
00:22:10Did you hear what I said?
00:22:11In a minute, would you help me clean up this mess?
00:22:17Hello?
00:22:18Oh, hi, Dad.
00:22:20Did you see the Bulls game last night?
00:22:22I know I wanted to, but they only have a boys team.
00:22:25I'm signing up for the league in the spring, though.
00:22:27Hold on.
00:22:28Mom, it's Dad.
00:22:30Lexi, you talk to him.
00:22:34Daddy?
00:22:35Hi.
00:22:36Guess what?
00:22:37I served the whole game.
00:22:39You did?
00:22:40I know.
00:22:41I wish you could have, too.
00:22:43Oh, really?
00:22:44That sounds great.
00:22:45Hang on.
00:22:46I'll ask her.
00:22:46Mom, when do we get out for Thanksgiving?
00:22:48I don't know.
00:22:49Why?
00:22:50She hasn't done it.
00:22:53Okay, hang on.
00:22:58Hello?
00:23:00Well, we were just about to have dinner.
00:23:01I thought you were coming out to see them.
00:23:07Well, how are they going to get there?
00:23:13Let me think about it.
00:23:14Look, something's burning.
00:23:16I'll talk to you later.
00:23:17Bye.
00:23:18Thanks a lot, Mom.
00:23:19I wanted to say goodbye.
00:23:20Me, too.
00:23:21Hello?
00:23:21Hello, I'd like to order a large cheese pizza.
00:23:44Peace offering.
00:23:45I know you're sick of pizza, so tuna salad sandwich, your favorite.
00:23:51You haven't had any dinner.
00:23:53I'm not hungry.
00:23:55Look, I know I get upset when your father calls, especially when he calls to tell me that he's
00:24:02flying you both to Chicago.
00:24:03So we won't go, then?
00:24:05Of course you'll go.
00:24:07I want you to go.
00:24:09Mom, I really have to do my math.
00:24:11Eat something.
00:24:13You're getting too thin.
00:24:15And don't stay up too late.
00:24:17I love you.
00:24:18Good night.
00:24:18Good night.
00:24:41All right.
00:24:54Call me Chloe.
00:24:56You look just like her.
00:24:58Well, we didn't.
00:24:59From blimp to...
00:25:00Alien party balloon.
00:25:01Hmm.
00:25:03You know what they say.
00:25:04You can never be too rich or never too thin.
00:25:07So when do you leave for Chicago?
00:25:12Uh, next Wednesday.
00:25:14I'm getting kind of nervous about seeing my dad, though.
00:25:17He sounds so lonely.
00:25:20My mom still loves him.
00:25:23Maybe he wants to come back.
00:25:25I mean, maybe I could talk him into it.
00:25:29Hmm.
00:25:31I think it's romantic when couples get remarried.
00:25:34Why'd they get a divorce?
00:25:35Oh, my dad had an affair with somebody at the office.
00:25:40Didn't last or anything.
00:25:42Wrecked everything.
00:25:44So what about you?
00:25:45You think your parents are in love?
00:25:48I think my dad plays around as much as he can.
00:25:51And my mom is the queen of denial.
00:25:57I'm getting it.
00:26:03Wow.
00:26:03You know, Jill, you have grown at least an inch.
00:26:23And Lexi, you lost a couple inches.
00:26:24You lost all that baby fat.
00:26:26You look terrific.
00:26:27Thanks, Daddy.
00:26:28So, how's Seattle?
00:26:29I think the key word there is precipitation.
00:26:32We live two miles away from the water.
00:26:34There's lots of windsurfing.
00:26:36But really, do you need a wetsuit?
00:26:38Well, I'm sure I'm going to get out there for a visit.
00:26:40You know, there's a lot of advertising in Seattle.
00:26:42Probably just as much as in Chicago.
00:26:45Maybe you could get a job.
00:26:46I mean, I don't see any reason why you can't live closer to us.
00:26:49Yeah, then we could see you every week.
00:26:51My friend Nancy sees her mom Sunday through Wednesday.
00:26:54And then she sees her dad Thursday through Saturday.
00:26:56Yeah, and you and mom might even, you know.
00:27:00I mean, you never know.
00:27:03I'll tell you what.
00:27:04Let's get this car packed and then let's go get something to eat.
00:27:07You want to get something to eat?
00:27:08Sure.
00:27:08Okay.
00:27:15Hi, everybody.
00:27:16Hi.
00:27:17You're Jill and Alexis, right?
00:27:20You look different from your picture.
00:27:23Jill, Lexi, this is Jolene.
00:27:27Hi.
00:27:34I met your dad at the bank.
00:27:36I was a loan officer.
00:27:39You borrowed money?
00:27:41No, I just, every time I came in there, I saw her.
00:27:43And then one day, he asked me out.
00:27:46Well, I'm not at the bank anymore.
00:27:48I've gone back to school.
00:27:49To get her MBA.
00:28:05Do you want a piece, Alexis?
00:28:06She's dieting.
00:28:07She's always dieting.
00:28:09I am not dieting.
00:28:10I just don't want to be.
00:28:13Oh, great.
00:28:19It doesn't feel like it's almost Christmas.
00:28:22Are you still going to get a treat, Daddy?
00:28:23He's coming to Seattle to visit us, right?
00:28:26Well, as a matter of fact, we've been thinking about going to Colorado.
00:28:29Go skiing.
00:28:29We'd love to have you come and stay with us for a few days.
00:28:31Yes, absolutely.
00:28:33Jill, how do you like that pizza?
00:28:35Mmm.
00:28:37Mmm.
00:28:44Um, waiter, can you take this?
00:28:47Mm-hmm.
00:28:50Are you sure?
00:28:51You've hardly touched a thing, Alexis.
00:28:52It's Lexi, and I'm very sure.
00:29:02I hope she eats and eats and eats and gets so huge that by the time summer comes, my dad will find her totally repulsive.
00:29:17Don't hold your breath.
00:29:21I wish you were here.
00:29:23We could, like, go vintage clothes shopping or something.
00:29:27Yeah, me too.
00:29:28This place is on Wee City.
00:29:31Call me when you get back, okay?
00:29:33Okay.
00:29:34I will.
00:29:35Bye.
00:29:36Bye.
00:29:36Bye.
00:29:40Bye.
00:29:41Bye.
00:29:41Bye.
00:29:41Bye.
00:29:41Bye.
00:29:41Bye.
00:29:41Bye.
00:29:41Bye.
00:29:41Bye.
00:29:42Bye.
00:29:42Bye.
00:29:43Bye.
00:29:43Bye.
00:29:43Bye.
00:29:43Bye.
00:29:43Bye.
00:29:43Bye.
00:29:44Bye.
00:29:44Bye.
00:29:45Bye.
00:29:45Bye.
00:29:46Bye.
00:29:47Bye.
00:29:48I don't know.
00:30:18I don't know.
00:30:48I don't know.
00:30:50Maybe it's time I took you to a gynecologist.
00:30:52No, I'm not going.
00:30:54Forget it.
00:30:55I don't want some guy looking at me down there.
00:30:58I won't go to a woman.
00:31:00I need to go myself.
00:31:02I'll send the urine blood and pap smear to the lab.
00:31:12I'll let you know if there's anything unusual.
00:31:14Dr. Walker, what about Lexi's irregular periods?
00:31:17Do you think that she might have an eating problem?
00:31:21She weighs 115 pounds, which is not low for her height.
00:31:25Well, I know, but I read that one of the danger signals is if your period stops.
00:31:30Fluctuations of the menstrual cycle are common at her age.
00:31:33If you're looking for a cause, I'd say it's most likely the trauma of the divorce and the moving.
00:31:38We'll check her again in six months.
00:31:40Okay.
00:31:41Thank you very much.
00:31:43Well, Jen's idea worked.
00:32:03Oh, hi.
00:32:04How was practice?
00:32:05Fine.
00:32:07I want to do a few more exercises while my muscles are warm.
00:32:10No.
00:32:11Dinner's ready now, so come sit down.
00:32:13I made something special.
00:32:14What is it?
00:32:15I call it chicken tahiti.
00:32:17It has pineapples in it.
00:32:19I love pineapples.
00:32:20Can I just have a little rice?
00:32:23I'm not eating meat.
00:32:25So, now you're a vegetarian?
00:32:27Uh-huh.
00:32:28Well, you can have the pineapples without the chicken.
00:32:31And I made an avocado salad.
00:32:34Avocados are pure fat, Mom.
00:32:37They have lots of potassium, Lexi.
00:32:40And besides, you need to eat something more than rice.
00:32:42I don't want anything else.
00:32:44What's the occasion, anyway?
00:32:47I just wanted to have a nice family dinner together.
00:32:50Okay?
00:32:51Flowers?
00:32:52Tablecloth?
00:32:53Mom, you really need a boyfriend.
00:32:56I mean, Dad has a girlfriend.
00:33:02Well, why shouldn't she know?
00:33:15I got my report card.
00:33:23Straight A's.
00:33:26I'm very proud of you, Lexi.
00:33:36Come on, boy.
00:33:37I love water.
00:34:01It's so pure.
00:34:04Pure and good.
00:34:05You're just like us.
00:34:11You'd think I just had sex or something.
00:34:15I mean, the way I'm panting.
00:34:17Yeah, is that what it's like, Lex?
00:34:19Well, those are quite so active.
00:34:22I mean, I just kind of laid there.
00:34:26Alexis Archer?
00:34:28Are you saying that you're not a virgin?
00:34:30Oh, my God.
00:34:32When? Who?
00:34:33I was back in Chicago.
00:34:35My next-door neighbor, Brandon?
00:34:38But it doesn't count.
00:34:39Of course it counts.
00:34:41It's a lot more than me.
00:34:42What?
00:34:44I totally thought you would have done it.
00:34:47Yeah, well, I'm an actress, remember?
00:34:51Come on.
00:34:52We're going to be late for practice.
00:34:54Oh, come on.
00:34:56Okay.
00:34:57Woo!
00:34:57Hey, Archer, I think you need to put on a few pounds.
00:35:04Ready?
00:35:09That looks great.
00:35:11Got it.
00:35:12Thanks.
00:35:13Come on, Jackson.
00:35:14One ticket is not enough.
00:35:15So, what do I get if I win?
00:35:18Trip to Paris.
00:35:20I just hope that she's not getting too thin.
00:35:23I wouldn't worry too much about her.
00:35:24She's a real sensible girl.
00:35:26I know, but...
00:35:27Hi.
00:35:28Oh, sorry to barge in.
00:35:29That's okay.
00:35:30How you been?
00:35:30Good.
00:35:31I'm Pamela Harnsberg.
00:35:32Oh.
00:35:33I'm Jennifer's mom.
00:35:34Yes, Catherine.
00:35:34Catherine Archer.
00:35:35Yeah, Lexi just pointed you out.
00:35:36I thought I'd just come say hello since the girls have become such good friends.
00:35:40Oh, isn't that great?
00:35:41You know, when we first moved her, she was worried she wasn't going to make any friends and...
00:35:46Okay, that's great.
00:35:51So, what is this for, anyway?
00:35:54A local newspaper.
00:35:55I freelance for it.
00:35:57I know this is going to sound a bit like a line, but have you ever considered being a mom?
00:36:01Oh, all the time.
00:36:04Here's my card.
00:36:05Why don't you stop by the studio sometime and we'll take a few shots?
00:36:09Okay.
00:36:10Jill.
00:36:24Do you think I could be a model?
00:36:27No way.
00:36:29It shows what you know.
00:36:31There's this photographer that's going to take pictures of me and Jen.
00:36:34Like, he's going to discover us.
00:36:37And pretty soon we're going to be in all the fashion magazines.
00:36:39Earning tons of money and traveling.
00:36:43I mean, what do you know, anyway?
00:36:46Get out of here.
00:36:47I can't believe we're doing this.
00:36:59What if he's some kind of perv?
00:37:01Pervs don't give you their parts.
00:37:03Nick McCabe, fashion photography.
00:37:06So what are we going to tell our parents about the movie we're not seeing?
00:37:08We'll tell them we both hated it.
00:37:10That way, they won't go see it.
00:37:11Ah.
00:37:14Et voila.
00:37:15Weed Kat Kat.
00:37:20Hello.
00:37:21Uh, Jennifer Harnsberger.
00:37:23Hey, Jennifer.
00:37:24Come on up.
00:37:24Oh, hi.
00:37:35Hi.
00:37:35Hi.
00:37:38I thought you were coming alone.
00:37:40Oh, um, this is my friend Lexi.
00:37:42She was at the fundraiser with me, remember?
00:37:44Yeah, right.
00:37:44How you doing?
00:37:45I was thinking that maybe you could take some pictures of her, too.
00:37:48Um, could you excuse us for a moment?
00:37:53Sure.
00:37:56I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings, but your friend's not really model material.
00:38:01She's skinnier than I am.
00:38:02Yeah, I know, but it's all in the structure.
00:38:05I mean, how it all hangs together.
00:38:07I mean, it's nothing personal.
00:38:09You know what?
00:38:11I better get going.
00:38:14No, look, I, uh...
00:38:15I gotta go.
00:38:18Lexi!
00:38:23No, I'm okay, really.
00:38:24Go back in and let him take pictures of you.
00:38:26I don't want to go back.
00:38:28You're model material, and I'm not.
00:38:30Yeah, right.
00:38:32Come on.
00:38:34He was a jerk anyhow.
00:38:43But your friend's not really model material.
00:38:46I'm fat, aren't I?
00:38:47No.
00:38:48You are not fat.
00:38:51You put on a few extra pounds this summer.
00:38:53Big deal.
00:38:54You jump a lot higher.
00:38:56He jumps away.
00:38:57Just a few pounds can make all the difference.
00:39:02Where's your sister?
00:39:03She's gonna be late.
00:39:05I don't know.
00:39:05Well, look who woke up.
00:39:10Here.
00:39:10I don't want any.
00:39:12You need to eat.
00:39:13Did you forget you got the semifinals today?
00:39:16I'm coming, by the way.
00:39:18I'm leaving work early.
00:39:19You don't eat, you don't play volleyball today.
00:39:26Got it?
00:39:27Yeah, how are you gonna stop me?
00:39:28I'll call your coach.
00:39:31Now, what's this I hear about some photographer wanting to take pictures of you and Jennifer?
00:39:36It's a good way to get yourself raped.
00:39:40Mom, do you want to fight her or do you want me to eat?
00:39:43I want you to eat.
00:39:44I want you to eat.
00:40:14One, two, three, set up.
00:40:20Let's try.
00:40:26One, two, three, set up.
00:40:38Yeah!
00:40:38Woo!
00:40:44Oh, my God.
00:40:53Lexi.
00:40:56Lexi.
00:40:57Lexi.
00:40:58Lexi.
00:41:01Oh, my God.
00:41:02She's unconscious.
00:41:04Call an ambulance.
00:41:05Now.
00:41:06Malnutrition takes a major toll on the body.
00:41:20Let me put it in layman's terms.
00:41:24What happens with anorexia is that all of your muscles get smaller and weaker, including
00:41:29your heart.
00:41:30Lexi collapsed because her smaller, weaker heart couldn't get enough blood to her smaller,
00:41:35weaker leg muscles.
00:41:36Was that why she blacked out, too?
00:41:39She blacked out most likely because of arrhythmia or a regular heartbeat.
00:41:43But she's not gonna die.
00:41:45No.
00:41:46Not if she eats.
00:41:47Now, treatment is three-pronged.
00:41:49Medical, nutritional, and psychological.
00:41:52But restoration of appetite is the cornerstone of recovery.
00:41:56And if, um, if she doesn't eat?
00:42:00We'll use a feeding tube, only as a last resort.
00:42:04Once she gets physically better, she'll regain the mental focus to begin the real work.
00:42:11Which is?
00:42:13Dealing with all the feelings that she's starved behind.
00:42:17Alexis?
00:42:18Hi.
00:42:19I'm Phoebe.
00:42:20I'm gonna be your nutritionist.
00:42:21It's Lexi.
00:42:22Lexi.
00:42:23I like it.
00:42:24For starters, can I ask you to stand on the scale backwards?
00:42:38Why are you weighing me backwards?
00:42:39Why are you weighing me backwards?
00:42:40So you don't see your weight.
00:42:45Hey, Arnsberger.
00:42:46You're not gonna pull a Lexi anorexia on us, are you?
00:42:47There's nothing to joke about, Cheston.
00:42:52You know it's not.
00:42:53Let's have a fry.
00:42:54Let's have a fry.
00:42:59Let's have a fry.
00:43:00Hey, Arnsberger.
00:43:01You're not gonna pull a Lexi anorexia on us, are you?
00:43:02There's nothing to joke about, Cheston.
00:43:03You know it's not.
00:43:04Let's have a fry.
00:43:05Let's have a fry.
00:43:06You're not gonna pull a Lexi anorexia on us, are you?
00:43:08There's nothing to joke about, Cheston.
00:43:11You know it's not.
00:43:12Let's have a fry.
00:43:35Let's see you take a few bites, Lexi.
00:43:45If you don't, no TV, no going outside.
00:43:49They'll keep you in your room like you're sick.
00:43:56My goal, Lexi, is to get you to eat three to five times a day without worrying about your
00:44:01weight.
00:44:02I want you to be able to eat when you're hungry, stop when you're full, and to trust
00:44:06food.
00:44:07How's that sound?
00:44:09Look, you're normal.
00:44:13You can eat normally.
00:44:15I can't.
00:44:16If I do, I get fat.
00:44:18Why don't you tell me what you've been eating?
00:44:21Let's start with breakfast.
00:44:23Some herb tea.
00:44:26Maybe a piece of fruit.
00:44:28Morning snack.
00:44:29Gum.
00:44:30Lunch.
00:44:31One cracker, some carrots or pickles, and water or diet soda.
00:44:42Afternoon snack.
00:44:44Gum.
00:44:45How about dinner?
00:44:47Salad or veggies.
00:44:50Dry, I presume.
00:44:52And, uh, a half cup rice.
00:44:56So we're talking about, say, 500 calories a day?
00:45:01650 max.
00:45:02Like, if I have a non-bite yogurt.
00:45:11Tell me, Lexi, what do you feel your ideal weight is?
00:45:14Maybe 100?
00:45:15Maybe 100?
00:45:17You weighed in at 94.
00:45:19And a girl your size should ideally weigh about 125.
00:45:24Forget it.
00:45:25There's no way I'm gaining all that weight back.
00:45:27Do me a favor.
00:45:29Go over to the mirror.
00:45:31Now tell me what you see.
00:45:32Fat thighs.
00:45:33Humongous hips.
00:45:34Kind of like those funhouse mirrors that make you look wider than you are?
00:45:50Yeah, but that's what I really look like, though.
00:45:53I mean, this isn't a trick mirror or anything, is it?
00:45:56No.
00:45:57But your anorexia is.
00:45:59The trick mirror that makes you think what you're seeing is real.
00:46:05What I'm gonna help you do is change the mirror.
00:46:23Is this what you want?
00:46:39Yeah, Mom.
00:46:40I've always wanted a needle in my hand.
00:46:42Okay.
00:46:44You don't care about TV or going outside.
00:46:48What about the phone?
00:46:50There's no one I want to talk to.
00:46:53Not even Jen.
00:46:59Start eating more than lettuce and you can use the telephone.
00:47:02But they want me to eat a whole meal.
00:47:04I'll talk to them.
00:47:06I'll try to work something out.
00:47:08Something more gradual, okay?
00:47:10Okay.
00:47:12No.
00:47:13Lexi.
00:47:14No.
00:47:15Calm down and relax, all right?
00:47:16Please.
00:47:17Take a nice deep breath.
00:47:19What's going on?
00:47:20What in the hell are you doing?
00:47:22Please, Mrs. Archer, please.
00:47:24We'll be fine.
00:47:25I need an orange.
00:47:26Whoa.
00:47:31How dare you order that feeding tube?
00:47:33How dare you not tell me what's going on with my daughter?
00:47:36I called you.
00:47:37You never return your calls.
00:47:38She needs nutrients, Catherine.
00:47:39This is the only way she's going to get them.
00:47:41She was just about to start eating, Peter.
00:47:44That's not what Dr. Eden said.
00:47:46And you know what, Catherine?
00:47:47I think it probably is a good idea if Lexi came and stayed with me for a while.
00:47:50She doesn't seem to be doing so well here.
00:47:52And, of course, it's my fault.
00:47:53It has nothing to do with the fact that her father abandoned his family.
00:47:57I did not abandon you, Catherine.
00:47:59I gave you notice.
00:48:00Oh, excuse me.
00:48:01I forgot.
00:48:02Besides, you know damn well it was for the best.
00:48:05Best for you, maybe.
00:48:07My God, you are so self-centered.
00:48:10Well, at least I take action.
00:48:12I don't wait until it's too late.
00:48:15Too late for what?
00:48:17A real connection with another human being?
00:48:27She doesn't need the damn tube!
00:48:35Honey, I am so sorry.
00:48:38I know this wasn't fun.
00:48:40But it had to be done.
00:48:42You weren't eating, Lexi.
00:48:45Honey.
00:48:47Honey, you have got to start eating, okay?
00:48:53All right.
00:48:55That's my girl.
00:48:57I love you.
00:49:01I love you a lot.
00:49:05You are my...
00:49:10You are my...
00:49:11Oh, my boy.
00:49:28Jen!
00:49:29Bonjour, ma petite abogƩe.
00:49:32For my little eggplants.
00:49:34I love eggplants.
00:49:37Hi.
00:49:38Hello.
00:49:41Not bad. Sort of a club med with nurses.
00:49:45When do you get out?
00:49:47Ten more pounds.
00:49:49Oh, guess what?
00:49:51My parents are buying me a car.
00:49:54What? You lucky.
00:49:56What kind of car?
00:49:58I don't know. They won't tell me. They said it's a surprise.
00:50:00That is so cool.
00:50:02Now you can drive me around.
00:50:04Oh, yes.
00:50:05We can go to L.A. or San Francisco.
00:50:08We could drive all the way to New York.
00:50:10Oh.
00:50:11No.
00:50:12I did not forget your birthday.
00:50:13A week ago, right?
00:50:16No.
00:50:17I did not forget your birthday.
00:50:18A week ago, right?
00:50:19I did not forget your birthday.
00:50:20I did not forget your birthday.
00:50:21A week ago, right?
00:50:23I did not want to TV because I was up here.
00:50:27I went to Ter K.
00:50:31I moved over to my house.
00:50:33Let me show you how to say the rest in your
00:50:43house tips.
00:50:45Ok?
00:50:46Well after his father, I cathars.
00:50:47Why not?
00:50:53As my dad would say, I just don't want it enough.
00:51:05You know, I like Phoebe's idea about having you plan the meals and even cook some of them.
00:51:11It's better than takeout.
00:51:12Thanks a lot.
00:51:14I just wish I would stop gaming.
00:51:16She told you why, honey.
00:51:18I know. I have to get my metabolism back up.
00:51:21And then my set point will eventually drop back down to normal.
00:51:24That's right.
00:51:25Oh, by the way, summer school starts next week and you still have to make up biology and history.
00:51:30I wish Jen were going.
00:51:34Mom, I'm worried about her.
00:51:37What do you mean?
00:51:41Let's just say that Jen's the one who taught me.
00:51:46She taught you what?
00:51:49How to purge.
00:51:51I hate that word.
00:51:53Why don't they just say barf?
00:51:54Are you saying that Jennifer is bulimic?
00:51:59Please don't tell anyone.
00:52:00Mom, you're not going to say anything, right?
00:52:02If she knew that I told you...
00:52:03What about her health?
00:52:05I mean, do you think that she is in any danger, Lexi?
00:52:08Mom, you don't understand.
00:52:11She doesn't want to stop.
00:52:12She can't.
00:52:17Is it going to be, uh, difficult for you to be around her?
00:52:21Mom, what do you mean?
00:52:23I want to be around her.
00:52:24She's my best friend.
00:52:25Mom, I didn't say you couldn't be.
00:52:28So calm down.
00:52:39Okay.
00:52:40Let's try it.
00:52:41You're an amazing cook.
00:52:52Who knew?
00:52:54It's all fresh vegetables and herbs.
00:52:56Oh.
00:52:57Shouldn't soup be hot with noodles in it?
00:53:02I gotta get going.
00:53:04You sure you can't sleep for lunch?
00:53:05Yeah, my parents have some old friends in town
00:53:07and they want to show me off.
00:53:09Smile.
00:53:10I'll pick you up after school tomorrow.
00:53:14We'll go to the beach.
00:53:14Okay.
00:53:15Ciao.
00:53:15Bye.
00:53:17Bye.
00:53:35Hi, Pamela.
00:53:36Hello, Catherine.
00:53:37I was, uh, on my way home from work
00:53:40and I just stopped by to drop off Jennifer's sweater.
00:53:42I think she left it at the clinic.
00:53:43Oh, that's not her sweater.
00:53:45Oh.
00:53:46Well, I thought it was.
00:53:49How's Lexi, by the way?
00:53:50She's much better.
00:53:52Uh, she's started summer school.
00:53:55Hey, actually, Pamela, um,
00:53:58Lexi is worried about Jennifer.
00:54:01What?
00:54:02She thinks that Jennifer may have an eating disorder, too.
00:54:09Jennifer isn't underweight.
00:54:10All you have to do is look at her.
00:54:12I know, but that doesn't mean that she might not be seriously undernourished.
00:54:16You see, bulimics can still maintain their normal body weight and still be in danger.
00:54:20Uh, please.
00:54:21I appreciate your concern, but Jennifer isn't bulimic.
00:54:25I think I would know if she was doing anything like that.
00:54:29That's one of the reasons I decided not to have a career,
00:54:31so I could be here and know what's going on.
00:54:34Well, I understand.
00:54:36Uh, I'm sorry to have bothered you about the sweater.
00:54:40Uh, I'm sorry.
00:55:07Hey, Lex, I didn't know you were in summer school.
00:55:09Yeah, I got to make up what I missed.
00:55:12Yeah, I heard you had some kind of eating problem.
00:55:15Um, yeah, I'm working on it.
00:55:17I can tell.
00:55:19You can?
00:55:21Yeah, you look good.
00:55:23You know, you're getting way too skinny to have.
00:55:27Thanks.
00:55:29Oh, Jen.
00:55:31See you later.
00:55:32See ya.
00:55:36Hi.
00:55:37Thanks for telling your mom.
00:55:39Jen, it's me again.
00:55:52Your message tape probably ran out.
00:55:54I called so much, but I really need to talk to you.
00:55:57Please call me.
00:56:00Bye.
00:56:04Go away.
00:56:06I said go away.
00:56:07It's, uh, vegetable chow mein.
00:56:10I don't want any.
00:56:13Well, I'll leave it here.
00:56:14In case maybe, maybe later.
00:56:17All you care about is whether I eat or not?
00:56:18I'm your mother.
00:56:21I can't help it.
00:56:23Mothers want their children to eat, to grow, to thrive.
00:56:26Well, I can't thrive without friends.
00:56:29And you don't want me to have any, especially Jen.
00:56:31You told me you wanted to help Jennifer.
00:56:35No, I told you not to tell anybody.
00:56:38Especially her mom.
00:56:40Well, Lexi, I'm sorry.
00:56:41Who cares if you're sorry?
00:56:43It doesn't change anything.
00:56:45Jen's not talking to me.
00:56:46She doesn't even want to see me.
00:56:47Lexi, please.
00:56:49Honey, you've got to eat.
00:56:50I hate you.
00:56:54Fine.
00:56:55You can eat it off the floor.
00:57:04Guess what?
00:57:04I'm failing chemistry in summer school, too.
00:57:10It's not your lunch, is it?
00:57:12No, I forgot it at home.
00:57:15Have you seen Jen around?
00:57:18Well, actually, we'll probably see it her night at the Labor Day weekend party at Mission Beach.
00:57:22Why don't you come with us?
00:57:24No, I can't.
00:57:25I have to study.
00:57:27Come on, Lex.
00:57:28It's Friday night, huh?
00:57:32Maybe.
00:57:33Maybe I'll see you there.
00:57:34All right, throw it.
00:57:37Throw it.
00:57:39Let's lift it.
00:57:40All right, let's lift it.
00:57:41Let's lift it.
00:57:42Let's lift it.
00:57:42Let's lift it.
00:57:51Six o'clock, here.
00:58:04Hi, Lexi.
00:58:17How you doing?
00:58:18Okay.
00:58:20Coming to Groove, right?
00:58:22Uh, yeah.
00:58:23I just forgot something.
00:58:24See you up there.
00:58:25And then there's the Macintosh, which has a tasty skin, but it tends to be mealy.
00:58:41Oh, excuse me for a moment.
00:58:44Hello?
00:58:45Catherine?
00:58:46This is Phoebe Wills.
00:58:48Lexi didn't show up in therapy today.
00:58:50Let's do it.
00:59:16Oh!
00:59:16Lacey, hi.
00:59:18Hey, Sarah.
00:59:19So are you going to play volleyball this year?
00:59:20Maybe.
00:59:21It all depends.
00:59:22No, no, no.
00:59:23You have to.
00:59:24We need you.
00:59:25Well, I have to keep my weight at a certain level
00:59:27or I'm not allowed to exercise.
00:59:29Exercise makes me eat.
00:59:31I'm looking for Jen.
00:59:32Have you seen her?
00:59:33Yeah.
00:59:34She's over there dancing.
00:59:42Yes.
00:59:46Hey, Gabe.
00:59:51Hey.
00:59:52Jen's in the zone.
00:59:55I hope she doesn't fall into the fire.
01:00:02I've never seen her like this.
01:00:04You know Jen, why?
01:00:05She never drinks.
01:00:06She needs some food.
01:00:08There's nothing around here but some empty chip bags.
01:00:11I could stand a burpee.
01:00:12Deal.
01:00:16Come on, just feel better once you eat.
01:00:18I feel better if Lexi's not following me around.
01:00:20Who invited her anyway?
01:00:21I did.
01:00:22Yeah?
01:00:23She's spying on me.
01:00:24Maybe I wouldn't have to if we'd return my phone call.
01:00:27Whoa, whoa.
01:00:28You guys are just way too intense.
01:00:29Yeah, give it up.
01:00:31Just stop following me.
01:00:32You and I are not friends anymore, okay?
01:00:34Jen, this is nuts.
01:00:35Just don't leave me alone.
01:00:37I can take care of myself.
01:00:38Right.
01:00:39Why is she so mad at you?
01:00:41Because I told something that I wasn't supposed to.
01:01:00Jen, I really need to talk to you.
01:01:03I'm so sorry.
01:01:05Don't you understand that I hate you?
01:01:10I never want to see you again.
01:01:13Okay?
01:01:14Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
01:01:20Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha
01:01:50She's gone.
01:02:13Then you're saying that she died from shock?
01:02:17I'm saying she died of cardiac arrest, not from the impact.
01:02:20Doctor, I want to know how a young, beautiful, healthy girl dies from a cardiac arrest.
01:02:28She had no history of heart problems?
01:02:30No, no.
01:02:34Do you know if your daughter was bulimic?
01:02:36What?
01:02:37Did she overeat and then throw it up on a regular basis?
01:02:41Of course not.
01:02:42That's disgusting.
01:02:42Her esophagus was severely lacerated, which is a common symptom of bulimia.
01:02:47We're checking her electrolytes right now to see if there's any imbalance.
01:02:50If there is.
01:02:54Let me answer your question.
01:02:56Why your daughter's heart went into cardiac arrest for no apparent reason?
01:02:59Jen!
01:03:00Jen!
01:03:01Jen!
01:03:02No!
01:03:03Don't go!
01:03:04Jen!
01:03:05No!
01:03:06Don't go!
01:03:07Jen!
01:03:08Jen!
01:03:09Pleaseiki!
01:03:10Jen!
01:03:23Jen!
01:03:25No!
01:03:26Don't go!
01:03:27Jen!
01:03:28Please, please.
01:03:30Jen, go back!
01:03:32Jack!
01:03:40John!
01:04:02John?
01:04:12John?
01:04:28Lexi, telephone. It's your father.
01:04:32I don't want to talk to him.
01:04:34Don't worry, she doesn't talk to any of us.
01:04:36I'll talk to him.
01:04:40No, she's not okay.
01:04:42Her best friend just died and she thinks it's all her fault.
01:04:48Here, Jill wants to talk to you.
01:04:52Hi, Daddy. Guess what we're having for dinner.
01:04:54Tofu lasagna.
01:04:56Lexi? Dinner?
01:04:58Mom thinks Lexi will eat it because she's a vegetarian, but she won't.
01:05:02She never eats anything. She's like a ghost.
01:05:04She's like a ghost.
01:05:06No, no.
01:05:08Lexi, move her to the couch.
01:05:10Mom, I have to get rid of it.
01:05:12Mom, I have to get rid of it.
01:05:14Mom, I have to get rid of it.
01:05:16Mom, I have to get rid of it.
01:05:18Wait.
01:05:20Wait.
01:05:22My stomach.
01:05:23My stomach hurts.
01:05:24I know.
01:05:25I know, but it's better than throwing it up.
01:05:26Mom, I'm going to get as big as hell.
01:05:27I'm going to explode.
01:05:28That's because you let yourself get too hungry.
01:05:29You don't eat anything all day.
01:05:30I know, but I don't want to get fat.
01:05:31Shh.
01:05:32Shh.
01:05:33Shh.
01:05:34Shh.
01:05:35Shh.
01:05:36Shh.
01:05:37Shh.
01:05:38Shh.
01:05:39Shh.
01:05:40Shh.
01:05:41Shh.
01:05:42Shh.
01:05:43Shh.
01:05:44Shh.
01:05:45Shh.
01:05:46Shh.
01:05:47Shh.
01:05:48Shh.
01:05:49Shh.
01:05:50I know, but I don't want to get fat.
01:05:51Shh.
01:05:52Shh.
01:05:53Please, I have to get rid of it.
01:05:54No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
01:05:55No, no, no, no, no.
01:05:56Please, Mom.
01:05:57Close your eyes.
01:05:58I have to.
01:05:59Close your eyes.
01:06:00That's it.
01:06:01That's it.
01:06:03That's it.
01:06:04That's it.
01:06:05Shh.
01:06:06Shh.
01:06:07Shh.
01:06:08Shh.
01:06:09Shh.
01:06:10Shh.
01:06:11Lexi.
01:06:14Lexi.
01:06:16Lexi.
01:06:17Lexi.
01:06:18No.
01:06:21I can't do this again.
01:06:51You leave me no choice, Lexi.
01:06:53Please, Mom.
01:06:54Don't.
01:06:56Lexi, this is hard enough.
01:06:59If I go in there, I'm gonna die.
01:07:02I know I will.
01:07:04No.
01:07:06You're easy.
01:07:21Why are you doing this to me?
01:07:23Because I don't know what else to do.
01:07:25Now, come on.
01:07:26Get out of the car.
01:07:27Do you hate me?
01:07:31I don't hate you, Lexi.
01:07:33I hate this thing.
01:07:35This demon that's consuming you.
01:07:38So do I.
01:07:39So fight it, Lexi.
01:07:41Beat it.
01:07:43It is not that easy.
01:07:47I don't have the strength.
01:07:51But Jen did.
01:07:52She was always so strong.
01:07:56Jen is dead.
01:08:00Why aren't I?
01:08:02It's not your fault.
01:08:04Yes, it is.
01:08:07If I had to go to that party, she'd be here now.
01:08:12She wanted to get away because of me, because I was at the party.
01:08:17Don't you see?
01:08:19If I hadn't have gone, she wouldn't have gotten hit.
01:08:34Come on.
01:08:49Promise me that she'll start to eat again.
01:08:59Promise me you'll try.
01:09:09What I'd like to do is take my two-week vacation.
01:09:12Now?
01:09:13Starting tomorrow.
01:09:14We're very busy right now, Catherine.
01:09:16This isn't the best time.
01:09:17I know.
01:09:18But Lexi's health, her life as it's taken, I have to be there for her, Ted.
01:09:23I don't understand why you just can't make her eat.
01:09:26I mean, my kids give me trouble.
01:09:27I ground them for a week.
01:09:28Well, that's the problem.
01:09:30Everybody thinks it's so simple.
01:09:32But it's not.
01:09:34Anyway, she's already grounded herself.
01:09:36She doesn't do anything.
01:09:38She's too weak to do anything.
01:09:40Sounds to me like she just doesn't want to go to school.
01:09:43Do you know how many girls die of anorexia in this country every year?
01:09:49I'm talking mostly high-achieving, straight-A students.
01:09:52I remember about Karen Carpenter.
01:09:55I don't want my daughter to be one of them.
01:09:58Okay.
01:10:00Thanks, Ted.
01:10:01Mom?
01:10:02Huh?
01:10:03Oh.
01:10:04Oh, I fell asleep.
01:10:05What time is it?
01:10:06Oh, my God, it's almost three.
01:10:21How about some yogurt?
01:10:26You think you can handle that?
01:10:27I don't know.
01:10:28Here.
01:10:32It's nonfat.
01:10:37I want you to try a little.
01:10:39Lexi, you said you were going to try.
01:10:42Please.
01:10:45Lexi, you said you were going to try.
01:10:48Please.
01:10:53I killed her, Mom.
01:10:56You didn't kill her.
01:10:59Her bulimia killed her.
01:11:01Just because her parents don't want to believe it.
01:11:05I just want to disappear.
01:11:13Lexi! No!
01:11:15Oh, damn it.
01:11:18Oh, damn it.
01:11:19Oh, damn it.
01:11:21I'm sorry.
01:11:23I'm sorry.
01:11:25I'm sorry.
01:11:27I'm sorry.
01:11:29I'm sorry.
01:11:38I'm sorry.
01:11:40Lexi, Lexi, Lexi, Lexi, Lexi, Lexi.
01:12:08Lexi, Lexi, Lexi, Lexi.
01:12:38Lexi, Lexi, Lexi.
01:12:39Lexi, Lexi, Lexi.
01:12:40Lexi, Lexi.
01:12:41Lexi, Lexi.
01:12:42Lexi, Lexi.
01:12:43Lexi.
01:12:44Lexi, Lexi.
01:12:45Lexi.
01:12:46Lexi.
01:12:47Lexi.
01:12:48Lexi.
01:12:49Lexi.
01:12:50Lexi.
01:12:51Lexi.
01:12:52Lexi.
01:12:53Lexi.
01:12:54Lexi.
01:12:55Lexi.
01:12:56Lexi.
01:12:57Lexi.
01:12:58Lexi.
01:12:59Lexi.
01:13:00Lexi.
01:13:01Lexi.
01:13:02Lexi.
01:13:03Lexi.
01:13:04It's so easy, then.
01:13:11Honey, we still need each other.
01:13:15And sooner or later, you're going to have to eat.
01:13:25I haven't gotten you this far to want you to die.
01:13:34It's good, Lex. Just a little at a time.
01:13:48I love you. You know that, don't you?
01:13:57Here we go.
01:14:04Peter, what are you doing here?
01:14:12Where is she?
01:14:13Daddy!
01:14:15Lexi.
01:14:17Oh, my God.
01:14:22She needs to be in a hospital.
01:14:24She didn't want to go.
01:14:25So I heard. As usual, not from you.
01:14:26I would have called you if she'd gone.
01:14:28So you took this whole thing into your entirely amateur hands?
01:14:31I am her mother, not an amateur.
01:14:33But you are not an expert, Catherine.
01:14:35Peter, she's eating and she's slowly gaining.
01:14:37Look at her, Catherine. She looks terrible.
01:14:39She can't even raise her head.
01:14:41I'm going to take her back to the hospital.
01:14:42No, Daddy, please don't make me go there.
01:14:44Honey, I am not doing this to be mean,
01:14:46but I cannot and I will not let you die.
01:14:48Mom doesn't want me to die either.
01:14:50You can't do this, Peter.
01:14:52Damn it.
01:14:52You can't do it.
01:14:52Damn it, Catherine.
01:14:54Does Dr. Eden know what the hell is going on here?
01:14:56What is going on here is that I am doing my best to reparent her.
01:15:00Reparent? What the hell is that?
01:15:01Is that some kind of psychobabble?
01:15:04Well, whatever it is, I'm sure you'll find fault with it.
01:15:06Do you want to gamble with our daughter's life, Catherine?
01:15:08Is that what you want to do?
01:15:10We know the feeding tube works.
01:15:12But it's only temporary.
01:15:13I am trying to turn things around here.
01:15:16And what makes you think you can do that, Catherine?
01:15:20I don't know.
01:15:23Except that I believe in her.
01:15:24And, Peter, you have to believe in her, too.
01:15:28Just give me a week, please.
01:15:36I can't do that.
01:15:38I can't do that, Catherine.
01:15:39I'm going to pack her things.
01:15:40No, damn it.
01:15:41This is my house, and I want you out of here now.
01:15:46You forget that I have got sole custody of her.
01:15:48You forget I'm her father.
01:15:49When you feel like it.
01:15:51Stop it, those of you.
01:15:54Just stop fighting, please.
01:15:58I'll be back.
01:15:58I'll be back.
01:16:00I'll be back.
01:16:22I'll be back.
01:16:24Why is it so hard for you
01:16:38Just to eat
01:16:40I'm sorry, Mom
01:16:43I know I'm disappointing you
01:16:45You're not disappointing me, Lexi
01:16:48You're scaring me
01:16:51I wish I could make everything
01:16:55The way it used to be
01:16:56Hello?
01:17:08You what?
01:17:09That was your father
01:17:21He's, uh...
01:17:27He's coming tomorrow to take you to the hospital
01:17:31There's nothing I can do
01:17:33He has a court order
01:17:34Lexi
01:17:35Dammit, stop it!
01:17:36What are you doing?
01:17:39I can't be this morning
01:17:40Lexi, I know...
01:17:42I know you're angry
01:17:44You're angry at me
01:17:45All of this has to do with me, doesn't it?
01:17:50Something I was supposed to be as a mother
01:17:52Something I missed
01:17:54Or something I wasn't aware of
01:17:56Or something I did too much of
01:17:58Or too little of
01:17:59Or not at all
01:17:59What is it?
01:18:01Tell me!
01:18:02Why do I think if I love you enough
01:18:05You'll stop starving yourself
01:18:07I want you to be your own person
01:18:11Lexi
01:18:11But I'm afraid
01:18:15If I let you go
01:18:16You won't love yourself enough
01:18:18To make it
01:18:20I have to let you go
01:18:29Don't I?
01:18:39I'm not gonna stop you, Lexi
01:18:41Whether you live
01:18:45Or you die
01:18:48It's up to you now
01:18:50You're on your own
01:18:54So
01:19:03I haven't seen you
01:19:20I don't want to die.
01:19:44I don't want to die.
01:19:50I don't want to die.
01:19:56I don't want to die.
01:20:04I don't want to die.
01:20:10It's not some word.
01:20:18I gave you no choice, Captain.
01:20:24I gave you no choice, Captain.
01:20:34Fine.
01:20:40Lexi, your father's here.
01:20:44What, are you ready?
01:20:54Did you pack?
01:20:56Yeah, I packed last night, but I don't think I need to go.
01:21:00Honey, I didn't go through all this to have an argument.
01:21:04Now I'm going to take you to the hospital.
01:21:06That's fine.
01:21:08You always do this, Peter.
01:21:10Wait until things are at their worst and come in and take over.
01:21:12Good, Catherine. At least finally you meant that things are bad.
01:21:14Lexi, let's go. No, Daddy.
01:21:16Where's your bag?
01:21:18Dad, this isn't your problem.
01:21:20It's not Mom's either.
01:21:22It's mine.
01:21:24And I need to deal with it.
01:21:26Whether I go to the hospital or not really isn't the point.
01:21:28Yes, it is the point.
01:21:30Listen to her, Peter.
01:21:32She's trying to tell you something.
01:21:34I know. She's trying to tell me she's not going to the hospital.
01:21:36No, I'm telling you that you're not going to ride in here on a white horse and save me, Daddy.
01:21:42I have to save myself.
01:21:52Lexi, all I want is for you to be well again.
01:21:58That is absolutely all I want.
01:22:02Do you understand that?
01:22:06I love you.
01:22:12I love you very, very much.
01:22:16And I promise you that I will always be here for you.
01:22:28Looking good, Lexi.
01:22:30You keep your weight stable for four more weeks and you can play volleyball again.
01:22:34Really?
01:22:35I know. It doesn't leave you many games.
01:22:37But your bones and muscles are still recouping their nutritional losses.
01:22:41Will you come and watch?
01:22:43You bet.
01:22:45I'll even cheer.
01:22:47Cool.
01:22:49Are you still thinking about going to live with Dad?
01:22:53No, not really.
01:22:55Not really.
01:22:57So, are you okay now?
01:23:03Yes.
01:23:05Definitely better.
01:23:07But it's still a struggle.
01:23:09You know, every day I wake up and I ask myself,
01:23:11Lexi, are you going to hate yourself or are you going to love yourself?
01:23:15I never ask myself stuff like that.
01:23:19Well, I do and I probably will for a while.
01:23:23Do you love yourself today?
01:23:25Yeah, I do actually.
01:23:27I even love you today.
01:23:31God.
01:23:33Now that Lexi's back, maybe we'll win.
01:23:35Lexi, I'm putting you into set.
01:23:37We'll see how it goes.
01:23:39You let me know if you want out.
01:23:40Okay.
01:23:41Okay.
01:23:42All right.
01:23:43No earrings.
01:23:44No bobby pins.
01:23:45Spit out the gum, Sarah.
01:23:46Oh, Lexi, you'll have to remove that bracelet.
01:23:49Okay.
01:23:50Okay.
01:23:51Okay.
01:23:52Okay.
01:23:53Okay.
01:23:54Okay.
01:23:55All right.
01:23:56No earrings.
01:23:57No bobby pins.
01:23:58Spit out the gum, Sarah.
01:23:59Oh, Lexi, you'll have to remove that bracelet.
01:24:02Okay, guys.
01:24:03Come on.
01:24:04Time for a tear.
01:24:30Boho.
01:24:31Oh, dear.
01:24:32Come on.
01:24:33Time for a tear.
01:24:34Go!
01:24:35Boho, dear!
01:24:36Yay!
01:24:37Woooo!
01:24:38So lucky!
01:24:39Woooo!
01:24:40Boom!
01:24:41Boom!
01:24:45Boom!
01:24:46Boom!
01:24:47Boom!
01:24:51Boom!
01:24:52Oh, my God!
01:24:53Woo!
01:24:55Nice!
01:24:57Yay!
01:24:58Nice!
01:24:59Oh!
01:25:06Let's go!
01:25:08Let's go!
01:25:13Oh!
01:25:17Coyote, come on, baby.
01:25:19Come on, baby!
01:25:21Come on, baby!
01:25:22Come on!
01:25:29Woo-hoo!
01:25:31Come on, baby!
01:25:32Woo-hoo!
01:25:33Woo!
01:25:34Ah!
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