- 2 days ago
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, why?
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 once you eat.
00:01:32Feel better if Lexi's not following me around.
00:01:34Who invited her anyway?
00:01:35I did.
00:01:36Yeah?
00:01:37She's spying on me.
00:01:38Maybe I wouldn't have to if you'd return my phone call.
00:01:40Whoa, whoa.
00:01:41You 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.
00:02:19Don't you understand that I hate you?
00:02:23I never want to see you again.
00:02:26Okay?
00:02:27Well, here we are in Seattle.
00:02:28I like Chicago better.
00:02:29I miss our house.
00:02:30Yep.
00:02:31Yep.
00:02:32This is like half the size.
00:02:33Look we're not gonna do this remember?
00:02:37Just wake up.
00:02:40Nah.
00:02:41Well here we are in Seattle.
00:02:45I like Chicago better.
00:02:45I miss our house.
00:02:47Yep.
00:02:48This is like half the size.
00:02:51Look we're not gonna do this remember?
00:02:53Yes.
00:02:54Oh my gosh.
00:02:55And oh my gosh.
00:02:57Who's gotta kill77?
00:02:59Then poor girl get more of death.
00:03:00remember? Compare here and there, then and now. We can't. It doesn't help. Not if we're
00:03:05going to start a new life. Like my old life. That's your second piece. I've only had one.
00:03:11Look, guys, none of this was my idea. I didn't want the divorce. We know that, Mom. Your
00:03:19father moved. We moved. We make the best of it. Why did we have to move? Because this
00:03:26job is all I know. I mean, I grew up around your grandfather's produce business, and this
00:03:31job pays a lot more than I could get in Chicago. And remember, nobody knows who you are here.
00:03:39So you can reinvent yourselves. Be whoever it is you want to be. Be all that you can be
00:03:49in the Army. You goofballs. That's your third piece.
00:03:56Oink, oink. Here, baby.
00:04:13You 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. Maybe I won't play.
00:04:23Of course you'll play. And it's a good way for you to meet new friends.
00:04:29I'm fat, aren't I?
00:04:31No. You are not fat. You just need a little exercise. That's all.
00:04:37So 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.
00:04:49So stop worrying.
00:04:52I love you.
00:04:53Okay, I'll meet you.
00:04:55Good night.
00:05:00Good night.
00:05:01That's Jennifer.
00:05:14Who?
00:05:15Jennifer Hornsberger.
00:05:17Wow.
00:05:18She's really good.
00:05:19Mm-hmm.
00:05:20And 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!
00:05:32Oh, good 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.
00:06:11Hello?
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.
00:06:36Eat healthy.
00:06:37It's at least 10 pounds.
00:06:40Get an A in geometry.
00:06:42Serve an entire game.
00:06:44Help, Mom, more.
00:06:45Oh, well, I like that one.
00:06:47And 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?
00:06:55Okay.
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.
00:07:21Yummy.
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.
00:07:49Guys, 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.
00:07:58Okay.
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, a hundred years old.
00:08:11Girl sports always come fast.
00:08:13I know.
00:08:13It 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.
00:08:29That 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.
00:08:45Seven grams per serving.
00:08:47And they say it's a little fat.
00:08:49Jill, you know I don't like you to do your homework at the last minute.
00:08:53Our first game is 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.
00:09:09I'm sorry.
00:09:12I don't know.
00:09:12I could do that.
00:09:15But if you're looking at it, you gotta give it to me.
00:09:17No, no, no, no, no.
00:09:19No, no.
00:09:21No, no, no, no.
00:09:23No, no, no, no, no.
00:09:26No, no, no, no.
00:09:26No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
00:09:28No, no, no, no, no.
00:09:30Well done.
00:09:31I would've done it.
00:09:31I was going to do it.
00:09:33Yeah, that's fine.
00:09:34I was going to do it.
00:09:35I was looking at him.
00:09:36You've got to position yourself so you have more control of the ball.
00:09:48You're all just watching the game.
00:09:51Now let's get it together, huh?
00:09:52One, two, three, team work!
00:09:55Lexi, out.
00:09:57Sup?
00:10:01You're a good player, Lexi, but you've got to anticipate and get to the ball quicker.
00:10:06Jan's ready for you every time, but you're not delivering.
00:10:08I know. I'm just really off today. Sorry.
00:10:11Also, you'd jump a lot higher if you'd drop some weight.
00:10:15Just 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. Now 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, come on.
00:10:44How many times have I told you to not?
00:10:45I picked up a few things for you at Leonie's I thought you might like,
00:10:48including a dress which will be perfect for Grandma's birthday dinner.
00:10:51Oh, Mom.
00:10:53This is my friend Lexi, the 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.
00:11:00Yeah. She was Miss Cornhusker, 1970.
00:11:04Seriously.
00:11:05Oh, Mom.
00:11:07Is it okay if Lexi spends the night? It's okay with her, Mom.
00:11:09Oh, of course.
00:11:10Only you'll have to fend for yourself if your father and I are going out.
00:11:13Nice to meet you, Lexi.
00:11:15Nice meeting you.
00:11:16She buys you clothes?
00:11:21Yeah.
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?
00:11:55She was in that.
00:11:57To forget love?
00:11:59You take French?
00:12:00Mm-hmm.
00:12:00Me too.
00:12:01Cool.
00:12:02Cool.
00:12:02L'Amour.
00:12:16Qu'est-ce que c'est l'Amour?
00:12:19Love.
00:12:20What is love?
00:12:21A knife that lies on the table.
00:12:30Between a man and a woman.
00:12:39I'm starving.
00:12:40Me too.
00:12:41Kitchen raid.
00:12:43Oh, yeah.
00:12:43Oh, my stomach.
00:12:52Me too.
00:12:56Oh.
00:12:56I'm going to go visit La Tualette.
00:12:58Okay.
00:13:05Oh.
00:13:05Um, Jen, are you okay?
00:13:27Hmm.
00:13:28The Romans had the right idea.
00:13:30And stuff to the gills, push reject.
00:13:32You mean, you made yourself, like...
00:13:38I can't pig out like that and not do something.
00:13:42But don't tell anyone, okay?
00:13:45Okay.
00:13:46Cross your heart, kiss your elbow.
00:13:55I've been waiting for a friend like you.
00:13:59Me too.
00:14:02Come on, let's try something on.
00:14:37Oh.
00:14:37Oh.
00:14:38I 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.
00:15:03You're like the skinniest person I know.
00:15:05If you're a blimp, then I'm a blimp on steroids.
00:15:21Look straight ahead.
00:15:22Keep walking and don't breathe in.
00:15:35Don't care last.
00:15:50Just keep going.
00:15:58Did Daddy come?
00:16:00No.
00:16:01Why?
00:16:01Oh, I heard the phone ring when I was in the shower.
00:16:05It was for me.
00:16:09Did he say he was going to call?
00:16:12No.
00:16:13I left another message on his machine.
00:16:16I just wanted to talk.
00:16:20I don't understand what I did wrong.
00:16:22Lexi, you didn't do anything wrong.
00:16:24Well, then why didn't he call me back the same day?
00:16:27He'll call you back.
00:16:28He always does.
00:16:29Someday 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.
00:16:41I don't.
00:16:42I'm on a diet.
00:16:45Me too.
00:16:47At least until lunchtime.
00:16:48You'll get used to it.
00:17:09Especially once you start losing.
00:17:12Break it into fourths.
00:17:13It lasts longer.
00:17:14Okay.
00:17:15Okay.
00:17:23To eat.
00:17:25Oh, manger.
00:17:26Je mange.
00:17:28Tu manges.
00:17:29Il a mange.
00:17:31Nous mangeons.
00:17:32Pour manger.
00:17:33Il a mange.
00:17:35Oh la la.
00:17:38To cook.
00:17:40Pour la cuisine.
00:17:43Je fais la cuisine.
00:17:46Tu fais la cuisine.
00:17:48Je veux manger la cuisine.
00:17:51Je fais.
00:17:53Moi aussi.
00:17:55To eat or not to eat.
00:17:58That's the question.
00:18:00Chew gum.
00:18:01Chew gum.
00:18:02And hold out till breakfast.
00:18:04Okay.
00:18:05Okay.
00:18:07Help.
00:18:09Help.
00:18:10That's good.
00:18:15That's good.
00:18:19Hey 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.
00:18:34But 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.
00:18:40Is that all you're eating?
00:18:43What about when you play?
00:18:45I mean your energy.
00:18:46Mmm.
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.
00:18:55Did you see that sandwich?
00:18:58At least 800 calories if not a thousand.
00:19:04You know, I think I've finally stopped feeling hungry.
00:19:08Mom, don't scare me like that.
00:19:21How 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.
00:19:36And 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.
00:19:48Want me to get fat again?
00:19:51Lexi, you are not fat.
00:19:55Lexi?
00:19:56Wow.
00:19:57You look great.
00:19:58Thanks.
00:19:59Yeah, you, uh, really look different.
00:20:02I wasn't even sure it was you.
00:20:05So, uh, how would you like to go to that, uh, winter dance thing?
00:20:22Okay.
00:20:23Go buy and win the tail!
00:20:32Great.
00:20:33My dad's here.
00:20:34Don't worry about it.
00:20:35Don't worry about it.
00:20:54I think I never played before.
00:20:56It's OK, Jen. Let it go.
00:20:57OK, we'll win the next one.
00:21:01Teamwork!
00:21:05Yeah!
00:21:08Nice one!
00:21:31Have a 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.
00:21:41That's why I hate to see her play like she's not.
00:21:44Hello, I need some help. I'm going to drop it.
00:21:58Thank you, honey.
00:22:00Ugh.
00:22:01I thought I might actually cook some dinner.
00:22:03I missed my game. I so...
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.
00:22:24I'm signing up for Little League in the spring, though.
00:22:27Hold on.
00:22:29Mom, it's Dad.
00:22:31Lexi, you talk to him.
00:22:34Daddy?
00:22:35Hi!
00:22:37Guess what?
00:22:38I served the whole game.
00:22:40You did?
00:22:41I know. I wish you could have, too.
00:22:44Oh, really? That sounds great.
00:22:45Hang on, I'll ask her.
00:22:47Mom, when do we get out for Thanksgiving?
00:22:49I don't know. Why?
00:22:51She hasn't done it.
00:22:54Okay, hang on.
00:22:58Hello?
00:23:00Well, we were just about to have dinner.
00:23:04I thought you were coming out to see them.
00:23:08Well, how are they going to get there?
00:23:13Let me think about it.
00:23:15Look, something's burning. I'll talk to you later.
00:23:17Bye.
00:23:18Thanks a lot, Mom. I wanted to say goodbye.
00:23:20Me, too.
00:23:25Hello? I'd like to order a large cheese pizza.
00:23:41Peace offering. I know you're sick of pizza, so...
00:23:47Tuna salad sandwich, your favorite.
00:23:49your favorite.
00:23:51You haven't had any dinner.
00:23:53I'm not hungry.
00:23:55Look,
00:23:56I know I get upset when your father
00:23:59calls, especially when he calls
00:24:01to tell me that he's flying you both to Chicago.
00:24:03So you 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.
00:24:12Eat something.
00:24:13You're getting too thin.
00:24:15And don't stay up too late.
00:24:16I love you.
00:24:18Good night.
00:24:19All right.
00:24:48Call 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.
00:25:03You know what they say.
00:25:04You can never be too rich
00:25:06or 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.
00:25:21Maybe he wants to come back.
00:25:24I mean, maybe I could talk him into it.
00:25:28I think it's romantic when couples get remarried.
00:25:35Why'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?
00:25:47I think my dad plays around as much as he can.
00:25:51And my mom is the queen of denial.
00:25:53You know, Jill, you have grown at least an inch.
00:26:22And 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
00:26:48why 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.
00:26:59I mean, you never know.
00:27:03I'll tell you what.
00:27:04Let's get this car packed,
00:27:05and then let's go get something to eat.
00:27:07You want to get something to eat?
00:27:08Sure.
00:27:08Okay.
00:27:08Hi, 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.
00:27:27I met your dad at the bank.
00:27:37I was a loan officer.
00:27:39You borrowed money?
00:27:41No, 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.
00:27:50Okay.
00:27:50Do 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.
00:28:14It doesn't feel like it's on this 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,
00:28:27we've been thinking about going to Colorado, go skiing.
00:28:29We'd love to have you come and stay with us for a few days.
00:28:31Absolutely.
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.
00:28:53It's Lexi, and I'm very sure.
00:28:55I hope she eats and eats and eats and gets so huge
00:29:12that by the time summer comes,
00:29:15my dad will find her totally repulsive.
00:29:19Don't hold your breath.
00:29:21Wish you were here.
00:29:22You 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.
00:29:52Bye.
00:29:53Bye.
00:29:54Bye.
00:29:55Bye.
00:29:56Bye.
00:29:57Bye.
00:29:58Bye.
00:29:59Bye.
00:30:00Bye.
00:30:01Bye.
00:30:02Bye.
00:30:03Bye.
00:30:04Bye.
00:30:05Bye.
00:30:06Bye.
00:30:07Bye.
00:30:08Bye.
00:30:09Bye.
00:30:10Bye.
00:30:11Bye.
00:30:12Bye.
00:30:13Bye.
00:30:14Bye.
00:30:15Bye.
00:30:16Bye.
00:30:17Bye.
00:30:18Bye.
00:30:19Bye.
00:30:20Bye.
00:30:21Bye.
00:30:22Lex, honey, I need to borrow a tampon.
00:30:30Um, I don't have any.
00:30:32Sorry.
00:30:32Well, you didn't have any last month either.
00:30:35When was the last time you had your period?
00:30:38I don't know.
00:30:39Well, you keep track of it in your calendar, don't you?
00:30:44Mom, can you just leave?
00:30:45I have to get dressed.
00:30:47You haven't had one in three months?
00:30:49Maybe it's time I took you to a gynecologist.
00:30:52No.
00:30:52I'm not going.
00:30:54Forget it.
00:30:55I don't want some guy looking at me down there.
00:30:58Well, go to a woman.
00:31:00I need to go myself.
00:31:09We'll send the urine, blood, and pap smear to the lab.
00:31:11I'll let you know if there's anything unusual.
00:31:13Dr. Walker, what about Lexi's irregular periods?
00:31:17Do you think that she might have an eating problem?
00:31:20Well, she weighs, uh, 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.
00:31:32If 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.
00:31:42Well, Jen's idea worked.
00:31:46Oh, 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.
00:32:15What is it?
00:32:16I call it chicken tahiti.
00:32:18It has pineapples in it.
00:32:19I love pineapples.
00:32:21Can 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.
00:32:29Well, you can have the pineapples without the chicken.
00:32:32And I made an avocado salad.
00:32:35Avocados 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.
00:32:45What's the occasion, anyway?
00:32:47I just wanted to have a nice family dinner together.
00:32:50Okay?
00:32:52Flowers?
00:32:53Tablecloth?
00:32:54Mom, you really need a boyfriend.
00:32:57I mean, Dad has a girlfriend.
00:33:02Well, why shouldn't she know?
00:33:07I got my report card.
00:33:23Straight A's.
00:33:26I'm very proud of you, Lexi.
00:33:28Come on, boy.
00:33:52I'm very proud of you.
00:33:54I'm very proud of you.
00:33:55I'm very proud of you.
00:33:56I'm very proud of you.
00:33:57I love water.
00:34:01It's so pure.
00:34:04Pure and good.
00:34:06Just 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.
00:34:24Alexis 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 extra 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.
00:34:53We're going to be late for practice.
00:34:54Oh, come on.
00:34:56Okay.
00:34:58Hey, Archer, I think you need to put on a few pounds.
00:35:04Ready?
00:35:07That looks great.
00:35:11Got it, thanks.
00:35:13Come on, Jax.
00:35:14One ticket is not enough.
00:35:16So, what do I get if I win?
00:35:18Trip to Paris.
00:35:19I 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.
00:35:33Jennifer'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
00:35:38since the girls have become such good friends.
00:35:40Oh, isn't that great?
00:35:41You know, when we first moved to her,
00:35:42she was worried she wasn't going to make any friends, and...
00:35:45Okay, that's great.
00:35:51So, what is this for, anyway?
00:35:54A local newspaper.
00:35:55I freelance for it.
00:35:57Look, I know this is going to sound a bit like a line,
00:35:59but have you ever considered being a model?
00:36:01Oh, all the time.
00:36:04Here's my card.
00:36:05Why don't you stop by the studio sometime,
00:36:07and we'll take a few shots.
00:36:09Okay.
00:36:09Okay.
00:36:11Jill.
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,
00:36:36and 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.
00:37:50Um, could you excuse us for a moment?
00:37:53Sure.
00:37:53I 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.
00:38:22Lexi!
00:38:22No, 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.
00:38:35But you're French not really model material.
00:38:46I'm fat, aren't I?
00:38:47No, you 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.
00:38:59Where's your sister?
00:39:03She's gonna be late.
00:39:05I don't know.
00:39:07Well, look who woke up.
00:39:10Here.
00:39:11I 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.
00:39:19Okay.
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
00:39:34wanting to take pictures of you and Jennifer?
00:39:38It'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.
00:39:50I love you.
00:39:50I love you.
00:40:12Nice.
00:40:15Nice.
00:40:19One, two, three, set!
00:40:49Oh, my God!
00:40:55Lexi! Lexi! Lexi!
00:41:01Oh, my God! She's unconscious!
00:41:04Call an ambulance, now!
00:41:07Malnutrition takes a major toll on the body.
00:41:21Let me put it in layman's terms.
00:41:24What happens with anorexia is that all of your muscles get smaller and weaker, including your heart.
00:41:30Lexi collapsed because her smaller, weaker heart couldn't get enough blood to her smaller, weaker 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, not if she eats.
00:41:47Now, treatment is three-pronged, medical, 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.
00:42:06Once 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 starved behind.
00:42:17Alexis?
00:42:18Hi, I'm Phoebe.
00:42:19I'm gonna be your nutritionist.
00:42:20It's Lexi.
00:42:21Lexi.
00:42:22I like it.
00:42:23For 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, Harnsberger.
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.
00:42:55Let's have a fry.
00:42:56Hey, Harnsberger.
00:42:57You're not gonna pull a Lexi anorexia on us, are you?
00:42:58There's nothing to joke about, Cheston.
00:42:59You know it's not.
00:43:00Let's have a fry.
00:43:01Let's have a fry.
00:43:02Let's have a fry.
00:43:03Hey, Harnsberger.
00:43:04You're not gonna pull a Lexi anorexia on us, are you?
00:43:05There's nothing to joke about, Cheston.
00:43:06You know it's not.
00:43:07Let's have a fry.
00:43:08Let's have a fry.
00:43:31Let'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?
00:44:10Look, you're normal.
00:44:13You can eat normally.
00:44:15I can't.
00:44:16If I do, I get fat.
00:44:19Why don't you tell me what you've been eating?
00:44:21Let's start with breakfast.
00:44:23Some herb tea, maybe a piece of fruit.
00:44:28Morning snack?
00:44:29Gum.
00:44:30Lunch?
00:44:34One 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?
00:45:15Maybe 100?
00:45:16You weighed in at 94.
00:45:18And 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.
00:45:28Do me a favor.
00:45:30Go over to the mirror.
00:45:32And tell me what you see.
00:45:33Fat thighs.
00:45:34Humongous hips.
00:45:35Kind of like those funhouse mirrors that make you look wider than you are?
00:45:49Yeah, but that's what I really look like, though.
00:45:52I mean, this isn't a trick mirror or anything, is it?
00:45:55No.
00:45:56But your anorexia is.
00:45:58A trick mirror that makes you think what you're seeing is real.
00:46:02What I'm gonna help you do is change the mirror.
00:46:32Is this what you want?
00:46:39Yeah, Mom.
00:46:40I've always wanted a needle in my hand.
00:46:43Okay.
00:46:45You don't care about TV or going outside.
00:46:49What about the phone?
00:46:50There's no one I wanna talk to.
00:46:53Not even Jen.
00:46:55Start 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.
00:47:09Okay?
00:47:10Okay.
00:47:11No.
00:47:12Lexi.
00:47:13No.
00:47:14Calm down and relax, all right?
00:47:15Please.
00:47:16Take a nice deep breath.
00:47:18Take 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.
00:47:24She'll be fine.
00:47:25I need an orphanage.
00:47:31How dare you order that feeding tube?
00:47:34How dare you not tell me what's going on with my daughter?
00:47:36I called you.
00:47:37You never return your calls.
00:47:39She needs nutrients, Catherine.
00:47:40This 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.
00:48:36I know this wasn't fun.
00:48:40But it had to be done.
00:48:43You weren't eating, Lexi.
00:48:46Honey.
00:48:50Honey, you have got to start eating, okay?
00:48:53All right.
00:48:55That's my girl.
00:48:57I love you.
00:48:58I love you.
00:48:59I love you a lot.
00:49:00I love you.
00:49:01I love you a lot.
00:49:02You are my...
00:49:03Jen!
00:49:04Hello, my petite abajie.
00:49:05Hello, my little baby.
00:49:06Hello.
00:49:07I love you.
00:49:08I love you a lot.
00:49:10You are my...
00:49:12You are my...
00:49:19Jen!
00:49:20Hello, my petite abajie.
00:49:23Yeah.
00:49:24We're gonna get you.
00:49:25Jen!
00:49:26Hello, my petite abajie.
00:49:28My little abajie.
00:49:31My little eggplant.
00:49:33I love eggplant.
00:49:35Hi.
00:49:37Hello.
00:49:39Not 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.
00:49:53What? You lucky.
00:49:55What kind of car?
00:49:57I don't know. They won't tell me. They said it's a surprise.
00:49:59That is so cool.
00:50:01Now you can drive me around.
00:50:03Oh, yes.
00:50:05We can go to L.A.
00:50:07or San Francisco.
00:50:09We could drive all the way to New York.
00:50:13Oh.
00:50:17No.
00:50:19I did not forget your birthday.
00:50:21A week ago, right?
00:50:29I'm so proud of you for getting better.
00:50:31You know, you can too.
00:50:33No, not me.
00:50:35Why not?
00:50:37As my dad would say,
00:50:39I just don't want it enough.
00:50:41I just don't want it enough.
00:50:47You know, I like Phoebe's idea about having you plan the meals.
00:50:49and even cook some of them.
00:50:50It's better than take out.
00:50:51Thanks a lot.
00:50:52I just wish I would stop gaming.
00:50:53She told you.
00:50:54Bye, honey.
00:50:55I know.
00:50:56But, bye, honey.
00:50:57I know.
00:50:58I know.
00:50:59So I don't want it.
00:51:00You don't want it enough.
00:51:01You don't want it enough.
00:51:02I don't want it.
00:51:03I don't want it enough.
00:51:04I don't want it enough.
00:51:05You know, I like Phoebe's idea about having you plan the meals.
00:51:08And even cook some of them.
00:51:10It's better than takeout.
00:51:11Thanks a lot.
00:51:12Thanks a lot.
00:51:14I just wish I would stop gaining.
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. Oh, by the way, summer school starts next week
00:51:27and 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?
00:51:40Well, let's just say that Jen's the one who taught me.
00:51:46She taught you what?
00:51:48How to purge.
00:51:51I hate that word. Why don't they just say barf?
00:51:54Are you saying that Jennifer is bulimic?
00:51:58Please don't tell anyone.
00:52:00Mom, you're not going to say anything, right?
00:52:02If she knew that I told you...
00:52:03Well, what about her health?
00:52:05I mean, do you think that she is in any danger, Lexi?
00:52:08Mom, you don't understand.
00:52:10She doesn't want to stop. She can't.
00:52:16Is it going to be, uh, difficult for you to be around her?
00:52:20Mom, what do you mean?
00:52:23I want to be around her. She's my best friend.
00:52:25I didn't say you couldn't be.
00:52:27So calm down.
00:52:29Okay. Let's try it.
00:52:49Not bad.
00:52:50Mmm.
00:52:51You're an amazing cook.
00:52:52Who knew?
00:52:53It'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.
00:53:03You sure you can't sleep at lunch?
00:53:05Yeah, my parents have some old friends in town
00:53:07and they want to show me off.
00:53:09Smile.
00:53:12I'll pick you up after school tomorrow.
00:53:13We'll go to the beach.
00:53:14Okay. Ciao.
00:53:15Bye.
00:53:16Bye.
00:53:17Bye.
00:53:35Hi, Pamela.
00:53:36Hello, Katherine.
00:53:37I was, uh, on my way home from work
00:53:39and I just stopped by to drop off Jennifer's sweater.
00:53:41I 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.
00:53:48How's Lexi, by the way?
00:53:50She's much better.
00:53:51Uh, she's started summer school.
00:53:54Hey, 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.
00:54:07Jennifer isn't underweight.
00:54:09All you have to do is look at her.
00:54:11I know, but that doesn't mean that she might not be seriously undernourished.
00:54:15You see, bulimics can still maintain their normal body weight
00:54:19and still be in danger.
00:54:20Ah, please.
00:54:21I appreciate your concern, but Jennifer isn't bulimic.
00:54:24I think I would know if she was doing anything like that.
00:54:28That'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.
00:54:33Well, I understand.
00:54:35Uh, I'm sorry to have bothered you about the sweater.
00:54:40Better.
00:54:41Ah!
00:54:43Ah!
00:54:44Ah!
00:54:45Ah!
00:54:46Ah!
00:54:47Ah!
00:54:48Ah!
00:54:49Ah!
00:54:50Ah!
00:54:51Ah!
00:54:52Ah!
00:54:53Ah!
00:54:54Ah!
00:54:55Ah!
00:54:56Ah!
00:54:57Ah!
00:54:58Ah!
00:54:59Ah!
00:55:00Ah!
00:55:01Ah!
00:55:02Ah!
00:55:03Ah!
00:55:04Ah!
00:55:05Ah!
00:55:06Ah!
00:55:07Ah!
00:55:08Hey, Lex, I didn't know you were in summer school.
00:55:09in summer school? Yeah, I got to make up what I missed. Yeah, I heard you had some kind of eating
00:55:14problem. Um, yeah, I'm working on it. I can tell. You can. Yeah, you look good. You know, you're getting way too skinny to have.
00:55:27Thanks. Oh, Jen. See you later. See ya.
00:55:32Hi. Thanks for telling your mom.
00:55:50Jen, it's me again. Your message tape probably ran out. I called so much, but I really need to talk to you.
00:55:58Please call me. Bye.
00:56:02Go away. I said go away. It's, uh, vegetable chow mein. I don't want any.
00:56:13Well, I'll leave it here. In case maybe, maybe later. All you care about is whether I eat or not.
00:56:20I'm your mother. I can't help it. Mothers want their children to eat, to grow, to thrive.
00:56:26Well, I can't thrive without friends. And you don't want me to have any, especially Jen.
00:56:31You told me you wanted to help Jennifer. No, I told you not to tell anybody, especially her mom.
00:56:40Well, Lexi, I'm sorry.
00:56:41Who cares if you're sorry? It doesn't change anything. Jen's not talking to me. She doesn't even want to see me.
00:56:47Lexi, please. Honey, you've got to eat.
00:56:50I hate you.
00:56:51Fine. You can eat it off the floor.
00:56:57Guess what?
00:57:07I'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?
00:57:23Yeah. No. I can't. I have to study.
00:57:27Come on, Lex. It's Friday night. Huh?
00:57:32Maybe. Maybe I'll see you there.
00:57:34All right. Throw it. Throw it.
00:57:39Let's do it.
00:57:39Let's do it.
00:57:41Six o'clock. Here.
00:57:53Hi, Lexi. How you doing?
00:58:18Okay.
00:58:20Coming to Groove, right?
00:58:21Uh, yeah. I just forgot something.
00:58:24See you up there.
00:58:36And 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.
00:58:51Let's go out in there.
00:58:51Go out in there.
00:58:52Oh, I'm in there.
00:58:53...
00:59:05Let's go out in there.
00:59:07Go out in there.
00:59:08Go out!
00:59:10Woo!
00:59:12Woo!
00:59:12Let's see! Hi! Hey, Sarah.
00:59:14So are you gonna play volleyball this year?
00:59:16Maybe. It all depends.
00:59:18No, no, no. You have to.
00:59:20We need you.
00:59:22Well, I have to keep my weight at a certain level
00:59:24or I'm not allowed to exercise.
00:59:26Exercise makes me eat.
00:59:28I'm looking for Jen. Have you seen her?
00:59:30Yeah. She's over there dancing.
00:59:32Hey, Jen's in the zone. I, uh, hope she doesn't fall into the fire.
00:59:50Hey, Gabe.
00:59:52Hey.
00:59:54Jen's in the zone. I, uh, hope she doesn't fall into the fire.
01:00:02I've never seen her like this.
01:00:04You know, Jen, why? She never drinks.
01:00:06She needs some food.
01:00:08There's nothing around here but some empty chip bags.
01:00:10I could stand a bourbon.
01:00:12Deal.
01:00:16Come on. You feel better once you eat.
01:00:18I feel better if Lex is not following me around.
01:00:20Who invited her, anyway? I did.
01:00:22Yeah? She's spying on me.
01:00:24Maybe I wouldn't have to if we'd return my phone.
01:00:26Whoa, whoa. You guys are just way too intense.
01:00:29Yeah, give it up.
01:00:31Just stop following me. You and I are not friends anymore.
01:00:34Okay?
01:00:35Jen, this is nuts.
01:00:36Just leave me alone. I can take care of myself.
01:00:38Jen, right.
01:00:40Why is she so mad at you?
01:00:42Because I told something that I wasn't supposed to.
01:00:45Jen, I really need to talk to you.
01:00:50I am so sorry.
01:00:54Don't you understand that I hate you?
01:00:57I never want to see you again.
01:01:00Okay?
01:01:02Jen!
01:01:03Jen!
01:01:04Jen!
01:01:05Jen!
01:01:06Jen!
01:01:07Jen!
01:01:08Jen!
01:01:09I never want to see you again.
01:01:10What the fuck?
01:01:11Who?
01:01:12ź°ģ§ź³ where ever before she can't stop.
01:01:14What the fuck?
01:01:16Jen!
01:01:17Are you alright?
01:01:18Zipie hvad har differed for me to launch your phone with me?
01:01:19Really when taken care of your phone with me?
01:01:20Hey!
01:01:21Danger!
01:01:22Jen!
01:01:23Oh, my God.
01:01:53She's gone.
01:02:14Then you're saying that she died from shock?
01:02:16I'm saying she died of cardiac arrest, not from the impact.
01:02:19Doctor, I want to know, 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.
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.
01:02:52If there is.
01:02:54It may answer your question.
01:02:56Why your daughter's heart went into cardiac arrest for no apparent reason.
01:02:59Jen.
01:03:21Jen.
01:03:22Jen.
01:03:24No.
01:03:26Don't go.
01:03:27Jen.
01:03:27Please, please.
01:03:31John, go back!
01:03:35John!
01:03:39John!
01:03:57John?
01:04:01John?
01:04:07John?
01:04:13John?
01:04:27Lexi, telephone. It's your father.
01:04:31I don't want to talk to him.
01:04:34Don't worry, she doesn't talk to any of us.
01:04:37I'll talk to him.
01:04:39No, she's not okay.
01:04:42Her best friend just died, and she thinks it's all her fault.
01:04:49Here, Jill wants to talk to you.
01:04:52Hi, Daddy. Guess what we're having for dinner.
01:04:55Tofu lasagna.
01:04:57Lexi, dinner!
01:04:59Mom 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.
01:05:25No, no, Lexi, move her to the couch.
01:05:30Mom, I have to get rid of it. Mom, please.
01:05:32Come on, Lexi.
01:05:33I have to get rid of it.
01:05:34Wait, wait.
01:05:35My stomach, my stomach hurts.
01:05:37I know, I know, but it's better than throwing it up.
01:05:40Mom, I'm gonna get as big as hell. I'm gonna explode.
01:05:44That's because you let yourself get too hungry.
01:05:47You don't eat anything all day, and then...
01:05:49I know. I know, but I don't want to get fat.
01:05:51Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh.
01:05:53Please, I have to get rid of it.
01:05:54No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
01:05:55Please, Mom.
01:05:56Close your eyes.
01:05:57I have to.
01:05:58Close your eyes.
01:05:59Close your eyes.
01:06:00That's it.
01:06:02That's it.
01:06:04That's it.
01:06:05That's it.
01:06:06Shh.
01:06:08Shh.
01:06:09Shh.
01:06:10Lexi.
01:06:11Lexi.
01:06:12Lexi.
01:06:13Lexi.
01:06:14Lexi.
01:06:15Lexi.
01:06:16Lexi.
01:06:17Lexi.
01:06:18Lexi.
01:06:20Lexi.
01:06:21Lexi.
01:06:22Lexi.
01:06:23Lexi.
01:06:24Lexi.
01:06:25Lexi.
01:06:26Lexi.
01:06:27Lexi.
01:06:28Lexi.
01:06:29Lexi.
01:06:30Lexi.
01:06:31Lexi.
01:06:32Lexi.
01:06:33Lexi.
01:06:34Lexi.
01:06:35Lexi.
01:06:36Lexi.
01:06:37Lexi.
01:06:38Lexi.
01:06:39Lexi.
01:06:40I can't.
01:06:48I can't do this again.
01:06:52You leave me no choice, Lexi.
01:06:54Please, Mom.
01:06:55Don't.
01:06:57Lexi, this is hard enough.
01:07:00If I go in there, I'm gonna die.
01:07:03I know I will.
01:07:05No.
01:07:07I will eat.
01:07:22Why are you doing this to me?
01:07:23Because I don't know what else to do.
01:07:25Now, come on, get 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.
01:07:46I don't have the strength.
01:07:50But Jen did.
01:07:52She was always so strong.
01:07:55Jen is dead.
01:07:58Why 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 gone, she wouldn't have gotten hit.
01:08:23You're disgusting.
01:08:24What?
01:08:25Oh, God.
01:08:26Oh, God.
01:08:27God.
01:08:33God.
01:08:34God.
01:08:39God.
01:08:40God.
01:08:41God.
01:08:42God.
01:08:44God.
01:08:46God.
01:08:48God.
01:08:50Promise 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. This isn't the best time.
01:09:17I know. But 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. I mean, my kids give me trouble. I ground them for a week.
01:09:29That's the problem. Everybody thinks it's so simple. But it's not.
01:09:34Anyway, she's already grounded herself. She doesn't do anything. She's too weak to do anything.
01:09:41Sounds 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?
01:09:50I'm talking mostly high-achieving, straight-A students.
01:09:53I remember about Karen Carpenter.
01:09:56I don't want my daughter to be one of them.
01:10:00Okay.
01:10:03Thanks, Ted.
01:10:10Mom?
01:10:10Mom?
01:10:13I fell asleep.
01:10:18What time is it?
01:10:20My God, it's almost three.
01:10:25How about some yogurt?
01:10:27You think you can handle that?
01:10:28I don't know.
01:10:39Here.
01:10:40It's non-fat.
01:10:41I want you to try a little.
01:10:45Alexi, 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.
01:11:03I just want to disappear.
01:11:13Lexi?
01:11:14No!
01:11:17Dammit.
01:11:18I don't want to see you.
01:11:19I don't want to see you.
01:11:19I don't want to see you.
01:11:20I don't want to see you.
01:11:20I don't want to see you.
01:11:21I don't want to see you.
01:11:21I don't want to see you.
01:11:22I don't want to see you.
01:11:22I don't want to see you.
01:11:23I don't want to see you.
01:11:23I don't want to see you.
01:11:24I don't want to see you.
01:11:24I don't want to see you.
01:11:25I don't want to see you.
01:11:25I don't want to see you.
01:11:26I don't want to see you.
01:11:26I don't want to see you.
01:11:27I don't want to see you.
01:11:27I don't want to see you.
01:11:28I don't want to see you.
01:11:29I don't want to see you.
01:11:30I don't want to see you.
01:11:31Lexi?
01:11:56Lexi?
01:11:58Lexi?
01:12:00Lexi?
01:12:02Lexi?
01:12:04I remember the night that you were born.
01:12:16I loved nursing you.
01:12:20I needed you as much as you needed me.
01:12:24You latched on and started sucking like a little pro and all that pressure inside of me was gone.
01:12:32And when you were done, your little head rolled back.
01:12:38You looked so completely full and satisfied.
01:12:46Then I'd pick you up on my shoulder right next to my face.
01:12:50You smelled so sweet.
01:12:54Pat your little back until you let out a great big beautiful burp.
01:13:02It's so easy then.
01:13:08Honey, we still need each other.
01:13:14And sooner or later you're going to have to eat.
01:13:16I haven't gotten you this far to want you to die.
01:13:28It's good, Lex.
01:13:44Just a little at a time.
01:13:46I love you.
01:13:50You know that, don't you?
01:13:56Here we go.
01:13:58Peter, what are you doing here?
01:14:12Where is she?
01:14:13Daddy!
01:14:14Lexi.
01:14:16Oh, my God.
01:14:18Oh.
01:14:20She needs to be in a hospital.
01:14:23She didn't want to go.
01:14:24So 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.
01:14:30I am her mother, not an amateur.
01:14:32But you are not an expert, Catherine.
01:14:34Peter, she's eating and she's slowly gaining.
01:14:36Look at her, Catherine. She looks terrible.
01:14:38She can't even raise her head.
01:14:40I'm going to take her back to the hospital.
01:14:41No, Daddy, please don't make me go there.
01:14:43Honey, I am not doing this to be mean, but I cannot and I will not let you die.
01:14:47Mom doesn't want me to die either.
01:14:49You can't do this, Peter.
01:14:51Damn it!
01:14:52You can't do it!
01:14:53Damn it, Catherine!
01:14:54Does Dr. Eden know what the hell's going on here?
01:14:55What is going on here is that I am doing my best to reparent her.
01:14:59Reparent her? What the hell is that?
01:15:01Is that some kind of psycho babble?
01:15:03Well, whatever it is, I'm sure you'll find fault with it.
01:15:05Do you want to gamble with our daughter's life, Catherine?
01:15:07Is that what you want to do?
01:15:09We know the feeding tube works.
01:15:11But it's only temporary. I am trying to turn things around here.
01:15:15And what makes you think you can do that, Catherine?
01:15:17I don't know.
01:15:23Except that I believe in her.
01:15:25And, Peter, you have to believe in her, too.
01:15:27Just... just give me a week. Please.
01:15:31I can't do that. I can't do that, Catherine.
01:15:37I'm gonna pack her things.
01:15:39No, dammit!
01:15:41This is my house, and I want you out of here. Now!
01:15:45You forget that I have got sole custody of her.
01:15:47You forget I'm her father.
01:15:49When you feel like it.
01:15:51Stop it!
01:15:53Just stop fighting! Please!
01:15:57I'll be back.
01:16:19Why is it so hard for you? Just to eat?
01:16:39I'm sorry, Mom. I know I'm disappointing you.
01:16:45You're not disappointing me, Lexi.
01:16:48You're scaring me.
01:16:52I wish I could make everything the way it used to be.
01:17:02Hello?
01:17:08You what?
01:17:18That was your father.
01:17:20He's, uh...
01:17:24He's coming tomorrow to take you to the hospital.
01:17:30There's nothing I can do.
01:17:32He has a court order.
01:17:34Lexi!
01:17:35Damn it! Stop it!
01:17:36What are you doing?
01:17:38I can't be this morning.
01:17:40Lexi, I know...
01:17:42I know you're angry.
01:17:43You're angry at me.
01:17:44All of this has to do with me, doesn't it?
01:17:49Something I was supposed to be as a mother?
01:17:52Something I missed or something I wasn't aware of?
01:17:55Or something I did too much of or too little of or not at all?
01:17:58What is it?
01:18:00Tell me!
01:18:02Why do I think if I love you enough, you'll stop starving yourself?
01:18:08I want you to be your only person, Lexi.
01:18:11But I'm afraid if I let you go, you won't love yourself enough to make it.
01:18:18I have to let you go.
01:18:32Don't I?
01:18:39I'm not gonna stop you, Lexi.
01:18:43Whether you live or you die, it's up to you now.
01:18:52You're on your own.
01:19:13I don't want you more.
01:19:26I, I don't want you more.
01:19:31You know, Lexi.
01:19:39I don't want to die.
01:19:44I don't want to die.
01:19:47Ava.
01:20:08Ed, it's not some word.
01:20:17I gave you no choice, Captain.
01:20:37Fine.
01:20:41Lexi, your father's here.
01:20:45What, are you ready? Did you pack?
01:20:55Yeah, I packed last night, but...
01:20:59I don't think I need to go.
01:21:01Honey, I didn't go through all this to have an argument.
01:21:04I'm gonna take you to the hospital. That's fine.
01:21:06You always do this, Peter.
01:21:08Wait until things are at their worst and come in and take over.
01:21:11Good, Catherine. At least finally you meant that things are bad.
01:21:13Lexi, let's go.
01:21:14No, Daddy.
01:21:15No, it's not an option. Where's your bag?
01:21:17Dad, this isn't your problem.
01:21:19It's not Mom's either.
01:21:21It's mine.
01:21:23And I need to deal with it.
01:21:25Whether 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.
01:21:31She's trying to tell you something.
01:21:33I know. She's trying to tell me she's not going to the hospital.
01:21:35No, I'm telling you that you're not gonna ride in here on a white horse and save me, Daddy.
01:21:40I 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.
01:22:03Do you understand that?
01:22:10I love you.
01:22:12I love you very, very much.
01:22:17And I promise you that I will always be here for you.
01:22:28Looking good, Lexi.
01:22:30Keep your weight stable for four more weeks and you can play volleyball again.
01:22:33Really?
01:22:34I know, it doesn't leave you many games.
01:22:37But your bones and muscles are still recouping their nutritional losses.
01:22:42Will you come and watch?
01:22:44You bet.
01:22:45I'll even cheer.
01:22:47Cool.
01:22:50Are you still thinking about going to live with Dad?
01:22:54No, not really.
01:22:57So, are you okay now?
01:23:03Yes, definitely better.
01:23:05But it's still a struggle.
01:23:08You know, every day I wake up and I ask myself,
01:23:12Lexi, are you gonna hate yourself or are you gonna love yourself?
01:23:16I never ask myself stuff like that.
01:23:20Well, I do and I probably will for a while.
01:23:26Do you love yourself today?
01:23:27Yeah, I do, actually.
01:23:29I even love you today.
01:23:30God.
01:23:34Now that Lexi's back, maybe we'll win.
01:23:36Lexi, I'm putting you into set.
01:23:37We'll see how it goes.
01:23:38You let me know if you want out.
01:23:39Okay.
01:23:40Okay.
01:23:41All right.
01:23:42No earrings.
01:23:43No bobby pins.
01:23:44Spit out the gum, Sarah.
01:23:46Oh, Lexi, you'll have to remove that bracelet.
01:23:48Okay.
01:23:49Okay.
01:23:50Okay.
01:23:51Okay.
01:23:52Okay.
01:23:53All right.
01:23:54No earrings.
01:23:55No bobby pins.
01:23:56Spit out the gum, Sarah.
01:23:57Oh, Lexi, you'll have to remove that bracelet.
01:24:00Okay.
01:24:01Okay, guys.
01:24:02Come on.
01:24:03Hey, guys, come on.
01:24:04Let's do it.
01:24:05Okay, let's go.
01:24:06Let's do it.
01:24:07Yeah, okay.
01:24:08Go, Lexi.
01:24:09You'll have to remove that bracelet.
01:24:10Okay.
01:24:11Okay, guys.
01:24:12Come on.
01:24:13Okay, guys, come on, time for a cheer.
01:24:33Virginia O'Connor!
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01:25:07Let's go, let's go!
01:25:09Come on!
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