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high school teen Lexi Archer as she moves to Chicago and befriends a popular classmate named Jennifer.
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00:00:00guitar solo
00:01:04Hey, hey.
00:01:05Hey.
00:01:07Jen's in the zone. I hope she doesn't fall into the fire.
00:01:16I've never seen her like this.
00:01:18You know Jen, right? She never drinks.
00:01:20She needs some food.
00:01:22There's nothing around here but some empty chip bags.
00:01:24I could stand a burger.
00:01:26Deal.
00:01:29Come on. You'll feel better once you eat.
00:01:31I'll feel better if Lexi's not following me around.
00:01:33Who invited her anyway?
00:01:34I did.
00:01:35Yeah?
00:01:36She's spying on me.
00:01:38Maybe I wouldn't have to if you'd return my phone.
00:01:40Whoa, whoa. You 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. I can take care of myself.
00:01:55All right.
00:02:14Jen, I really need to talk to you.
00:02:16I'm so sorry.
00:02:20Don't you understand that I hate you?
00:02:23I never want to see you again.
00:02:26Okay?
00:02:28Okay.
00:02:50Well, here we are in Seattle.
00:02:52I like Chicago better.
00:02:53I miss our house.
00:02:55Yeah, this is like half the size.
00:02:58Look, we're not going to do this, remember?
00:03:01Compare here and there, then and now.
00:03:03We can't. It doesn't help.
00:03:05Not if we're going to start a new life.
00:03:07I like my old life.
00:03:09That's your second piece. I've only had one.
00:03:11Look, guys, none 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.
00:03:20We make the best of it.
00:03:23Why did we have to move?
00:03:25Because this job is all I know.
00:03:27I 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.
00:03:42Be 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.
00:04:12You know, I'm just as nervous about my new job as you are,
00:04:16about 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, you are not fat.
00:04:33You 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.
00:04:45Big 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, honey.
00:04:54Okay, I'll read the show.
00:04:55Good night.
00:05:12That's Jennifer.
00:05:13Who?
00:05:14Jennifer Hornsberger.
00:05:16Wow.
00:05:17She's really good.
00:05:19Mm-hmm.
00:05:19And she also gets straight A's and is the best actress in school.
00:05:23Don't you hate her?
00:05:27I'm Sarah, by the way.
00:05:28Lexi.
00:05:28Good to meet you.
00:05:29Nice to meet you.
00:05:31Next!
00:05:32Good luck.
00:05:45Wow, 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.
00:05:55Thanks.
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.
00:06:17Ha-ha.
00:06:18Fabulous.
00:06:19Congratulations.
00:06:20Well, 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.
00:06:37There's at least 10 pounds.
00:06:39Get an A in geometry.
00:06:41Serve an entire game.
00:06:43Help Mom work.
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, bye-bye.
00:07:03Hello, 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.
00:07:18Great.
00:07:19I'll make sure he gets the message.
00:07:20Thanks.
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!
00:07:37This 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.
00:07:45Oh, I can relate.
00:07:47It's been almost a year since the big announcement.
00:07:50Guys, they can eat anything.
00:07:54Don't you want some dressing with that?
00:07:56Oh, no.
00:07:56I don't like any of them.
00:07:57Thanks.
00:08:04You should see our new uniforms.
00:08:05It's got this, uh, cool diagonal stripe right across the chest.
00:08:08Yeah.
00:08:09Yeah, wait till you see ours.
00:08:09They're, like, 100 years old.
00:08:11Girl sports always come fast.
00:08:13I know.
00:08:13I don't know how it truly uxnays.
00:08:15Yeah, like a vacuum.
00:08:17Within a vacuum.
00:08:18Or a hot pair of lips.
00:08:20On a cold cherry popsicle.
00:08:29That looks good.
00:08:30Can I have a bite?
00:08:40Mom, 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 low fat.
00:08:49Jill, you know I don't like you to do your homework at the last minute.
00:08:52Our first game is today.
00:08:54I know.
00:08:56I wish I could come, but the growers are holding a meeting on pesticides,
00:08:59and I have to be there.
00:09:01You know I'd go if I could.
00:09:03It doesn't really matter anyway.
00:09:06I'm sorry, honey.
00:09:09Done.
00:09:09No, it doesn't really matter.
00:09:12No, I don't care about it.
00:09:16Yeah.
00:09:19Maria.
00:09:21No, no, no!
00:09:27You got it!
00:09:30No, no!
00:09:37I'm sorry!
00:09:39Time out!
00:09:46You gotta position yourself so you have more control of the ball.
00:09:49You'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, but you gotta anticipate
00:10:03and get to the ball quicker.
00:10:06Jen'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 dropped some weight.
00:10:14Just 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.
00:10:30A little sister.
00:10:33Are you an only child?
00:10:35No, I have an older brother, but he's away in college.
00:10:38I hate being the only one left.
00:10:41Jennifer, I...
00:10:43Mom, how many times have I told you not?
00:10:45I picked up a few things for you at Leone's I thought you might like,
00:10:47including 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.
00:11:00She was Miss Cornhusker, 1970.
00:11:04Seriously.
00:11:05Oh, Mom.
00:11:06Is it okay if Lexi spends the night?
00:11:08It'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.
00:11:19She 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.
00:11:28Like she decorated my room.
00:11:31But I'm rebelling.
00:11:32Check 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 Oublier L'Amour?
00:11:55Mm-mm.
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.
00:12:14Love.
00:12:16Love.
00:12:20What is love?
00:12:23Love.
00:12:31What is love?
00:12:31It was fun.
00:12:33Between a man and a woman.
00:12:38I'm starving.
00:12:40Me too.
00:12:41Kitchen raid.
00:12:43Oh yeah.
00:12:50Oh, my stomach.
00:12:52Me too.
00:12:55I'm gonna go visit La Toilette.
00:12:58Okay.
00:13:04Oh.
00:13:10I'm gonna go visit La Toilette.
00:13:12Okay.
00:13:12Yeah.
00:13:22Um, Jen, are you okay?
00:13:28The Romans had the right idea.
00:13:30When stuffed to the gills, push reject.
00:13:35You mean, you made yourself...
00:13:38Like...
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.
00:14:11Come on, let's try something on.
00:14:22Come on, let's try something on.
00:14:55I can't get this button done.
00:14:57I look fat, even in black.
00:15:00Damn it.
00:15:01I 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 in.
00:15:23Don't breathe in.
00:15:49Don't care.
00:15:50I'll just keep going.
00:15:53I'm a blimp.
00:15:53I'm a blimp.
00:15:58Did Daddy come?
00:16:00No. Why?
00:16:02Oh, 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?
00:16:11No.
00:16:13I left another message on his machine.
00:16:16I just wanted to talk.
00:16:19I 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.
00:16:41I don't.
00:16:42I'm on a diet.
00:16:44Mmm. Me too.
00:16:47At least until lunchtime.
00:17:00Go ahead. Open it.
00:17:02Okay.
00:17:07You'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.
00:17:18Okay.
00:17:23To eat.
00:17:25Manger.
00:17:27Je mange.
00:17:28Tu manges.
00:17:30Il mange.
00:17:31Nous mangeons.
00:17:32Vous mangez.
00:17:34Il mange.
00:17:37Oh la la.
00:17:39To cook.
00:17:42Faire la cuisine.
00:17:45Je fais la cuisine.
00:17:46Tu fais la cuisine.
00:17:49Je veux manger la cuisine.
00:17:52Je fais.
00:17:53Moi aussi.
00:17:56To eat or not to eat.
00:17:58That's the question.
00:18:01Chew gum.
00:18:02And hold out till breakfast.
00:18:04Okay.
00:18:06Okay.
00:18:09Help.
00:18:18That's good.
00:18:25That's good.
00:18:28Hey 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.
00:18:42Is that all you're eating?
00:18:44What 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.
00:18:57Did 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.
00:19:19Mom, 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.
00:19:30I bet you never had big hips.
00:19:34Hips 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.
00:19:49Want me to get fat again?
00:19:52Lexi, you are not fat.
00:20:08Lexi, wow, you look great.
00:20:11Thanks.
00:20:12Yeah, you really look different.
00:20:15I wasn't even sure it was you.
00:20:17So, uh, how would you like to go to that, uh, winter dance thing?
00:20:24Okay.
00:20:29Go buy and win the tail!
00:20:33Great, my dad's here.
00:20:35Don't worry about it.
00:20:54I think I've never played before.
00:20:56It's okay, Jim.
00:20:56Let it go.
00:20:57Okay, we'll win the next one.
00:20:59One, two, three.
00:21:01Teamwork!
00:21:01Teamwork!
00:21:02Yeah!
00:21:03Let's go!
00:21:06Yeah, yeah!
00:21:08Nice things!
00:21:26And it could go.
00:21:28Woo-hoo!
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.
00:21:52Hello, I need some help.
00:21:53I'm gonna drop it.
00:21:57Oh, thank you, honey.
00:22:00Oh, I thought I might actually cook some dinner.
00:22:04I missed my game.
00:22:05I still have...
00:22:08Damn it.
00:22:10Did you hear what I said?
00:22:11In a minute, would you help me clean up your smiths?
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 the league in the spring, though.
00:22:27Hold on.
00:22:28Mom, it's Dad.
00:22:30Lexi, you talk to him.
00:22:33Daddy?
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, I'll ask her.
00:22:46Mom, when do we get out for Thanksgiving?
00:22:49I don't know.
00:22:49Why?
00:22:50She hasn't done.
00:22:53Okay, hang on.
00:22:57Hello?
00:22:59Well, we were just about to have dinner.
00:23:03I 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.
00:23:25Hello?
00:23:26I'd like to order a large cheese pizza.
00:23:43Peace offering.
00:23:45I know you're sick of pizza, so...
00:23:47Tuna salad sandwich, your favorite.
00:23:51You haven't had any dinner.
00:23:52I'm not hungry.
00:23:56Look, I know I get upset when your father calls.
00:24:00Especially when he calls to 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.
00:24:08Mom, 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.
00:24:17Good night.
00:24:19Good night.
00:24:20Good night.
00:24:23Good night.
00:24:23Good night.
00:24:46All 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.
00:25:02You know what they say.
00:25:04You can never be too rich or never too thin.
00:25:10So when do you leave for Chicago?
00:25:12Next 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.
00:25:39Didn'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.
00:26:06You 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, but really, 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, and then she sees her dad Thursday through Saturday.
00:26:56Yeah, and you and mom might even, you know, I mean, you never know.
00:27:03I'll tell you what, let's get this car packed, and then let's go get something to eat.
00:27:07You want to get something to eat?
00:27:07Sure.
00:27:14Hi, 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.
00:27:34I met your dad at the bank.
00:27:37I was a loan officer.
00:27:39You borrowed money?
00:27:40No, 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.
00:27:47I've gone back to school.
00:27:49To get her MBA.
00:27:53Okay.
00:27:54Okay.
00:27:55Okay.
00:28:04Do 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.
00:28:21Are 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.
00:28:28Go 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.
00:29:09I hope she eats and eats and eats and gets so huge that by the time summer comes, my dad
00:29:15will find her totally repulsive.
00:29:19Don't hold your breath.
00:29:21I wish you were here.
00:29:23You 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.
00:29:37Bye.
00:29:38Bye.
00:29:38Bye.
00:29:41Bye.
00:29:43Bye.
00:29:45Bye.
00:29:49Bye.
00:29:52Bye.
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?
00:31:21She weighs 115 pounds, which is not low for her height.
00:31:24Well, 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.
00:31:37We'll check her again in six months.
00:31:40Okay.
00:31:41Thank you very much.
00:31:44Well, Jen's idea worked.
00:32:02Oh, 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.
00:32:10Dinner's ready now, so come sit down.
00:32:12I 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.
00:32:21Can I just have a little rice?
00:32:22I'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.
00:32:31And 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.
00:32:44What's the occasion, anyway?
00:32:47I just wanted to have a nice family dinner together.
00:32:50Okay?
00:32:51Flowers?
00:32:53Tablecloth?
00:32:54Mom, you really need a boyfriend.
00:32:57I mean, Dad has a girlfriend.
00:33:02Well, why shouldn't she know?
00:33:14I got my report card.
00:33:22Straight A's.
00:33:26I'm very proud of you, Lexi.
00:33:35One more.
00:33:59I 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.
00:34:26Alexis Archer?
00:34:28Are you saying that you're not a virgin?
00:34:30Oh, my God.
00:34:32When?
00:34:32Who?
00:34:33It was back in Chicago.
00:34:35My next-door neighbor, Brandon.
00:34:38But it doesn't count.
00:34:39Of course it counts.
00:34:40It's a lot more than me.
00:34:42What?
00:34:43I totally thought you would have done it.
00:34:46Yeah, well.
00:34:47I'm an actress, remember?
00:34:51Come on.
00:34:52We're going to be late for practice.
00:34:54Oh.
00:34:55Come on.
00:34:56Okay.
00:34:58Hey, Archer, I think you need to put on a few pounds.
00:35:04Ready?
00:35:11Got it.
00:35:12Thanks.
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.
00:35:20I 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 here, she was worried she wasn't going to make any friends.
00:35:50Okay, that's great.
00:35:51So what is this for, anyway?
00:35:53A local newspaper.
00:35:54I freelance for it.
00:35:57Look, I know this is going to sound a bit like a line, but have you ever considered being
00:36:00a model?
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.
00:36:23Jill, do you think I could be a model?
00:36:27No way.
00:36:29It shows what you know.
00:36:30There's this photographer that's going to take pictures of me and Jen.
00:36:34Like he's going to discover us and 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.
00:36:56I can't believe we're doing this.
00:36:58What if he's some kind of perv?
00:37:01Pervs don't give you their hearts.
00:37:03Nick McCabe, fashion photography.
00:37:06So what are we going to tell our parents about the movie we're not seeing?
00:37:08And we'll tell them we both hated it.
00:37:10That way they won't go see it.
00:37:11Ah.
00:37:13Et voila.
00:37:15Wheeze, cut, cut.
00:37:19Hello.
00:37:21Uh, Jennifer Harnsberger.
00:37:23Hey Jennifer, come on up.
00:37:33Oh, 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.
00:37:56I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings.
00:37:59But 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.
00:38:13No, look, I, uh...
00:38:15I gotta go.
00:38:22Lexi!
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.
00:38:27You'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, 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.
00:39:02Where'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.
00:39:24You 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?
00:39:38It's a good way to get yourself raped.
00:39:40Mom, do you want to fight her?
00:39:41Do you want me to eat?
00:39:43I want you to eat.
00:39:44I want you to eat.
00:39:59No.
00:40:02Oh.
00:40:04Oh.
00:40:05Uh.
00:40:06Uh.
00:40:14One, two, three.
00:40:16Woo!
00:40:23Let's try.
00:40:26One, two, three, set up!
00:40:33One, two, three, set up!
00:40:38Woo!
00:40:43Oh, my God.
00:40:55Lexi.
00:40:56Lexi.
00:40:57Lexi.
00:41:00Oh, my God.
00:41:02She's unconscious.
00:41:04Call an ambulance.
00:41:05Now.
00:41:17Malnutrition 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 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?
00:41:38She blacked out most likely because of arrhythmia or irregular heartbeat.
00:41:43But she's not gonna die.
00:41:45No.
00:41:45Not 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.
00:41:57And if, um, if she doesn't eat?
00:42:01We'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.
00:42:26Alexis?
00:42:27Hi, I'm Phoebe.
00:42:29I'm gonna be your nutritionist.
00:42:31It's Lexi.
00:42:32Lexi.
00:42:33I like it.
00:42:35For starters, can I ask you to stand on the scale backwards?
00:42:44Why are you weighing me backwards?
00:42:45So you don't see your weight.
00:43:04Hey, Harnsberger.
00:43:06You're not gonna pull Lexi anorexia on us, are you?
00:43:08There's nothing to joke about, Cheston.
00:43:12You don't start.
00:43:15Let's have a fright.
00:43:42Let's see you take a few bites, Lexi.
00:43:46If you don't, no TV, no going outside.
00:43:49They'll keep you in your room like you're sick.
00:43:57My goal, Lexi, is to get you to eat three to five times a day without worrying about your weight.
00:44:03I want you to be able to eat when you're hungry, stop when you're full, and to trust food.
00:44:07How's that sound?
00:44:11Look, you're normal.
00:44:13You can eat normally.
00:44:15I can't. If 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.
00:44:24Some 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?
00:44:49Salad or veggies.
00:44:51Dry, I presume.
00:44:53And, 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-vite yogurt.
00:45:10Tell me, Lexi, what do you feel your ideal weight is?
00:45:15Maybe...
00:45:16100?
00:45:17You weighed in at 94.
00:45:20And 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.
00:45:36Now tell me what you see.
00:45:41Fat thighs.
00:45:43Humongous.
00:45:44Humongous hips.
00:45:46Kind 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?
00:45:55No.
00:45:57But your anorexia is.
00:45:59A trick mirror that makes you think what you're seeing is real.
00:46:05What I'm going to help you do is change the mirror.
00:46:10I'm paying for it.
00:46:20I should get a trick mirror.
00:46:20You're not a trick mirror.
00:46:21You are not a trick mirror.
00:46:23You're not a trick mirror to me.
00:46:25You're not a trick mirror because you are a trick mirror.
00:46:27We're not a trick mirror to your life.
00:46:27You are a trick mirror.
00:46:28I'm not a trick mirror.
00:46:28I'm kind of a trick mirror to your house.
00:46:37Then we have to play with you.
00:46:38is this what you want yeah mom I've always wanted a needle in my hand okay
00:46:45you don't care about TV or going outside what about the phone there's no one I
00:46:51want to talk to not even Jen
00:46:59start eating more than lettuce and you can use the telephone but they want me to
00:47:03eat a whole meal I'll talk to them I'll try to work something out something
00:47:09gradual okay okay next seat calm down all right what's going on what the hell are
00:47:21you doing this is Archer please
00:47:31how dare you order that feeding tube how dare you not tell me what's going on with my daughter
00:47:36I called you you never return your calls she needs nutrients Catherine this is the only way she's
00:47:41going to get them she was just about to start eating Peter that's not what Dr. Eden said and
00:47:47you know what Catherine I think it probably is a good idea if Lexi came and stayed with me for
00:47:50a
00:47:50while she doesn't seem to be doing so well here and of course it's my fault it has nothing to
00:47:54do
00:47:54with the fact that her father abandoned his family I did not abandon you Catherine I gave you notice
00:48:00oh excuse me I forgot besides you know damn well it was for the best best for you maybe my
00:48:08god you
00:48:08are so self-centered well at least I take action I don't wait until it's too late too late for
00:48:16what
00:48:16a real connection with another human being
00:48:26she doesn't need the damn tube
00:48:34honey I am so sorry
00:48:38I know this wasn't fun but it had to be done
00:48:43you weren't eating Lexi
00:48:50honey you have got to start eating okay
00:48:54all right that's my girl
00:49:00I love you
00:49:02I love you a lot
00:49:30my little eggplants I love eggplants
00:49:37hi hello not bad sort of a club med with nurses
00:49:45when do you get out 10 more pounds
00:49:49oh guess what my parents are buying me a car
00:49:54what you lucky what kind of car I don't know they won't tell me they said it's a surprise
00:50:00that is so cool now you can drive me around oh yes we can go to LA or San Francisco
00:50:08we
00:50:08could drive all the way to New York oh
00:50:18no I did not forget your birthday a week ago right
00:50:31master dom my soul sister Jen I love it
00:50:38I'm so proud of you for getting better
00:50:43you know you can too
00:50:45no not me
00:50:49why not
00:50:53as my dad would say
00:50:55I 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 gaining
00:51:16she told you why honey
00:51:17I know I had to get my metabolism back up
00:51:20and then my set point will eventually drop back down to normal
00:51:24that's right
00:51:24oh 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
00:51:36I'm worried about her
00:51:37what do you mean
00:51:40well let's just say that Jen's the one
00:51:44taught me
00:51:46she taught you what
00:51:49how to purge
00:51:51I hate that word
00:51:52why don't they just say barf
00:51:54are you saying that Jennifer is
00:51:56is 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
00:52:03well 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
00:52:12she can't
00:52:16is it going to be
00:52:18difficult for you to be around her
00:52:21mom
00:52:22what do you mean
00:52:23I want to be around her
00:52:24she's my best friend
00:52:25I didn't say you couldn't be
00:52:28so calm down
00:52:39okay let's try it
00:52:48hmm not bad
00:52:50you'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 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
00:53:12I'll pick you up after school tomorrow
00:53:13we'll go to the beach
00:53:14okay ciao
00:53:15bye
00:53:15bye
00:53:34hi
00:53:35Pamela
00:53:36hello Catherine
00:53:37I was on my way home from work
00:53:39and 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 well I thought it was
00:53:49how's Lexi by the way
00:53:50she's much better
00:53:52she started summer school
00:53:55actually
00:53:57Pamela
00:53:59Lexi is worried
00:54:00about Jennifer
00:54:02what
00:54:04she thinks that Jennifer
00:54:05may have an eating disorder too
00:54:08Jennifer isn't underweight
00:54:10all you have to do is look at her
00:54:11I know but that doesn't mean
00:54:13that she might not be
00:54:14seriously undernourished
00:54:15you see
00:54:16bulimics can still maintain
00:54:18their normal body weight
00:54:20and still be in danger
00:54:20please
00:54:21I appreciate your concern
00:54:23but Jennifer isn't bulimic
00:54:25I think I would know
00:54:26if she was doing
00:54:27anything like that
00:54:28that's one of the reasons
00:54:29I decided not to have a career
00:54:31so I could be here
00:54:32and know what's going on
00:54:33well
00:54:35I understand
00:54:37I'm sorry to have bothered you
00:54:38about the sweater
00:55:07hey Lexi
00:55:08I didn't know you were in summer school
00:55:09yeah I gotta make up what I missed
00:55:11yeah I heard you had some kind of eating problem
00:55:15yeah I'm working on it
00:55:17I can tell
00:55:19you can
00:55:20yeah you look good
00:55:23you know
00:55:24you're getting way too skinny there
00:55:26thanks
00:55:27thanks
00:55:29oh
00:55:30Jen
00:55:31see you later
00:55:32see ya
00:55:36hi
00:55:37thanks for telling your mom
00:55:49Jen
00:55:50it's me again
00:55:52your message tape probably ran out
00:55:53I called so much
00:55:54but
00:55:55I really need to talk to you
00:55:58please call me
00:56:00bye
00:56:04go away
00:56:05I said go away
00:56:07it's a
00:56:08vegetable chow mein
00:56:09I don't want any
00:56:12well I'll leave it here
00:56:14in case maybe
00:56:15maybe later
00:56:16all you care about is whether I eat or not
00:56:20I'm your mother
00:56:21I can't help it
00:56:22mothers want their children to eat
00:56:24to grow
00:56:25to thrive
00:56:26well I can't thrive without friends
00:56:28and you don't want me to have any
00:56:30especially Jen
00:56:31you told me
00:56:32you wanted to help Jennifer
00:56:34no I told you not to tell anybody
00:56:37especially her mom
00:56:40well Lexi I'm sorry
00:56:41who cares if you're sorry
00:56:43it doesn't change anything
00:56:44Jen's not talking to me
00:56:46she doesn't even want to see me
00:56:47Lexi please
00:56:48honey you've got to eat
00:56:50I hate you
00:56:54fine
00:56:55you can eat it off the floor
00:57:03guess what
00:57:06I'm failing chemistry in summer school too
00:57:10it's not your lunch is it
00:57:11no I forgot it at home
00:57:15have you seen Jen around
00:57:18well actually we'll probably see it her night
00:57:20at the Labor Day weekend party at Mission Beach
00:57:22why don't you come with us
00:57:23no I can't
00:57:25I have to study
00:57:27come on Lex it's Friday night
00:57:29huh
00:57:31maybe
00:57:33maybe I'll see you there
00:57:34alright let's do it
00:57:37let's do it
00:57:41let's do it
00:57:516 o'clock here
00:58:16hi Lexi how you doing
00:58:18okay
00:58:20coming to groove right
00:58:22uh yeah
00:58:22I just forgot something
00:58:24see you up there
00:58:36and then there's the Macintosh
00:58:38which has a tasty skin
00:58:39but it tends to be mealy
00:58:41excuse me for a moment
00:58:44hello
00:58:44Catherine
00:58:45this is Phoebe Wills
00:58:48Lexi didn't show up in therapy today
00:59:00let's do it
00:59:17hi
00:59:18hey Sarah
00:59:19so are you gonna 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
00:59:31I'm looking for Jen
00:59:32have you seen her
00:59:34yeah
00:59:35she's over there dancing
00:59:43yes
00:59:43yes
00:59:51hey
00:59:51hey
00:59:52hey
00:59:53hey
00:59:53hey
00:59:54Jen's in the zone
00:59:55I hope she doesn't fall into the fire
01:00:03I've never seen her like this
01:00:05you know Jen why
01:00:06she never drinks
01:00:07she needs some food
01:00:09there's nothing around here
01:00:10but some infant chip bags
01:00:11I could stand a burger
01:00:13deal
01:00:16come on
01:00:17you feel better once you eat
01:00:18feel 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
01:00:26if we'd return my phone
01:00:27whoa whoa
01:00:28you guys are just way too intense
01:00:30yeah give it up
01:00:31just stop following me
01:00:33you and I are not friends anymore
01:00:35okay
01:00:35Jen this is nuts
01:00:36just leave me alone
01:00:37I can take care of myself
01:00:38all right
01:00:41why is she so mad at you
01:00:42because I told something
01:00:44that I wasn't supposed to
01:01:04I'm so sorry
01:01:08don't you understand
01:01:09that I hate you
01:01:10I never want to see you again
01:01:13okay
01:01:22okay
01:02:00She's gone.
01:02:13Then you're saying that she died from shock?
01:02:16I'm saying she died of cardiac arrest, not from the impact.
01:02:20Doctor, 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, no.
01:02:33Do 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.
01:02:54Let me answer your question.
01:02:56Why your daughter's heart went into cardiac arrest for no apparent reason.
01:02:59Let me answer your strong results.
01:03:20Jen!
01:03:22Jen!
01:03:24No.
01:03:25Don't go!
01:03:26Jen!
01:03:27I'm waiting for you.
01:03:30John, go back!
01:03:35John!
01:03:39John!
01:04:11John!
01:04:13John!
01:04:14John!
01:04:14John?
01:04:28Lexi, telephone. It's your father.
01:04:32I don't want to talk to him.
01:04:35Don't worry, she doesn't talk to any of us.
01:04:37I'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.
01:04:49Here, Jill wants to talk to you.
01:04:52Hi, Daddy. Guess what we're having for dinner.
01:04:55Tofu lasagna.
01:04:58Lexi, dinner.
01:04:59Mom thinks Lexi will eat it because she's a vegetarian, but she won't.
01:05:03She never eats anything. She's like a ghost.
01:05:28No, no.
01:05:29Lexi, move her to the couch.
01:05:30Mom, I have to get rid of it.
01:05:32Mom, please.
01:05:33Come 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.
01:05:41Mom, 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...
01:05:50I know, but I don't want to get fat.
01:05:52Shh, 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.
01:05:55Calm down.
01:05:56Please, Mom.
01:05:57Close your eyes.
01:05:58I have to.
01:05:59Close your eyes.
01:06:01That's it.
01:06:03That's it.
01:06:05That's it.
01:06:14That's it.
01:06:14Lexi?
01:06:16Lexi?
01:06:18Lexi?
01:06:47I can't.
01:06:49I can't do this again.
01:06:52You leave me no choice, Lexi.
01:06:54Please, Mom.
01:06:55Don't.
01:06:56Lexi, this is hard enough.
01:07:00If I go in there, I'm gonna die.
01:07:03I know I will.
01:07:05No.
01:07:07You're easy.
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.
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.
01:08:01Why 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.
01:08:14Because 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.
01:08:24God.
01:08:33God.
01:08:38God.
01:08:40God.
01:08:52Promise 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.
01:09:26I mean, my kids give me trouble. I ground them for a week.
01:09:29That's the problem. Everybody thinks it's so simple.
01:09:33But it's not.
01:09:34Anyway, she's already grounded herself.
01:09:37She doesn't do anything. She's too weak to do anything.
01:09:40Sounds to me like she just doesn't want to go to school.
01:09:45Do 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?
01:10:13Huh?
01:10:14Oh.
01:10:15Oh, I fell asleep.
01:10:18What time is it?
01:10:20Oh, my God, it's almost three.
01:10:25How about some yogurt?
01:10:27You think you can handle that?
01:10:28Yeah.
01:10:39Here.
01:10:40It's non-fat.
01:10:42I want you to try a little.
01:10:45Alexa, 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.
01:11:04I just want to disappear.
01:11:06I just want to disappear.
01:11:13Lexie, no!
01:11:17Damn it.
01:11:55Lexi!
01:11:57Lexi!
01:11:59Oh my god.
01:12:02Lexi.
01:12:03Lexi.
01:12:14I remember the night that you were born.
01:12:18I loved nursing you.
01:12:22I needed you as much as you needed me.
01:12:26You latched on and started sucking like a little pro and all that pressure inside of me was gone.
01:12:34And when you were done, your little head rolled back.
01:12:40You looked so completely full and satisfied.
01:12:46Then I'd pick you up on my shoulder right next to my face.
01:12:52You smelled so sweet.
01:12:55Pat your little back until you let out a great big beautiful burp.
01:13:06So easy then.
01:13:12Honey, 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.
01:13:43It's good, Lex.
01:13:45Just a little at a time.
01:13:48I love you.
01:13:50You know that, don't you?
01:13:57Here we go.
01:14:10Peter, what are you doing here?
01:14:12Where is she?
01:14:13Daddy!
01:14:15Lexi!
01:14:16Oh, my God.
01:14:22She needs to be in a hospital.
01:14:23She didn't want to go.
01:14:25So I heard.
01:14:25As 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.
01:14:38She looks terrible.
01:14:39She can't even raise her head.
01:14:40I'm going to take her back to the hospital.
01:14:42No, Daddy.
01:14:43Please don't make me go there.
01:14:44Honey, I am not doing this to be mean, but 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.
01:14:59Reparent?
01:15:00What the hell is that?
01:15:02Is that some kind of psycho babble?
01:15:03Well, 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.
01:15:14I 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.
01:15:25And, Peter, you have to believe in her, too.
01:15:28Just give me a week, please.
01:15:36I can't do that.
01:15:37I 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.
01:15:45You 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.
01:15:52Both of you.
01:15:54Just stop fighting.
01:15:56Please.
01:15:57I'll be back.
01:16:00You girls.
01:16:02I'll never do that.
01:16:03Stop.
01:16:04No.
01:16:10No.
01:16:36Why is it so hard for you just to eat?
01:16:41I'm sorry, Mom. I know I'm disappointing you.
01:16:46You're not disappointing me, Lexi. You're scaring me.
01:16:53I wish I could make everything the way it used to be.
01:17:02Hello?
01:17:08You what?
01:17:20That was your father.
01:17:25He's, uh...
01:17:28He's coming tomorrow to take you to the hospital.
01:17:31There's nothing I can do. He has a court order.
01:17:35Lexi.
01:17:35Dammit, stop it!
01:17:37What are you doing?
01:17:39I didn't feed you this morning.
01:17:41Lexi, I know... I know you're angry. You're angry at me.
01:17:48All of this has to do with me, doesn't it?
01:17:50Something I was supposed to be as a mother?
01:17:53Something I missed or something I wasn't aware of?
01:17:56Or something I did too much of or too little of or not at all?
01:17:59What is it? Tell me!
01:18:03Why do I think if I love you enough, you'll stop starving yourself?
01:18:08I want you to be your own person, Lexi.
01:18:13But I'm afraid if I let you go, you won't love yourself enough to make it.
01:18:27I have to let you go.
01:18:32Don't I?
01:18:39I'm not going to stop you, Lexi.
01:18:43Whether you live or you die, it's up to you now.
01:18:53You're on your own.
01:19:37I'm not going to stop you, Lexi.
01:19:41I... I don't want to die.
01:19:44I don't want to die.
01:19:49I...
01:19:50I don't want to die.
01:20:07I...
01:20:11I don't want to die.
01:20:11It's not a word.
01:20:35I gave you no choice, Captain.
01:20:38Fine.
01:20:43Lexi, your father's here.
01:20:53What, you ready?
01:20:54Did you pack?
01:20:55Yeah, I packed last night, but I 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 going to take you to the hospital.
01:21:05That'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.
01:21:14Lexi, let's go.
01:21:15No, it's not an option. Where's your bag?
01:21:16Dad, this isn't your problem.
01:21:19It's not Mom's either.
01:21:22It's mine.
01:21:23And I need to deal with it.
01:21:26Whether I go to the hospital or not really isn't the point.
01:21:29Yes, it is a point.
01:21:30Listen to her, Peter.
01:21:32She's trying to tell you something.
01:21:34I know. She is 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.
01:21:55All 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.
01:22:27Looking good, Lexi.
01:22:30Keep 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.
01:22:38But 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.
01:22:51Are you still thinking about going to live with Dad?
01:22:54No, not real.
01:22:59So, are you okay now?
01:23:03Yes, definitely better.
01:23:06But it's still a struggle.
01:23:09You know, every day I wake up and I ask myself,
01:23:12Lexi, are you going to hate yourself or are you going to love yourself?
01:23:17I never ask myself stuff like that.
01:23:21Well, I do and I probably will for a while.
01:23:26Do you love yourself today?
01:23:29Yeah, I do, actually.
01:23:31I even love you today.
01:23:43Now that Lexi's back, maybe we'll win.
01:23:48Lexi, I'm putting you into set.
01:23:50We'll see how it goes.
01:23:51You let me know if you want out.
01:23:53Okay.
01:23:54Okay.
01:23:54All right.
01:23:55No earrings.
01:23:56No bobby pins.
01:23:58Spit out the gum, Sarah.
01:24:00Oh, Lexi, you'll have to remove that bracelet.
01:24:29Okay, guys, come on.
01:24:30Time for a tear.
01:24:31Here.
01:24:32There.
01:24:36Go.
01:24:38So lucky!
01:24:53Woo!
01:24:57Woo!
01:24:58Here we go!
01:25:03Oh!
01:25:05Oh!
01:25:10Oh!
01:25:29Woo-hoo!
01:25:32Woo!
01:25:33Woo!
01:25:34Ahh.
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