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00:01Mom was obsessed with science-based parenting.
00:04So when my twin sister Mia and I were born, she strapped truth bands on us.
00:08Green light meant truth, red light meant a lie.
00:12But Mia's band, always green, even when she lied.
00:20Mia! What are you doing?
00:22Mom!
00:26What?
00:28Lily! Was it you?
00:29I saw her, Mom. It's Lily.
00:32No! Not me! Look! It was Mika!
00:38Mom, please! It wasn't me, I swear!
00:41Mom, Lily's lying. Look, my band green. I'm telling the truth.
00:45I know, sweetie. Tech doesn't lie. You're an honest girl, and she's full of it.
00:51You broke it and tried to pin it on Mia. Bad behavior has a price, Lily.
00:55No, Mom. I'm sorry. Please don't...
00:57Ah!
00:59Bad behavior has a price, Lily.
01:02No, Mom. I'm sorry. Please don't...
01:05Ah!
01:08Mom...
01:09I swear...
01:11It wasn't me.
01:13What do you want to have done the rest of with her, it isn't something about doin',
01:17let him know what?
01:17real problems...
01:36it isn't what you're gonna do with the that!
01:43No treats for liars. You get the greens.
01:45Here you go, sweetie. Your favorite.
01:49Thank you, Mom. I love you.
01:52But, Mom, these make my stomach hurt like it's burning.
01:57Do I have to, please?
01:59So, you mean you're allergic to broccoli now?
02:04Show me your band.
02:06Show me!
02:10It's red! Lily's lying again!
02:12I knew it, Lily. Why can't you just be honest like Mia?
02:15No, Mom. I'm not lying. I promise it's true.
02:20I'm not...
02:21Enough! Eat it! Every single bite. I am so sick of your lies.
02:26She doesn't want to eat. Just leave it.
02:28Are you serious, Eric? The band is red.
02:30She's lying to us. No wonder Lily's turned out so bad.
02:33This is all your fault.
02:35Evelyn, are you serious?
02:36You're always too indulgent with her. No wonder she's so disobedient.
02:40What? Indulgent? I'm just trying to give her a half.
02:42Lily, this is all your fault. You made them fight.
02:45Mom, Dad, stop. I'm sorry.
02:48I'll eat it. I'll be good.
02:53I told you she was faking. She's completely fine.
02:57I can't say anything else. If I do, they'll just start fighting again.
03:04Mom! Hurry! I don't want to miss the fireworks!
03:07Lily, what are you doing? Hurry up!
03:10Mom, I think I'm gonna puke. My stomach is killing me.
03:14Mom, I think I'm allergic.
03:16Give it a rest, Lily.
03:19Please. Mom, I need a doctor.
03:22You mean it?
03:24Lily, where's your truth band?
03:27Wait, you took it off? Are you trying to cover it up?
03:30No, I was just washing my hands.
03:41Okay, the stomach ache. Truth or lie?
03:46It's true.
03:50Unbelievable! You're faking being sick? Just for attention?
03:55Mom, I'm telling the truth!
04:02It hurts! Mom! Mom, please stop!
04:05Kane is a good teacher. You're grounded.
04:08Stay in your room until that band turns green.
04:13Mom.
04:15Help.
04:20Mommy, did you come to save me?
04:28Almost forgot Mia's gloves.
04:31You done yet?
04:32You really have to ruin tonight?
04:34I'm not lying, Mom.
04:36She's pale.
04:37Maybe we should take her to the...
04:38Impressive, isn't it? Give her an Oscar already.
04:41Too bad the data says she's full of it.
04:44Fine.
04:45Let's just go.
04:46Mom, don't go!
04:47Mom, don't go!
04:49Mom!
04:53Mom! Mom!
04:56Mom!
04:57You stay put.
04:59Don't you dare come out until that light changes.
05:01Mommy, please.
05:04I'm really hurting.
05:06It feels like I'm dying.
05:08Okay.
05:09Then go ahead.
05:12You're such a disappointment, Lily.
05:20You're such a disappointment, Lily.
05:21All right, everyone.
05:22Let's go.
05:23We are not letting her ruin New Year's Eve.
05:26Finally!
05:28Fireworks!
05:31Mom!
05:33Help!
05:34Mom is right.
05:35I must be lying.
05:37I'm not really in pain.
05:38I'm fine.
05:39It doesn't hurt.
05:41I need to write my apology, or Mommy will be angrier.
05:46I'm sorry.
05:47I'm a liar.
05:48I messed up.
05:49But it hurts so bad.
05:51I wasn't lying, really.
05:55Mom, why don't you believe me?
05:59Are you sure Lily's okay?
06:01It's an act, Eric.
06:02Seriously, who's allergic to broccoli?
06:04Ten seconds!
06:07Five, four, three, two, one!
06:12Yeah!
06:15It doesn't hurt anymore.
06:17I'm cured.
06:19I'm dead?
06:21Mom, I'm really dead now.
06:24I wasn't lying.
06:26Can you forgive me now?
06:28Those fireworks were gorgeous.
06:30Especially the smiley faces.
06:32Just like my little Mia.
06:34Mom, I'll be a good girl.
06:36I promise.
06:37Just don't be mad at me, okay?
06:40Jesus!
06:41Did we leave a window open?
06:43Freezing in here.
06:44I'm sorry, Mommy.
06:45I forgot.
06:46I'm already dead.
06:49I'm sure Lily's learned her lesson by now.
06:51Just let her out.
06:52She better.
06:53If Mom finds out I'm dead,
06:55will she be sad?
06:57Will she regret it?
07:03Wow.
07:04Nice try.
07:04What, you think playing dead's gonna get you a free ride to bed?
07:08Lily, you are ten!
07:10Not five.
07:11Act like it.
07:12Mom, I'm dead!
07:14Look at me!
07:15Touch me!
07:16I'm not breathing!
07:18Ugh, a professional sleeper.
07:21Still lying.
07:22I swear.
07:23She even lies in her sleep.
07:25See?
07:26Mine is green.
07:27Hers is still red.
07:28Typical.
07:29That's my good girl.
07:30Let her stay like that.
07:32Fine by me.
07:34Let's just put her in bed, Evelyn.
07:36It's way too cold to leave her at the desk.
07:38Why?
07:38So she can think she won this little standoff?
07:40Look at that light!
07:42She's still throwing a mental tantrum-um.
07:44I'm done.
07:45It's bedtime.
07:46We're visiting Grandma tomorrow.
07:51Mom, if you'd just come a little closer, if you'd just reached for my hand, you'd have felt it.
07:57I was already cold.
07:58If you never loved me, why have me at all?
08:06That's my favorite!
08:08Mom, is that for me?
08:13Mia!
08:14You're bacon and eggs!
08:16Liars don't deserve a nice breakfast.
08:19Mom, I'm dead.
08:21I don't need food anymore.
08:22Lily's still in there?
08:23She's gotta be starving.
08:24She's spoiled.
08:25Let her.
08:26She needs to learn that her tricks don't work on me.
08:28Mom, Lily's room smells gross.
08:31Did she poop in there or something?
08:33What?
08:34Now Mom's going to hate me even more.
08:37Look at her!
08:38She actually sat in her own mess!
08:40Unbelievable!
08:42What a filthy girl!
08:49Lily!
08:50The bathroom is right down the hall!
08:52What is wrong with you?
08:53Evelyn, maybe we should just check.
08:56Not gonna happen.
08:57Let her sit in that stink.
08:59It's the only way she'll learn.
09:02We should really check.
09:04What if there's a dead rat in the vents?
09:06Open it, Dad!
09:07Please!
09:08I didn't soil myself.
09:10I'm dead.
09:11Don't make Mom hate me even more.
09:17What?
09:18Servers are down?
09:20Yeah, yeah, I'm on my way.
09:22Evie!
09:23Massive emergency at work.
09:24Gotta go.
09:25Might be stuck there a few days.
09:26I'll call you when I can.
09:27Wait, but what about Lily?
09:29So close.
09:30They were so close to finding my body.
09:33Mommy, Lily stinks!
09:35She's gross!
09:36I swear to God she won't win this.
09:38You like the smell?
09:39Keep it to yourself!
09:40You're not stinking up my house!
09:42Mom, no!
09:43At least look at me!
09:45Do you actually hate me?
09:48Come on, sweetie.
09:49Let's go to Grandma's.
09:51Oh, look at you.
09:55Mom is smiling.
09:57She never smiles like that when I'm around.
09:59Maybe it's better this way.
10:01I won't ever bother you again, Mom.
10:06So many new clothes.
10:08I only ever get Mia's hand-me-downs.
10:11All packed, Mia?
10:12Yep.
10:13Three days' worth.
10:14All folded.
10:15You're going on a trip.
10:17Yes!
10:18They're leaving!
10:19They have to check on me now!
10:21They'll find me!
10:26Mom!
10:27You forgot me!
10:28I'm still in there!
10:29Hey!
10:30Look at me!
10:31Mom, Lily's still stinking up her room.
10:34Should we let her out to shower?
10:35Not my problem.
10:37Your dad can let her out when he gets home tonight.
10:39Come on, let's go.
10:41Mom, wait!
10:42Dad said he's gone for days!
10:48Mom!
10:52Why?
10:53Why can't I leave?
10:55Mom!
10:56Don't leave me here!
10:58Mom!
10:59Mom!
11:02Someone, please find me!
11:04Someone, please find me!
11:08Snowball?
11:10Is that you?
11:11It is you!
11:13Wait, you can see me?
11:18No way!
11:19You can feel me too?
11:21That's amazing!
11:24I thought...
11:26Mom sent you to the shelter.
11:29Give me the dog!
11:31Mommy!
11:32Snowball really didn't bite anyone!
11:35Mia is lying!
11:39Give me the dog!
11:48Mom!
11:50Mom please!
11:52Don't send him away!
11:54Mom!
12:01Snowball, can you go get help?
12:03i'm trapped in there and if no one finds me soon i'm toast go get help
12:18snowball you're dead too snowball over here
12:26at least we have each other
12:41i'm going to eat my body what do i do
12:50evelyn you home that smell is that me
12:59susan
13:03susan what are you jesus christ the smell what died in here it seemed to be coming from your porch
13:14what it's definitely lily she must have made another mess she's what
13:20it susan sorry seriously just got back uh i'll deal with it okay all right let me know if you
13:27need
13:27anything that girl has gone way too far this time evelyn
13:37ugh what's that fung eric are you really okay with this letting her turn our home into a lambsville
13:44what are you talking about i haven't been home in three days what about time
13:54what what is this you locked her in for three days no food no water relax she's completely
14:01fine she stole my money remember probably has a mountain of snacks in there i didn't do it
14:08oh
14:12lily
14:18gross lily what did you do lily hey i'm talking to you you hear me what we're playing dead now
14:25seriously get the hell up
14:28oh
14:35lily lily lily lily
14:41mommy i told you i wasn't lying i proved it will you apologize to me now
14:52no this isn't real what did you just say she's faking she has to be
15:03her truth band is red you're crazy you're crazy mommy even now that i'm dead
15:13you still won't say sorry drop the axe lily get up get up get away from her
15:20can't stop pressing get away from her is everything okay i heard
15:29you're gonna die
15:35officer officer ma'am
15:38she lies she lies about everything just check the truth band
15:43truth band you mean this right give it to me
15:47it's gonna turn green just watch any second now my name is evelyn
15:53i'm lily's mother
15:59hell no that's impossible now you know how it feels mom
16:08lily
16:09mom you can see me see she's alive i told you she was lying lily
16:20i knew it i knew you were just faking you're not dead you're not tell them lily tell these
16:26people i was only trying to help you what the hell is wrong with you that bags her that
16:32there's nobody there ev stop it
16:36they can't see me mom but then again you never really looked did you
16:48it hurts doesn't it and that's just a spark imagine the dial all the way up the way you liked
17:00it
17:00i wasn't even allowed to whimper you done already mom enough this crap was never meant to catch lies
17:09no no that's not right the parenting guru he said was the best it can it catches
17:15look at the damn words it's a cheap ass heart rate monitor ten bucks of plastic and sweat stencils
17:24then the light goes red that's it it's not a lie detector it's a stress meter you're full of it
17:34you're all in on this you just want to see me fail look at your wrist screaming red what are
17:40you lying to me
17:41right now or are you just scared of best christmas eve mom remember i was on the floor
17:51begging but you only had eyes for that red glow think about her appendix evelyn imagine it bursting
17:57like a bomb in her gut you saw her dying breath and called it a lie you shocked her until
18:05her heart just
18:06gave out you didn't just kill her you murdered her no no it wasn't me i'm not a murderer
18:19get it off it's burning please get it off
18:28feb 14. sunny mom made me eat broccoli again i told her i'm allergic my throat gets all tight
18:38i can't catch my breath
18:45tomato juice really that's the best you can do you're a hell of an actress lily
18:51it makes me sick just looking at you i was throwing up blood my throat was on fire mom said
19:01i was
19:01faking then she zapped at me for 10 minutes straight i just wanted it to be over it was it
19:10was actual
19:10blood oh god i didn't see it i didn't know you would have seen it mom if you'd taken just
19:17one
19:18step but you love that band more than me june 1st happy children's day mia's tearing through the
19:27room mom's favorite antique voss goes spash i tried to tell her but the more i talked the
19:34redder it got mom kept the current on for 10 minutes i didn't scream couldn't my heart would spike and
19:41that
19:41red light it just gets brighter mom said look at her not even a will must not hurt that much
19:49you're a monster no even monsters care for their own you sick twisted
19:55bitch your own kid evelyn your own goddamn blood how how could you treat her like some some lab rat
20:0110 years dad you played deaf dumb and blind for 10 years don't play the hero now you're just
20:07swinging so the feds don't lock you up as her plus one not me don't you look at me it
20:17was her
20:17mia did it it was all her mommy you're scaring me it's not my fault the wrist look at the
20:24light
20:24it's green always green 10 years of of she played us all she broke it she set lily up
20:33officer you see she manipulated me i only believed the red because that that little sociopath kept
20:40hers green she's the liar she's the reason lily's dead cover do your damn job and cover poetic justice
20:51the golden duo ripping each other's throats out the second the house of cards collapses
21:00save the waterworks kid let's see the arm no it's mine mommy said i'm the honest child don't touch me
21:09let's see what's under the hood of this miracle truth bar
21:17look at this garbage a dummy circuit some dime store leds and a couple of button patteries
21:23it's a flea market prize two bucks max this garbage was hardwired to stay green the second
21:29it left the factory that kid could have lied through her teeth could have committed murder
21:33wouldn't matter this garbage only knows one color funny isn't it mom shocked the honest one until her
21:38heart gave out but for a little liar this piece of green garbage she's your saint hell of a toy
21:44you had
21:45going here a real goddamn joke fake oh fake i killed my honest girl over a toy just to protect
21:52a goddamn liar
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