Reviving Ophelia (2010) - full transcript
Marie Jones and Le Ann Dunley are sisters that leaned on one another through their life challenges. Marie is married and Le Anne is a single mother. Marie and husband Walter raise a seventeen year old daughter named Elizabeth, who has a picture perfect life with a seemingly equally wonderful boyfriend named Mark. Le Ann raises her sixteen year old daughter named Kelli and finds it tough to relate to the pressures her daughter is facing with boys, friends, and school. Meanwhile, Mark and Elizabeth are getting along well, and starting to have a perfect life. The relationship turns stormy however, Mark is dominating her by calling her continuously and not allowing her to talk to other men. One night she is hospitalized, but denies that Mark has put her there. Kelli begins to get suspicious about the bruises that Elizabeth has sustained. Elizabeth's parents try to intervene in the relationship but it doesn't do any good. Finally, Elizabeth cannot take the abuse anymore so she decides to end the relationship. Days later, she recieves a violent text from him and files a restraining order against him. If Mark violates, the school will contact the police and he'll be arrested. Can Elizabeth stand up for herself before it's too late?
[ PATTI SCIALFA'S
"LUCKY GIRL" PLAYS ]
♪ I NEVER WANTED NOTHING ♪
♪ BABY, YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE ♪
♪ I NEVER WANTED NOTHING
THE WAY I WANTED YOU ♪
♪ I KEPT MY HANDS CLEAN ♪
♪ I WALKED THE GOOD LINE ♪
♪ I KNEW SOMEDAY, BABY,
SOMEDAY YOU'D BE MINE ♪
DO YOU REMEMBER
THAT LITTLE PUPPY YOU HAD?
IT WAS SUCH A CUTE
LITTLE THING.
UM, OH.
YOU NAMED IT BRENDA.
IT WAS BELINDA, MOM.
HER NAME WAS BELINDA CARLISLE.
THAT DOG
HAD THE WORST BREATH.
SHUT UP.
THE ONLY ODOR THAT SURPASSED IT
WAS ITS GASEOUS EMISSIONS.
I LOVED THAT DOG.
YEAH, I JUST REMEMBER
YOU NEVER PICKED UP AFTER IT.
♪ OH, BABY, YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE ♪
♪ OH, I GUESS I'M A LUCKY GIRL ♪
I REMEMBER DRESSING THE TWO
OF YOU UP IN MATCHING OUTFITS.
I REMEMBER YOU USED TO BE
A CHUBBY LITTLE THING.
AND I REMEMBER YOU USED TO HAVE
TEETH LIKE BUGS BUNNY.
I REMEMBER THE TWO OF YOU
JOINED AT THE HIP.
THAT'S WHAT I REMEMBER.
YOU ARE SO SPOILED.
♪ I WAS JUST FRIGHTENED OF ♪
♪ OF THE PRICE YOU PAY ♪
♪ FOR EVERY GOOD THING
THAT EVER COMES YOUR WAY ♪
♪ I'M GONNA
LAY MY WORRIES DOWN ♪
♪ LAY THEM DOWN, BABY ♪
KELLI,
EASY ON THE FROSTING.
IS THAT MY FROSTING?
MM-HMM.
DON'T MAKE ME
HAVE TO HURT YOU, KELLI.
BUT IT'S SO GOOD.
WELL,
FLATTERY WILL GET YOU...
ABSOLUTELY EVERYWHERE.
GIVE ME SOME.
OH, THAT IS REALLY GOOD.
♪ OH, BABY,
YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE ♪
♪ OH, I GUESS I'M A LUCKY GIRL ♪
Marie: I WANT YOU
TO GIVE KELLI A BREAK.
YOUR COUSIN'S
HAVING A HARD TIME.
I'M NOT SPOILED.
I JUST THINK
IT WOULD BE BETTER IF MY CAKE
DIDN'T HAVE FINGERPRINTS
ALL OVER IT.
SHH.
OH, NO.
YOUR CAKE MAY NOT BE PERFECT.
HERE YOU GO,
PRINCESS.
IT'S NOT THE BEST
WRAPPING JOB, BUT...
THANK YOU, DAD.
[ CHUCKLES ]
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
OH. UH, HOLD THAT?
SURE.
HELLO.
HEY, MARK.
HOLD ON TO THIS.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
[ DOORBELL RINGS ]
FINALLY.
IN EXACTLY AN HOUR.
YOU WERE RIGHT.
Le Ann:
HELLO!
HI.
WE'RE IN HERE.
OH, SORRY.
I HAD AN IRATE CUSTOMER
AT THE DEALERSHIP.
HI.
HELLO, LE ANN.
[ SMOOCHES ]
OKAY. LET'S LIGHT
THE CANDLES.
VERY GOOD.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY,
HONEY.
[ SMOOCHES ]
SO, WHERE'S THE BOY?
WHAT'S HIS NAME? MARK?
MOM SAID FAMILY ONLY.
OOH. THAT'S RIGHT.
HEY.
WHY'D YOU MAKE ME
COME HOME WITH ELIZABETH
IF YOU WERE GONNA BE
SO LATE?
[ SIGHS ]
I HAD TO LISTEN TO HER
GO ON AND ON ABOUT MARK.
AND VICKY'S BEEN WAITING.
SHH.
IT'S ELIZABETH'S DAY.
ISN'T EVERY DAY
ELIZABETH'S DAY?
ALL RIGHT.
I THINK WE'RE READY TO SING.
[ DOORBELL RINGS ]
[ GASPS ] MARK.
NO. REALLY?
NO. HONEY, I SAID
AFTER THE PARTY, ELIZABETH.
REALLY? NO. COME ON.
I THOUGHT WE'D BE DONE
BY NOW.
SORRY.
MY FAULT FOR BEING LATE.
Mark: [ Chuckling ] HEY.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
THANK YOU.
Marie:
HELLO, MARK.
THIS IS HIM.
HEY.
MARK STENWYCK,
THIS IS MY AUNT LE ANN.
UH, IT'S A PLEASURE
TO MEET YOU.
OH. MANNERS.
IMPRESSIVE.
IF YOU LIKE
THAT SORT OF STUFF.
WE ARE GONNA GO SEE
A MOVIE.
ARE YOU KI--
WHAT ABOUT THE CAKE?
Walt: NO.
WE DIDN'T SING, AND YOU'VE GOT
ALL YOUR PRESENTS.
UH, I'LL HAVE HER BACK
BY 9:00.
8:30.
IT'S A SCHOOL NIGHT.
YOU KNOW THE RULES, MARK.
OKAY.
YOU GOT IT.
HEY, CAN YOU GUYS
DROP ME OFF AT HOME?
MY FRIEND'S
WAITING FOR ME.
KELLI.
I HAVE A "HAMLET" QUIZ
THIS WEEK. I NEED TO STUDY.
WELL, I WON'T BE THERE
FOR A WHILE.
I HAVE SOMETHING FOR --
[ GROANS ]
...FOR MARIE,
I WAS ABOUT TO SAY --
THE WOMAN WHO DID ALL THE WORK
ON ELIZABETH'S BIRTHDAY.
SHALL WE?
[ CHUCKLES ]
ABSOLUTELY.
OKAY. COME ON.
WHY DON'T YOU SIT DOWN?
HONEY, WOULD YOU GET
SOME GLASSES?
GLASSES.
OKAY. AND JUST TELL ME
ALL YOUR TROUBLES,
AND I'LL TELL YOU
EVERYTHING YOU HAVE TO DO
TO MAKE EVERYTHING RIGHT.
HEY!
I'M KIDDING.
NO, YOU'RE NOT.
YEAH, I WAS.
REALLY?
OKAY,
SO MAKE A WISH, THEN.
AND, UH,
LET'S BLOW OUT THE CANDLES.
YOU KNOW AUSTIN
AND CODY, RIGHT?
FROM ENGLISH.
WE ALL NEEDED HELP
STUDYING.
YEAH.
NO MORE SWEET 16
FOR LIZZY.
[ CHUCKLES ]
ALTHOUGH, IN KELLI'S CASE,
IT'S MORE LIKE "SURLY 16."
WELL, YOU KNOW
WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT KARMA.
I WASN'T THAT BAD.
OH, YEAH. YOU WANT TO CALL MOM
AND SEE WHAT SHE HAS TO SAY?
DON'T DO IT.
[ CHUCKLES ]
COME ON.
KELLI AND I USED TO BE SO CLOSE.
YOU KNOW HOW CLOSE.
SHE WAS LIKE
YOUR LITTLE SHADOW.
YEAH. WELL, NOW SHE'S GONE
THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
IT'S LIKE EVERYTHING I SAY
IS WRONG.
WHAT?
YOU THINK THAT'S A COP-OUT?
NO. I JUST THINK KELLI'S
A GOOD KID.
AND I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU
GIVING UP ON HER.
I'M NOT GIVING UP ON HER.
I JUST WISH SHE WAS A LITTLE BIT
MORE LIKE HER COUSIN.
ELIZABETH
IS PREDICTABLE.
KELLI -- I'M GONNA BE GRAY
WAY BEFORE YOU.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
"TO BE, OR NOT TO BE,
THAT IS THE QUESTION."
THE MOST BORING QUESTION.
I'M SO DEAD
ON THIS QUIZ.
AUSTIN, DUDE...
YOU COMING OR NOT?
I'M NOT.
♪ IF I TRIED AGAIN TODAY ♪
BUT, UH,
YOU GUYS GO.
♪ WOULD YOU SAVE ME TONIGHT? ♪
BYE.
BYE, KELLI.
THANKS FOR THE...
♪ IF I WANTED TO ESCAPE... ♪
YOU KNOW, MISS DUNLEY...
I HADN'T NOTICED
THAT WITHOUT YOUR GLASSES,
YOU LOOK...
VERY LOVELY.
I DON'T WEAR GLASSES.
I TOLD YOU
I HADN'T NOTICED.
IS THAT THE BEST LINE
YOU GOT?
RIGHT.
I FORGOT
YOU'RE SOME KIND OF POET.
HOW ABOUT...
"I'VE BEEN WANTING TO KISS YOU
FOR A VERY...
VERY LONG TIME"?
♪ IN MY EYES ♪
♪ I WAS STANDING HERE
WAITING FOR THE LONGEST TIME ♪
Elizabeth: SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK
OF CHRISTOPHER?
Mark: WELL, THAT SOUNDS
VERY RESPECTABLE.
AND D'ARTAGNAN?
I LIKE D'ARTAGNAN, TOO.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
OKAY, LET'S SETTLE.
WE'RE GONNA NAME OUR TWO DOGS
CHRISTOPHER
AND D'ARTAGNAN.
[ LAUGHS ]
YOU'RE GONNA MAKE
SUCH A GOOD DOGGY DADDY.
I JUST WANT TO KISS YOU.
♪ I'LL DO EVERYTHING TO STAY ♪
♪ WOULD YOU SAVE ME? ♪
ALL I WANT
IS TO BE WITH YOU.
I'M READY TO DO IT.
THIS WEEKEND.
♪ I JUST WANT TO BE
BY YOUR SIDE ♪
I WANT YOU TO BE SURE.
I'M SO HAPPY
YOU'RE GONNA BE MY FIRST.
I WANT TO BE YOUR ONLY...
EVER.
♪ 'CAUSE IF IT'S ALL
I CAN TAKE ♪
♪ I'LL REMEMBER IT ALL ♪
KELLI, TURN DOWN THE STEREO!
♪ REMEMBER IT ALL ♪
WHOA. OKAY.
[ SIGHS ]
♪ I'LL REMEMBER IT ALL ♪
WHAT'S HAPPENING TO YOU?
SOMEONE ASKED YOU
TO CUT SCHOOL, YOU GO.
"YOU WANT TO HAVE ORAL SEX
WITH ME?" "SURE."
IT'S MY LIFE.
IS THAT YOUR BOYFRIEND?
NO, IT'S JUST A GUY
FROM ENGLISH CLASS.
THEN WHY?
BECAUSE I WANTED TO.
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO WITH YOU.
WHAT DO I DO?
SHOULD I GROUND YOU?
SHOULD I TAKE YOU TO A CLINIC?
WHAT?
HOW ABOUT YOU STOP MAKING IT
SUCH A BIG DEAL?
IT'S NOT LIKE
I HAD SEX WITH HIM!
OH, YOU DON'T THINK
THAT'S A BIG DEAL
TO DO THAT AT YOUR AGE?
IT'S A BIG DEAL!
IT'S NONE
OF YOUR BUSINESS!
IT'S NOBODY'S BUSINESS
BUT MINE!
I'M NOT FINISHED
WITH YOU!
[ SIGHS ]
I CAN GET US THE ROOM
TOMORROW NIGHT.
I'M GOING TO AMY'S
TOMORROW NIGHT.
IT'S OUR
SCARY-MOVIE NIGHT.
YOU MADE PLANS FOR FRIDAY NIGHT
WITHOUT EVEN TALKING TO ME?
I-I'VE BEEN IGNORING MY FRIENDS
FOR LIKE A MONTH.
I --
SO HAVE I.
THAT'S -- THAT'S BECAUSE
YOU'RE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
IN MY LIFE.
I GUESS
THAT WAS PRETTY STUPID
TO THINK THAT YOU FELT
THE SAME WAY ABOUT ME.
YOU KNOW
I FEEL THE SAME WAY.
NO, YOU DON'T.
OTHERWISE, YOU WOULDN'T BE
PUTTING ME IN SECOND PLACE.
DON'T -- DON'T --
I NEVER REALIZED HOW
SELF-CENTERED YOU ARE.
MARK...
[ SIGHS ]
[ DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ]
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER,
ENGINE REVS ]
I'LL DROP YOUR BAG AT
AUNT MARIE'S ON MY LUNCH HOUR.
SO, IT'S THE SILENT TREATMENT
NOW?
THIS WEEKEND IS NOT MEANT
AS A PUNISHMENT.
I HAVE TO WORK.
YOU DON'T TRUST ME
IN MY OWN HOUSE.
DO YOU THINK
I SHOULD TRUST YOU?
YOU DON'T DO ANYTHING
TOO TRUST--
I DON'T WANT TO BE AT HOME
ANYWAYS.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
IT'S FOR
YOUR SCARY-MOVIE NIGHT.
I THOUGHT
YOU WERE MAD AT ME.
OH, I LOVE YOU WAY TOO MUCH
TO STAY MAD AT YOU.
I KNOW YOU DIDN'T MEAN
TO HURT ME.
AND I KNOW YOU'RE NOT
GONNA MAKE PLANS ANYMORE
WITHOUT TALKING TO ME
FIRST.
COME OVER MY HOUSE
AT LUNCH.
I HAVE
YOUR BIRTHDAY PRESENT.
OKAY.
[ BELL RINGS ]
THAT'S HOW OPHELIA ACTS
WITH HER FATHER --
THE OBEDIENT DAUGHTER.
BUT HOW DOES SHE ACT
WITH HAMLET?
THE SAME.
ALL GOODY-GOODY.
IT'S LIKE SHE DOESN'T HAVE
A MIND OF HER OWN.
WELL, I'M SURE SHE HAS
A MIND OF HER OWN --
AT LEAST AT THIS POINT,
BEFORE SHE LOSES IT.
THEN WHY DOES SHE ACT LIKE
WHAT SHE WANTS DOESN'T MATTER?
I THINK OPHELIA WAS A PRODUCT
OF HER TIMES, HER CULTURE.
SHE GOT MESSAGES
FROM ALL AROUND HER
THAT TOLD HER
SHE HAD NO CHOICE
BUT TO BOW TO DIFFERENT
MALE PRESSURES.
GET DOWN, OPHELIA.
BOW, BABY. BOW.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I BELIEVE YOU KNOW WHERE
THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE IS.
Yeah.
WHAT'S UP, KEL?
OKAY. REMEMBER WHAT LAERTES SAID
TO OPHELIA.
"THE INWARD SERVICE
OF THE MIND AND SOUL..."
DON'T WORRY.
MY DAD'S NOT HOME.
HE'S AT WORK.
[ DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE ]
[ SCOFFS ]
OUR FIRST TIME IS NOT GONNA BE
A QUICKIE MATINEE.
I DIDN'T THINK THAT.
[ CHUCKLES ]
YOUR MOM'S
REALLY PRETTY.
HOW OLD WERE YOU
WHEN SHE DIED?
UH, SHE'S NOT DEAD.
OH.
I-I JUST THOUGHT --
WHEN YOU SAID "GONE"...
OH, GONE, YEAH.
GONE -- LIKE, UH...
"SHE PACKED UP HER BAGS,
OUT OF THE DOOR" GONE.
MY DAD WAS SO PISSED
WHEN I PUT THIS PICTURE THERE.
HE ACTUALLY
THREW IT AWAY.
BUT THEN WHEN I TOOK IT
OUT OF THE TRASH,
HE, UH -- HE -- HE SAID,
"GO AHEAD AND KEEP IT.
"IT'LL JUST REMIND YOU
YOU'RE SUCH A LOSER,
YOUR OWN MOTHER DOESN'T EVEN
WANT YOU."
[ CHUCKLES ]
PROMISE
YOU'LL NEVER LEAVE ME.
PROMISE.
I PROMISE.
OKAY?
I PROMISE.
HERE.
[ SIGHS ]
[ CHUCKLES ]
THANK YOU.
ISN'T IT GORGEOUS?
IT'S NICE.
HEY, YOU'RE NOT GONNA
WEAR THAT SHIRT
TO AMY'S HOUSE TONIGHT,
ARE YOU?
WHY NOT?
BECAUSE
IT'S WAY TOO TIGHT.
I MEAN, GUYS
WERE LOOKING AT YOU TODAY.
[ Chuckling ]
WERE THEY?
AMY'S BROTHER'S
A DOUCHE.
I MEAN,
HE'LL STARE AT YOU.
HE'LL MAKE YOU
ALL UNCOMFORTABLE.
HE'LL DROOL
ALL OVER YOU.
SHE REALLY JUST HAS NO IDEA
HOW GORGEOUS SHE IS.
[ SIGHS ]
I'LL CHANGE
AS SOON AS I GET HOME.
PROMISE.
YOU'VE BEEN
GOING OUT WITH HIM
FOR, WHAT,
SIX WEEKS NOW,
AND YOU'RE LETTING HIM TELL YOU
WHAT TO WEAR?
SO WHAT?
AT LEAST HE CARES.
OH, HI. I JUST TALKED
TO AMY'S MOTHER.
SHE SAID IT'S FINE TO BRING
KELLI TO SCARY-MOVIE NIGHT.
OKAY. COOL.
DOES ANYBODY CARE
WHAT I THINK?
NOPE.
YOU AND ELIZABETH
ARE JUST PAWNS
THAT YOUR MOTHER AND I LIKE
TO MOVE AROUND AS WE PLEASE.
OH, COME ON, HONEY.
MAKE THE MOST OF IT.
HAVE FUN WITH LIZZY.
YOU TWO USED TO LOVE
HANGING OUT TOGETHER.
YEAH. NOW SHE ONLY WANTS TO
HANG OUT WITH MARK.
I KNOW.
IT DRIVES ME BATTY, TOO, BUT...
HE'S A GENTLEMAN.
HE RESPECTS HER.
YOU SHOULD FIND SOMEBODY
WHO RESPECTS YOU, TOO.
SO IF A GUY ASKS YOU TO GO DOWN
ON HIM, THAT'S NOT RESPECT?
YOU KNOW, IF YOU WEREN'T
MY FAVORITE NIECE...
I'M YOUR ONLY NIECE.
[ Singsong voice ]
THAT'S WHY I PUT UP WITH YOU.
[ WOMEN SCREAMING
ON TELEVISION ]
[ GROANING ]
UGH! HOW CAN YOU GUYS
STAND TO WATCH THIS CRAP?
SHH.
NO,
SERIOUS QUESTION --
WHAT IS SO APPEALING
ABOUT WATCHING GIRLS
GETTING SLASHED AND MUTILATED?
KEL,
IT'S JUST A MOVIE.
[ GROANING, SCREAMING CONTINUE ]
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
HEY.
IT'S MARK.
HE CALLS HER EVERY HOUR.
TOTAL SOUL MATES.
WAIT.
YOU'RE WHERE?
SUCH DEVOTION.
RICKY'S TOTALLY BLOWN ME OFF
THE LAST TWO DAYS.
YOU SLEPT WITH HIM
BEFORE THE FIRST DATE.
HE THINKS YOU'RE A SLUT.
SHUT UP.
OKAY, BUT HOW DID YOU KNOW
WHERE SHE LIVED?
HE TRACKED ME ON LOOPT.
WILD, HUH?
ON WHAT?
THE GPS SYSTEM
ON MY PHONE.
HE'S BEEN WAITING OUTSIDE
THIS ENTIRE TIME.
AWW, JUST LIKE
A LITTLE PUPPY.
OR A PSYCHO STALKER.
OH, YEAH, OKAY.
I'M COMING RIGHT OUT.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
HEY!
DON'T YOU GUYS THINK
THAT'S WEIRD --
THE FACT THAT HE SAYS "JUMP,"
AND SHE GOES, "HOW HIGH?"
MEE-OW.
[ SCREAMING AND GROANING
CONTINUE ]
HEY.
[ SIGHS ]
IT'S BEEN A WHOLE FOUR HOURS.
I'VE MISSED YOU SO MUCH.
YEAH, MAYBE I SHOULD
KIDNAP YOU.
[ CHUCKLES ]
VERY FUNNY.
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
IT'S KELLI.
"THIS MOVIE SUCKS.
COME BACK INSIDE."
GIVE ME MY PHONE BACK.
STOP.
NO, NO. I'M JUST GONNA SEE
HOW POPULAR YOU ARE.
MOST OF THESE CALLS ARE
FROM ME ANYWAY.
I HAVE TO GO BACK INSIDE.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WELL, I TOLD YOU.
I'M GONNA KIDNAP YOU.
[ CHUCKLES ]
OKAY.
I HAVE TO GO BACK IN.
WHAT? WHY ARE YOU TRYING
TO RUN AWAY FROM ME?
I'M NOT.
I WAS JUST KIDDING.
I'M -- I'M JUST
MESSING AROUND.
LIZZY, ARE YOU OKAY?
YEAH.
SHE'S FINE.
[ SIGHS ]
I'M GONNA TAKE OFF.
GIVE ME A CALL
WHEN YOU GET BACK HOME, OKAY?
ARE YOU GUYS FIGHTING?
DID HE HURT YOU?
[ SCOFFS ]
DON'T BE STUPID.
AH.
THIS WOULD LOOK ADORABLE
ON YOU.
A LITTLE COLOR
WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE.
TRY IT ON. IF YOU LIKE IT,
I'LL BUY IT FOR YOU.
JUST TRY IT.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
Elizabeth: HEY. I KNOW.
I THOUGHT I'D BE OUT OF HERE.
PLEASE DON'T BE MAD.
YOU KNOW
I'D RATHER BE WITH YOU.
YES. OF COURSE.
ELIZABETH,
YOUR, UH, MOM WANTS YOU.
OKAY, I GOT TO GO.
MY MOM WANTS ME.
I'LL CALL YOU BACK
IN FIVE MINUTES.
YES. I PROMISE.
OKAY. BYE.
[ CELLPHONE BEEPS ]
WHAT DOES SHE WANT?
NOTHING.
I JUST THOUGHT YOU MIGHT WANT
A FEW MINUTES OFF THE LEASH.
[ SCOFFS ] YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT LOVE IS LIKE,
HOW MUCH IT HURTS
TO BE APART.
FINE.
CALL HIM BACK.
FINE.
I WILL.
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
HELLO.
LE ANN: How's it going?
Truth, now.
[ CHUCKLES ]
IT'S GOING GREAT.
UH, WE'RE SHOPPING RIGHT NOW,
JUST US GIRLS.
OKAY.
WELL, HAVE FUN SHOPPING.
IF YOU BUY ANYTHING
FOR KELLI, THEN --
[ CELLPHONE BEEPS ]
I HAVE A CALL
COMING THROUGH.
I'll call you back. Bye.
OKAY. SEE YOU LATER.
BYE-BYE.
HELLO.
I WANT TO COME HOME.
[ CHUCKLES ]
But I just talked
to Marie.
SHE SAID
YOU'RE HAVING FUN.
HER IDEA OF FUN ISN'T FUN.
WHY CAN'T I JUST COME HOME?
[ SCOFFS ] I'M AT WORK.
I CAN'T KEEP AN EYE ON YOU.
And I can't trust you to be home
by yourself anymore.
SORRY I EVEN ASKED.
[ CELLPHONE BEEPS ]
NOW, IF I CAN ONLY FIND
A PAIR OF BLACK SANDALS.
DIDN'T YOU SAY
YOUR FRIEND'S BAND
WAS REHEARSING
AROUND THE CORNER?
WE COULD GO WHILE YOU GO
INTO THE SHOE STORE.
OKAY. BUT MEET ME BACK
AT THE CAR IN AN HOUR.
WE'LL GO GET
SOME OF THAT FROZEN YOGURT
AT THAT SHOP YOU TWO
USED TO ALWAYS LOVE.
[ LAUGHS ]
WHEN WE WERE 5.
I'LL SPRING
FOR TWO SCOOPS.
OKAY. GO HAVE FUN.
BUT MEET ME IN AN HOUR.
OKAY.
SEE YOU TOMORROW.
[ MID-TEMPO ROCK MUSIC PLAYING ]
Cody:
♪ I HEAR THEM TALKING ♪
♪ THEY'RE TALKING OVER TOWN ♪
♪ TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
WHY WE'RE SO DIFFERENT ♪
♪ AND WHAT WE'RE ALL ABOUT ♪
♪ STRANGE, WITHOUT A DOUBT ♪
♪ LET'S NOT WASTE TIME ♪
♪ I'LL TAKE YOUR HAND,
AND YOU'LL TAKE MINE ♪
♪ IT'S US AGAINST THE WORLD ♪
♪ 'CAUSE WHEN YOU WAKE UP,
YOU'RE SO BEAUTIFUL TO ME ♪
[ Laughing ] OH, MY GOD.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY GOOD.
♪ YOU DON'T HAVE TO
WEAR MAKEUP ♪
♪ BABY, WHEN YOU'RE HERE
WITH ME ♪
YOU CALLED HIM?
[ Laughing ] OH, THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU FOLLOW HER ON LOOPT.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA
SAY ANYTHING, RIGHT?
I'M NO SNITCH, BUT...
♪ AND WE WILL BE THE WIDOWS ♪
♪ IF IT MAKES US HAPPY ♪
♪ 'CAUSE IT'S YOU AND ME ♪
[ FEEDBACK ]
[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]
TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT?
WE'RE GONNA GET A ROOM?
YOUR COUSIN STAYING WITH YOU IS
NOT GONNA MESS THAT UP, RIGHT?
NO.
I WON'T LET IT.
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
COME ON.
NOT AT THE TABLE.
GIVE ME THE PHONE.
I'M JUST LETTING MARK KNOW
WHAT TIME HE CAN PICK ME UP.
YOU'RE NOT GOING OUT TONIGHT.
YOUR COUSIN IS HERE.
PLUS, YOU HAVE TO STUDY
FOR YOUR CHEMISTRY MIDTERM.
KELLI DOESN'T CARE,
AND I CAN STUDY TOMORROW.
I PROMISE
I'LL STUDY ALL DAY.
NO, ELIZABETH.
YOU'RE STAYING HOME TONIGHT.
HAND IT OVER.
[ SIGHS ]
YOU'LL GET IT BACK
WHEN YOU'VE FINISHED EATING.
C-CAN MARK COME OVER
AND HELP ME STUDY?
YEAH, YOU KNOW,
WE THINK YOU'VE BEEN SPENDING
A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH TIME
WITH MARK LATELY.
DON'T SAY THAT.
CAN WE TALK ABOUT THIS
LATER?
LET'S JUST
ENJOY OUR DINNER.
YEAH.
[ CELLPHONE RINGING,
VIBRATING ]
CAN I AT LEAST ANSWER IT
AND TELL HIM
THAT I'LL CALL HIM LATER?
NO.
WE'RE HAVING DINNER.
THEN I'M DONE EATING.
CAN I HAVE MY PHONE, PLEASE?
YOU'VE BARELY TOUCHED
YOUR FOOD.
YEAH. WELL, I'M NOT HUNGRY.
CAN I HAVE MY PHONE, PLEASE?
IT'S REALLY NOT HER FAULT
THAT MARK HAPPENED TO TEXT
AT AN INCONVENIENT TIME.
[ SIGHS ]
ALL RIGHT.
HERE YOU GO.
THANK YOU.
I DON'T HAVE
A CHEMISTRY TEST,
SO CAN I HANG OUT
WITH MY FRIENDS?
PLAN IS FOR YOU TO STAY HERE
THIS WEEKEND.
I KNEW THIS WAS
A PUNISHMENT.
IT'S NOT A PUNISHMENT.
AND IT'S REALLY STARTING
TO HURT MY FEELINGS
THAT YOU DON'T LIKE
HANGING OUT WITH ME.
IT WASN'T THAT LONG AGO
THAT YOU USED TO TELL ME
YOU THOUGHT
I WAS THE BOMB.
REMEMBER THAT?
REMEMBER HOW YOU USED TO SAY
"AUNT MARIE, YOU ARE THE BOMB"?
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
[ SIGHS ]
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
COME IN.
[ SCOFFS ]
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
I JUST WANTED
TO LET YOU KNOW
THAT WHILE YOU AND MARK
WERE PLAYING KISSY FACE TODAY,
CODY'S GUITAR PLAYER
WAS TELLING ME
ALL ABOUT MARK'S EX-GIRLFRIEND
ASHLEY JOHNSON.
YEAH? SO?
SO AREN'T YOU
THE LEAST BIT CURIOUS
AS TO WHY SHE'S SUPPOSEDLY
A PSYCHO?
I THINK WE SHOULD
LOOK HER UP.
I THINK SHE KNOWS STUFF
ABOUT MARK.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M SO TIRED
OF YOU RAGGING ON MARK.
I'M TRYING TO HELP YOU.
NO. YOU'RE NOT.
YOU'RE JUST JEALOUS
THAT I HAVE SOMEBODY
WHO LOVES ME AND YOU DON'T.
YOU KNOW, I PROBABLY AM JEALOUS
OF YOU FOR A LOT OF THINGS.
BUT A GUY
WHO MAKES YOU FREAK
IF YOU DON'T RESPOND
TO HIS TEXTS QUICK ENOUGH
ISN'T ONE OF THEM.
[ KNOCK ON WINDOW ]
HEY.
[ PATTI SCIALFA'S
"BIG BLACK HEAVEN" PLAYING ]
♪ YOU PROMISED ME
THERE'D BE NO DENIALS ♪
♪ WHEN I WAS WEAK
UNDER YOUR SPELL ♪
♪ WHEN I FELT THIRSTY ♪
♪ YOU WOULD NOT LET ME
TAKE WATER FROM YOUR WELL ♪
♪ WELL, BIG BLACK ROAD,
BIG BLACK RIVER ♪
♪ BIG BLACK HEAVEN
IN THE SKY ABOVE ♪
♪ I NEED SOMEONE I CAN TALK TO ♪
♪ I NEED SOMEONE I CAN LOVE ♪
♪ OOOOH ♪
SO, HOW COME YOU NEVER TOLD ME
ABOUT ASHLEY JOHNSON?
WHAT DID YOU SAY?
ASHLEY JOHNSON.
SHE WAS YOUR EX, RIGHT?
KELLI SAID --
"KELLI SAID. KELLI SAID."
AND YOU LISTENED TO HER?
MY DAD WAS RIGHT.
YOU GIRLS GET TOGETHER,
AND YOU TALK TRASH ABOUT GUYS,
AND YOU JUST TRY TO
TEAR THEM DOWN.
NO, THAT'S NOT WHAT WE --
ASHLEY JOHNSON
WAS A TERRIBLE PERSON.
SHE WAS ALWAYS ACCUSING ME
OF STUFF,
TRYING TO MAKE ME
FEEL BAD.
I THOUGHT
YOU WERE DIFFERENT.
MARK, PLEASE DON'T GO.
JUST --
NO. IF YOU DON'T TRUST ME,
WHAT'S THE POINT?
I DO TRUST YOU.
I DIDN'T MEAN ANYTHING...
BY IT.
Mark:
HEY, KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT.
YOU KNOW, FOR ONCE.
EXCUSE ME?
KELLI,
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
NOWHERE.
JUST TAKING A WALK.
WERE YOU WITH
THAT BOY?
WHAT?!
YOU'RE HERE FOR ONE DAY,
AND YOU'RE ALREADY SNEAKING OUT.
WHAT IS THIS, A PRISON?
I WAS TAKING A WALK.
NO.
THIS ISN'T A PRISON.
BUT I WANT YOU TO TELL ME
WHEN YOU LEAVE THIS HOUSE.
WOULD YOU GIVE LIZZY
THIS MUCH OF A HARD TIME?
YOU THINK SHE'S SOME ANGEL,
BUT SHE'S NOT.
I JUST SAW MARK
CLIMBING OUT HER WINDOW.
ELIZABETH!
ELIZABETH,
COME HERE FOR A MINUTE.
YOUR COUSIN HERE
SAYS THAT SHE JUST SAW MARK
CLIMBING OUT
OF YOUR WINDOW.
IS THAT TRUE?
SHE'S LYING.
I HATE
BEING IN THIS FAMILY.
KELLI.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
KELLI!
[ DOOR OPENS ]
HOW COULD YOU NOT HAVE
HER FRIENDS' PHONE NUMBERS?
WHY WOULD I HAVE
THEIR PHONE NUMBERS?
I DON'T CALL THEM.
LE ANN.
MOST PARENTS DON'T HAVE THEIR
KID'S FRIENDS' PHONE NUMBERS,
UNLESS THEY'RE SOME SORT OF
CONTROL FREAK.
ALL RIGHT.
WHAT ARE HER FRIENDS' NAMES?
THEIR LAST NAMES?
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
IT'S GOOD SAVIOR
HOSPITAL.
OH, GOD.
HELLO.
WHAT?
IS IT KELLI?
MY DAUGHTER WHAT?
WHAT HAPPENED?
NO, NO, NO, NO.
YOU MUST MEAN MY NIECE.
MY DAUGHTER COULD NOT BE
IN A CAR ACCIDENT.
SHE'S UPSTAIRS IN HER...
ELIZABETH!
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
HERE. HERE. HERE.
HERE IT IS.
EXCUSE ME. EXCUSE ME.
ELIZABETH JONES.
YES.
RIGHT OVER HERE.
OH, MY GOD.
ELIZABETH?
ELIZABETH?
Mark:
I'M SO SORRY.
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.
HONEY, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
IS SHE UNCONSCIOUS?
SHE'S ON STRONG PAIN MEDICATION,
BUT HER VITALS ARE VERY GOOD.
THE DOCTOR WILL BE
HERE IN A MINUTE
TO GIVE YOU
A FULL REPORT.
I WANT TO KNOW WHAT
THE HELL HAPPENED.
WERE YOU DRINKING
AND DRIVING?
IS THAT WHAT THIS IS
ALL ABOUT?
NO, SIR.
UM, A DOG CAME OUT
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD,
AND I TRIED TO MISS IT.
I JERKED THE WHEEL
REALLY HARD,
AND SHE WASN'T WEARING
A SEAT BELT,
AND HER FACE
JUST HIT THE DASHBOARD.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
DID YOU ENCOURAGE HER
TO SNEAK OUT OF THE HOUSE?
I DIDN'T KNOW
THAT SHE SNUCK OUT.
SHE SAID SHE WANTED TO FIND
HER COUSIN.
SHE SAID
THAT KELLI RAN AWAY,
AND SHE WAS REALLY WORRIED
ABOUT HER,
AND SO SHE WANTED TO GO
AND LOOK FOR HER.
I WAS JUST TRYING TO HELP.
UM, THAT'S ALL
I WAS TRYING TO DO.
HONEY.
HEY.
SWEETHEART.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
ARE YOU OKAY?
WHY AM I IN THE HOSPITAL?
YOU...
YOU REMEMBER
THE ACCIDENT?
WHEN WE WERE LOOKING
FOR KELLI?
YOU REMEMBER?
AND THEN A DOG CAME OUT
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD,
AND I TRIED TO MISS IT?
REMEMBER?
SWEETHEART,
DO YOU REMEMBER?
YEAH.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA
HOW SORRY I AM.
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US YOU WERE
GOING OUT TO LOOK FOR KELLI?
[ GROANS ]
[ EXHALES DEEPLY ]
[ SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE ]
[ GASPS ]
THANK GOD
YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.
[ SIGHS ]
WHY DO YOU PUT ME THROUGH THIS?
WHY?
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO HERE.
DO WE GROUND HER?
SHE SNUCK OUT OF THE HOUSE
AT MIDNIGHT.
I KNOW. SHE SAID
SHE WAS LOOKING FOR KELLI.
THAT'S TRUE.
UNLESS --
DO YOU BUY WHAT MARK SAID?
DO YOU THINK HE KNEW
SHE SNUCK OUT?
HONEY,
DID YOU SEE HIS FACE?
HE'S HEARTBROKEN.
YEAH.
[ SIGHS ]
I'M SORRY.
STOP.
I CAN'T HELP IT.
I'M SCUM.
I DON'T EVEN DESERVE
TO BREATHE.
I DIDN'T KNOW
IT WAS COMING.
I SWEAR TO GOD
I DIDN'T.
AND WHEN YOU STARTED SAYING
THAT CRAP ABOUT ME,
WONDERING IF I WAS
TELLING THE TRUTH...
[ SIGHS ]
I NEVER THOUGHT
I COULD HURT YOU.
I STILL CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE
I HIT YOU.
AT LEAST I KNOW NOW...
ALL THAT MESSED-UP STUFF
THAT'S INSIDE ME
BECAUSE OF MY DAD --
I CAN WATCH OUT FOR THAT.
BABY...
...YOU COULD HAVE TOLD
YOUR PARENTS, BUT YOU DIDN'T.
[ Voice breaking ]
I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW...
EVERYTHING COULD HAVE BEEN
SO PERFECT.
I HAD ONE BAD MINUTE.
NOT EVEN ONE BAD MINUTE.
I HAD TWO BAD SECONDS.
IT'S NOT LIKE
IT WAS FOR NO REASON.
YOU WERE ACTING
ALL SUSPICIOUS OF ME.
YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT ME
BEHIND MY BACK.
IT HURT ME SO BAD
THAT YOU DIDN'T TRUST ME.
I DI--
THE WAY
THAT I LOVE YOU --
I'M WIDE OPEN.
I MEAN, YOU HAVE THE POWER
TO KILL ME.
IT'S WORTH IT FOR ME,
EVEN IF I GET HURT
SOMETIMES.
I MEAN,
DON'T YOU FEEL THE SAME WAY?
I'M SORRY.
I SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT
WHAT I WAS SAYING ABOUT ASHLEY.
[ INHALES DEEPLY ]
I DIDN'T MEAN TO MAKE YOU THINK
THAT I DIDN'T TRUST YOU.
SORRY.
IT'S OKAY.
I'M NOT MAD AT YOU.
I COULD NEVER STAY MAD
AT YOU.
[ CHUCKLES ]
HOW'S ELIZABETH DOING?
SHE'S OKAY...
CONSIDERING.
KELLI'S OKAY, TOO.
SHE WAS AT HER FRIEND VICKY'S.
VICKY'S MOM DROPPED HER OFF.
MM-HMM.
I WANT YOU TO DO ME A FAVOR.
I WANT YOU TO TAKE KELLI HOME.
I DON'T WANT HER CAUSING
ANY MORE TROUBLE.
THAT'S AN INTERESTING THING
TO SAY,
SINCE WE'RE STANDING
IN A HOSPITAL
BECAUSE YOUR DAUGHTER
WAS SNEAKING OUT OF THE HOUSE
WITH HER BOYFRIEND.
ELIZABETH GOT HURT
BECAUSE SHE WAS DRIVING AROUND
LOOKING FOR KELLI.
YEAH, AFTER SHE RAN AWAY
FROM YOUR HOUSE.
I'LL TAKE HER HOME.
THEY SAID YOU WERE
IN A CAR ACCIDENT.
IS THAT TRUE?
JUST LEAVE ME ALONE.
DID MARK --
DID HE DO SOMETHING?
YOU CAN TALK TO ME.
I SWEAR
I WON'T TELL ANYBODY
ANYTHING YOU DON'T WANT ME
TO SAY.
LIKE HOW YOU TOLD MY MOM
MARK WAS IN MY ROOM TONIGHT.
I KNOW.
AND THAT WASN'T COOL, BUT I --
IT DOESN'T MATTER.
I DON'T WANT TO TALK
TO YOU.
JUST GO.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT TO SAY TO YOU.
I ASKED YOU
TO LET ME COME HOME.
OH, SO YOU JUST DECIDED
TO PUNISH ME FOR SAYING NO?
I JUST WANT YOU...
TO WHAT, KELLI?
WHAT?
...TO CARE ABOUT ME!
I TURN MYSELF INSIDE OUT
OVER YOU.
YOU AND THE CRAZY THINGS
YOU DO.
WHY DO I HAVE TO BE
THE CRAZY ONE?
[ SIGHS ]
YOU WANT ME TO BE
ALL SWEET AND INNOCENT
AND ACT LIKE I'M STILL 10!
MY FRIENDS WANT ME
TO BE FUN AND LOUD,
MY TEACHERS JUST WANT ME
TO SHUT UP AND STUDY,
AND GUYS...
YOU KNOW
WHAT THEY WANT.
I'M JUST SO SICK OF IT!
I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING WEIRD
GOING ON
WITH ELIZABETH AND MARK.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
HE...
CREEPS ME OUT.
ELIZABETH HAS TWO PARENTS
TO WORRY ABOUT HER.
I HAVE MY HANDS FULL
WITH YOU...
THE DAUGHTER I LOVE.
DO YOU HEAR ME, KELLI?
I LOVE YOU.
AND I MOST DEFINITELY
CARE ABOUT YOU.
OKAY.
[ SIGHS ]
DID YOU REALLY NOT KNOW THAT?
I HARDLY EVER SEE YOU.
[ INHALES DEEPLY ]
OH.
THERE'S NOT MUCH
I CAN DO ABOUT THAT,
NOT IF I WANT TO
FEED YOU.
MONEY'S REALLY
THAT BAD?
YOU YELL AT ME
FOR NOT TALKING TO YOU.
YOU DON'T TALK TO ME
EITHER.
I DON'T WANT TO
WORRY YOU.
I COULD USE THE SAME EXCUSE
FOR YOU.
I'M THE MOM.
IT'S MY JOB TO WORRY.
I'LL MAKE YOU A DEAL.
I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU
IF YOU PROMISE TO BE HONEST
WITH ME, TOO.
DEAL.
I KNOW.
ALL RIGHT.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
Walt: ELIZABETH,
REMEMBER WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT.
LISTEN, MARK, I KNOW YOUR HEART
WAS IN THE RIGHT PLACE,
BUT WE'RE GROUNDING ELIZABETH
FOR SNEAKING OUT OF THE HOUSE,
SO I DON'T WANT THE TWO OF YOU
TO SEE EACH OTHER FOR TWO WEEKS.
THAT INCLUDES PHONE CALLS.
YOU UNDERSTAND?
YES, SIR.
ALL RIGHT.
COME ON, LIZZY.
[ KNOCK ON WINDOW ]
[ PATTI SCIALFA'S "TALK TO ME
LIKE THE RAIN" PLAYS ]
♪ THE NIGHT IS FALLING ♪
♪ UNDER THE VESPER BELLS'
LONELY CHIME ♪
♪ AND I ♪
♪ I AIN'T NOBODY'S VALENTINE ♪
♪ BUT I AIN'T SORRY
FOR WANTIN' THE THINGS ♪
♪ THAT YOU CANNOT GIVE ♪
♪ AND IF YOU WANT ME
TO WALK AWAY ♪
♪ GIVE ME SOMETHING
I CAN WALK AWAY WITH ♪
♪ TALK TO ME ♪
♪ LIKE RAIN, BABY ♪
♪ TALK TO ME ♪
♪ LIKE THE RAIN ♪
♪ AND I WILL LIE ♪
♪ HERE AND LISTEN ♪
♪ ALL OF THOSE PROMISES ♪
♪ THEY'RE HELD LIKE TENDER
DREAMS INSIDE OUR HANDS ♪
♪ AND THEY'RE ALL ♪
♪ JUST WAITIN' THERE
FOR OUR COMMAND ♪
♪ I DON'T WANT TO TALK
TO NO ONE, DARLIN' ♪
♪ I DON'T WANT THE SUN
TO SHINE ♪
♪ I'LL JUST LIE
INSIDE THIS DARKNESS, BABY ♪
♪ UNTIL YOU ARE MINE ♪
♪ TALK TO ME ♪
♪ LIKE THE RAIN, BABY ♪
♪ TALK TO ME ♪
♪ LIKE THE RAIN ♪
♪ AND I WILL LIE ♪
♪ HERE AND LISTEN ♪
Mr. Marshall: NOW, LET'S TALK
ABOUT WHETHER HAMLET
TRULY LOVES OPHELIA.
AT HER FUNERAL, HE SAYS,
"40,000 BROTHERS COULD NOT,
WITH ALL THEIR QUANTITY OF LOVE,
MAKE UP MY SUM."
A STRANGE ATTITUDE,
SEEING AS HE'S THE ONE
WHO DROVE HER TO SUICIDE.
SHAKESPEARE PRACTICALLY TELLS US
THAT LOVE AND MURDER
GO HAND AND HAND.
IN ANOTHER ONE OF HIS PLAYS,
OTHELLO KILLS HIS WIFE,
DESDEMONA, IN A JEALOUS RAGE.
AND THEN HE CLAIMS HE
"LOVED NOT WISELY BUT TOO WELL."
Elizabeth: [ Laughing ]
MARK. MARK.
QUIT FOOLING AROUND.
GIVE IT BACK.
[ Laughing ] OKAY.
JUST LET ME SEE WHAT'S IN THERE.
[ Laughing ]
STOP. GIVE IT BACK.
OW.
OH, MY GOD.
ARE YOU OKAY?
NO.
WHAT HAPPENED?
I BUMPED
WHERE YOU HIT ME.
I'M SO SORRY.
IT'S OKAY.
IT IT OKAY?
YEAH.
YOU SHOULD GO OUT
THE, UH, THE WEST EXIT
SO MY MOM
DOESN'T SEE YOU.
[ SIGHS ]
I'M COMING OVER
TONIGHT.
OKAY.
OKAY.
KELLI. KELLI.
KELLI, WAIT.
DON'T SAY ANYTHING.
KELLI.
KELLI, PLEASE.
WHAT IS IT, KELLI?
NOTHING.
HEY.
I WOULD HAVE CALLED YOU
LAST NIGHT,
BUT MY DAD
TOOK MY PHONE.
I WANTED TO SAY
THANK YOU
FOR NOT TELLING MY MOM
WHAT HAPPENED.
[ SCOFFS ] NOT THAT SHE
WOULD HAVE BELIEVED YOU ANYWAY.
IT'S NOT MY BUSINESS IF YOU WANT
TO BE MARK'S PUNCHING BAG.
IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN
AGAIN.
IT WAS A FREAK THING
THAT WASN'T EVEN HIS FAULT.
WHATEVER.
NO, I'M SERIOUS.
HIS DAD
USED TO HIT HIS MOM,
AND HE NEVER THOUGHT
HE COULD ACT LIKE THAT.
I KNOW HE GETS INTENSE
SOMETIMES,
BUT IT'S ONLY BECAUSE
HE LOVES ME SO MUCH.
YOU CALL THAT LOVE?
AND WHAT DO YOU CALL LOVE?
GOING DOWN ON GUYS?
KELLI.
KELLI, I'M SORRY.
I-I SHOULDN'T HAVE SAID THAT.
KELLI, HEY.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
K-- HEY.
ARE YOU DITCHING?
'CAUSE I'LL DITCH WITH YOU.
WE CAN GO HANG OUT AT THE LAKE.
WHY, SO I CAN GO DOWN
ON YOU, TOO?
UH...NO.
I DON'T THINK I KNOW YOU
WELL ENOUGH FOR THAT.
OKAY.
HEY, LIZZA-BETTY.
READY FOR JUDGMENT DAY?
NO.
YEAH, ME EITHER.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ CHUCKLES ] SINCE WHEN DO YOU
KNOW TY BENCHLEY?
SINCE HE SITS BEHIND ME
IN CHEMISTRY CLASS
AND TRIES TO CHEAT
OFF ME.
AWW, IS SOMEBODY JEALOUS?
DO I HAVE A REASON TO BE?
NO.
WHY ARE YOU LETTING GO
OF MY HAND?
BECAUSE THIS IS MY CLASS.
WHY ARE YOU SUDDENLY ACTING
ALL WEIRD?
I'M JUST BEING A GUY.
[ CHUCKLES ]
OKAY.
I'LL SEE YOU AFTER CLASS?
[ BELL RINGS ]
SO, WHO ARE
YOUR PARADIGMS?
"PARADIGMS."
MM. GOOD WORD.
ALANIS MORISSETTE.
MM.
THE RAMONES.
MM.
NORA JONES.
DO YOU EVER THINK OF YOUR, UH,
POETRY AS LYRICS?
YEAH.
I KNEW IT.
CAN I READ
WHAT YOU'VE BEEN WRITING?
NO.
[ CHUCKLES ]
WELL, NOT NOW.
BUT SOMEDAY.
[ Laughing ]
I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE.
COOL.
LOOK, I CAN'T SKIP
THE WHOLE DAY,
JUST TILL AFTER ENGLISH.
I DON'T REALLY FEEL LIKE SEEING
AUSTIN'S STUPID SMIRK.
DID YOU NOT KNOW
HE'S AN ASS,
OR DO YOU JUST LIKE GUYS
LIKE THAT?
ALL GUYS ARE LIKE THAT.
NOT ALL GUYS.
WHATEVER.
NOT ALL GUYS.
WHAT DO YOU WANT
FROM ME?
I WANT YOU
TO BELIEVE ME.
WHAT DOES IT MATTER
WHAT I THINK?
BECAUSE...
I LIKE YOU.
[ LAUGHS ]
LIAR.
AND YOU, MISS JONES...
IT CONCERNS ME TO SEE
SUCH A DRASTIC DROP.
I KNOW. I'M SORRY.
IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.
CAN I GO NOW, PLEASE?
SOMEONE'S WAITING FOR ME.
ALL RIGHT.
JUST FOCUS, YOUNG LADY.
[ GASPS ]
NEXT TIME
I'LL CAUSE A DISTRACTION.
YOU JUST MAKE A RUN
FOR IT.
[ LAUGHS ]
MARK!
YOU LEFT ME SITTING IN THE QUAD
WITH MY THUMB UP MY ASS
WHILE YOU'RE IN THERE MESSING
AROUND WITH TY BENCHLEY.
MS. EDMONDS MADE US STAY LATE
AFTER CLASS.
I SAW YOU!
I KNOW YOU'RE INTO HIM!
I KNOW THAT SMILE YOU GET!
I WASN'T FLIRTING WITH HIM!
I SWEAR!
MARK, PLEASE.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
JUST LISTEN TO ME,
PLEASE.
[ GRUNTS ]
[ GASPING ]
[ LAUGHS ]
YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN.
LIZZY, OH, MY GOD.
ARE YOU OKAY?
YEAH, I'M FINE.
YOUR FACE
IS COVERED IN BLOOD.
HEY.
WHAT HAPPENED?
MARK HIT HER?
MM-HMM.
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT.
I'D LIKE TO CALL
THE POLICE,
BUT ELIZABETH
IS DENYING SHE WAS HIT.
SHE'S INSISTING
SHE TRIPPED.
[ GASPS ]
I FELL.
KELLI'S LYING. OKAY?
SHE HATES MARK.
HOW LONG ARE YOU GONNA
KEEP DENYING IT?
I-I FELL!
I TRIPPED OVER THE CURB! I --
YOU LOOK IN THE MIRROR!
OR WHAT?
TELL ME YOU DID THAT
TO YOUR FACE BY FALLING!
MOM, WHERE --
MOM, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
YOU WEREN'T IN A CAR ACCIDENT
THE OTHER NIGHT.
HE HIT YOU, DIDN'T HE?
NO, NO.
KELLI SAID SHE SAW HIM
CRAWLING OUT OF THE WINDOW.
HE WAS HERE THAT NIGHT,
WASN'T HE?
YOU HAVE BEEN LYING,
AND YOU HAVE BEEN SNEAKING
AROUND TO PROTECT WHAT?
A BOY WHO HITS YOU?!
[ BOTH BREATHING HEAVILY ]
"SORRY."
WHAT DOES HE HAVE
TO BE SORRY FOR, ELIZABETH?
YOU ARE NEVER, EVER SEEING
THAT BOY AGAIN.
DO YOU HEAR ME?
[ Voice breaking ]
YOU DON'T GET IT, OKAY?
I LOVE HIM.
I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT HIM.
I WILL ALWAYS LOVE HIM.
WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?!
HE HIT YOU!
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND, OKAY?!
IT WAS MY FAULT!
[ CRYING ]
YOU GET THAT THOUGHT
OUT OF YOUR HEAD.
DO YOU HEAR ME?!
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
OH, MY...
AUNT MARIE, IT'S KELLI.
MARIE: Hi, honey.
I WAS JUST CALLING TO SEE
HOW ELIZABETH IS DOING.
UH, THE DOCTOR SAYS
SHE'S GONNA BE FINE PHYSICALLY.
IS SHE MAD AT ME?
No.
CAN I TALK TO HER?
YOU KNOW, KELLI, THIS JUST
REALLY ISN'T A VERY GOOD TIME.
OKAY.
I UNDERSTAND.
HONEY,
THANKS FOR CALLING...
AND FOR HELPING LIZZY
AT SCHOOL.
[ CELLPHONE BEEPS ]
SHE SAID
IT WASN'T A GOOD TIME.
IT'S GOOD YOU CALLED.
I SHOULD HAVE SAID SOMETHING
EARLIER.
ABOUT MARK? YOU DID.
YOU SAID SOMETHING TO ME.
NO, THAT WAS BEFORE.
I FOUND OUT THE TRUTH
LATER,
AND I STARTED TO TELL
AUNT MARIE, BUT THEN I DIDN'T.
OH, KELLI.
LIZZY BEGGED ME NOT TO.
BUT THEN I SAW HER
IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL,
[ Voice breaking ] AND HER FACE
WAS COVERED IN BLOOD.
OH...
SHE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW
SHE WAS BLEEDING.
[ BREATHES DEEPLY ]
TALK TO ME.
SHE JUST LOOKED...
SO...LOST.
AND -- AND I KNOW
JUST HOW SHE FEELS.
I DO THINGS.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHY I DO THEM.
I DON'T WANT TO BE LIKE THAT
ANYMORE.
[ Crying ] I DON'T WANT TO
MESS UP MY LIFE.
I DON'T WANT TO BE LOST.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
[ SIGHS ]
IF SHE WON'T ADMIT IT,
IF SHE'S NOT
GONNA PRESS CHARGES,
I'M GOING OVER THERE.
AND DO WHAT?
HIS FATHER WILL CALL THE POLICE.
HE'LL HAVE YOU ARRESTED.
WELL, THEN, WE HAVE GOT TO MOVE
HER TO A DIFFERENT SCHOOL.
I DON'T THINK TAKING HER
AWAY FROM ALL HER FRIENDS
IS A GOOD IDEA RIGHT NOW.
WHAT IS A GOOD IDEA, MARIA?
I'D REALLY LIKE TO KNOW.
YOU'RE THE LAWYER.
CAN WE HIT HIM
WITH A CIVIL SUIT?
NO. NOT IF SHE WON'T
PRESS CHARGES.
[ SCOFFS ]
I THINK WE HAVE TO GET HER TO A
THERAPIST IF SHE'LL AGREE TO GO.
OH, SHE'LL GO IF I HAVE
TO PICK HER UP AND PUT
HER IN THE CAR MYSELF.
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
IS IT MARK?
HER PHONE'S BEEN RINGING
NONSTOP.
[ CELLPHONE BEEPS ]
MARK, YOU CALL HERE ONE MORE
TIME, I'M COMING OVER THERE!
I'M GONNA RIP
YOUR DAMN HEAD OFF!
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?!
[ CELLPHONE BEEPS ]
[ CLATTER ]
HEY, KELLI.
IS YOUR COUSIN OKAY?
YEAH. I THINK SO.
I'M SORRY FOR BEING
SO WEIRD YESTERDAY,
ESPECIALLY
AFTER WHAT YOU SAID.
IT WASN'T, UH,
EASY TO SAY IT.
I'M SHY.
[ CHUCKLES ]
YOU'RE NOT SHY.
WELL, YOU EMBOLDEN ME.
EMBOLDEN?
IS THAT EVEN A WORD?
YOU'RE, LIKE, THE SMARTEST,
COOLEST CHICK IN SCHOOL.
YOU SAY STUFF LIKE THAT,
YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ME THINK
YOU'RE FULL OF IT.
WELL, MAYBE YOU
JUST DON'T SEE IT.
I-I JUST DON'T THINK I'M READY
TO LIKE SOMEONE BACK YET.
IT'S NOT
THAT I DON'T LIKE YOU.
IT'S --
IT'S JUST THAT --
NO. HEY.
I GET IT. I GET IT.
Mark: HEY, KELLI.
I'M REALLY WORRIED
ABOUT ELIZABETH.
DID SHE COME TO SCHOOL
TODAY?
WHY WOULD I TELL YOU ANYTHING
ABOUT ELIZABETH?
SHE'S MY GIRLFRIEND.
I'M THE ONE THAT FOUND HER
IN THE PARKING LOT
BLEEDING AFTER YOU BASHED IN
HER FACE.
SO, YOU'RE GONNA START
DISSING ME AGAIN?
HEY.
JUST STAY AWAY FROM HER.
EVERYONE KNOWS
WHAT YOU DID, MAN!
WHAT ARE YOU FEELING
RIGHT NOW, ELIZABETH?
I'M TIRED.
I HAD A HARD TIME SLEEPING
LAST NIGHT.
YOU MAY FEEL OUT OF SORTS
FOR A WHILE.
POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS
IS COMMON
AFTER BEING
IN AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP.
[ SCOFFS ] I'M NOT IN
AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP.
WE HAD A COUPLE BAD FIGHTS,
WHICH WERE MOSTLY MY FAULT.
MARK LOVES ME.
HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?
'CAUSE HE SAYS IT?
NO,
BECAUSE HE FEELS IT.
AND HOW DO YOU KNOW
THAT MARK HAS THAT FEELING?
[ CHUCKLES ]
HE KISSES ME.
HE TELLS ME
I'M BEAUTIFUL.
HE WAITS FOR ME EVERY DAY
AFTER SCHOOL
AND -- AND DRIVES ME HOME,
GETS ME PRESENTS.
SO, YOU KNOW
HE LOVES YOU
BY THE WAY HE ACTS
TOWARDS YOU?
YES.
WHAT DOES IT SAY
WHEN HE HITS YOU?
YOU KNEW THAT MARK HIT HER
BEFORE?
WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD YOU
KEEP A SECRET LIKE THAT?
SHE SAID
IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN
AND THAT
YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE ME.
AND YOU DIDN'T WHEN I TOLD YOU
MARK CLIMBED OUT THE WINDOW.
OH, MY GOD. I ONLY HEARD
WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR.
[ SIGHS ]
I KEPT THINKING
YOU'D CALL ME LAST NIGHT.
WHY?
SO YOU COULD GLOAT
BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER TURNED OUT
TO BE EVEN MORE SCREWED UP
THAN YOURS?
OH, MY --
YOU KNOW, SHE STOPPED
SPENDING TIME WITH HER FRIENDS.
SHE WOULD GET SO ANXIOUS
WHEN SHE COULDN'T
TEXT HIM BACK RIGHT AWAY.
I MEAN, I'M HER MOTHER!
I NEVER SUSPECTED ANYTHING!
I LEFT HER VULNERABLE
TO THAT MONSTER.
OH, MY GOD.
I DIDN'T PROTECT HER.
[ SIGHS ]
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
WHOA.
DOES IT HURT
AS BAD AS IT LOOKS?
[ SIGHS ]
DOES IT REALLY LOOK
THAT BAD?
YOU HAVEN'T LOOKED
IN THE MIRROR?
YOU THINK I DESERVE IT,
DON'T YOU,
FOR STAYING WITH HIM?
I KNOW
WHY YOU STAYED WITH HIM.
BECAUSE YOU LOVE HIM.
AT LEAST YOU HAD THAT.
MY PARENTS THINK
I SHOULD BREAK UP WITH HIM.
THEY DON'T THINK
HE CAN CHANGE.
AND YOU DO?
HE LOVES ME.
[ SCOFFS ]
I KNOW YOU DON'T GET IT,
BUT WHEN YOU LOVE SOMEONE,
IT DOESN'T MATTER
WHAT THEY DO.
YOU KNOW WHY THEY DID IT,
AND YOU CAN FORGIVE THEM FOR IT.
OKAY.
SO FORGIVE HIM.
JUST DON'T BE WITH HIM.
DON'T KEEP GETTING
BEAT UP.
HE WOULDN'T DO THAT
ANYMORE.
LOOK IN THE MIRROR.
JUST LOOK.
[ INHALES SHARPLY ]
[ SIGHS ]
HOW'S WALT
HANDLING IT?
HE'S HOLDING
EVERYTHING IN.
IT'S LIKE HE'S READY
TO EXPLODE.
ALL I KNOW IS THAT ELIZABETH
IS NOT LEAVING THIS HOUSE
UNTIL SHE BREAKS UP
WITH THAT BOY.
ARE YOU SURE
THAT'S THE BEST WAY TO GO?
SHE'LL RESENT YOU FOR IT.
IT DOESN'T MATTER.
YOU KNOW,
WHAT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND
IS THAT A GIRL DOESN'T NEED
HER MOTHER TO BE HER BUDDY.
CHILDREN NEED A PARENT WHO'S
WILLING TO LAY DOWN THE RULES.
CAN I HAVE MY PHONE,
PLEASE?
I'M READY TO DO IT --
READY TO BREAK UP
WITH MARK.
[ MARIE SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
OKAY?
[ SIGHS ]
SO?
WELL, HE DIDN'T MAKE IT
EASY FOR HER.
IT WAS...AWFUL.
HE JUST KEPT CRYING
AND CRYING.
[ SIGHS ] HE'S JUST
TRYING TO WORK YOU.
HE'S A MANIPULATOR.
YOU KNOW THAT, RIGHT?
YOU HAD TO END THIS,
LIZZY.
IT COULD NOT GO ON.
HE'S NOT WORTH YOUR TEARS,
LIZZY.
CAN I JUST GO TO BED?
I'M...REALLY TIRED.
OF COURSE.
[ SNIFFLES ]
YOU DID THE RIGHT THING,
SWEETHEART.
[ SIGHS ]
DID THEY BUY IT?
[ CHUCKLES ]
I CAN'T LET YOU GO.
I JUST...
I CAN'T.
[ CHUCKLES ]
SWEETHEART.
OH, THANKS.
HOW DO I LOOK?
YOU LOOK VERY NICE.
YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T HAVE TO
GO BACK TO SCHOOL
SO SOON, SWEETHEART.
IT'S JUST BEEN A COUPLE OF DAYS.
NO. I THINK SHE WANTS TO
GET THINGS BACK TO NORMAL.
HE'LL BE THERE.
I KNOW.
YOU KNOW,
HE WOULDN'T BE THERE
IF YOU'D JUST ADMIT
TO THE PRINCIPAL WHAT HE DID,
AND THEN SHE COULD PRESS
CHARGES, AND --
DAD, I'VE ALREADY HURT HIM
BAD ENOUGH, OKAY?
I'M NOT RUINING
HIS LIFE.
YOU'VE HURT HIM?
ELIZABETH!
I KNOW YOU GUYS
ARE GONNA BE MAD AT ME,
BUT I DON'T CARE.
I'M NOT SENDING MARK
TO JAIL.
THE THERAPIST SAID
YOU HAVE TO RESPECT MY WISHES.
Kelli: LIZZY!
HEY!
HEY.
YOU LOOK GREAT.
DO YOU WANT ME
TO WALK IN WITH YOU?
YEAH.
DOES, UH, EVERYONE KNOW
WHAT HAPPENED?
[ SIGHS ]
LOTS OF PEOPLE
WERE TALKING ABOUT IT YESTERDAY.
[ SIGHS ]
LEAVE HER ALONE!
DON'T YELL AT HIM
LIKE THAT.
WHY SHOULDN'T I YELL AT HIM?
AFTER WHAT HE DID TO YOU?
IT'S JUST -- IF I'D BEEN
A BETTER GIRLFRIEND,
MAYBE HE WOULDN'T HAVE
LOST IT.
YOU KNOW?
[ SIGHS ]
NEVER MIND.
I BRING MY DAUGHTER TO YOU
FOR HELP,
AND YOU COMPLETELY UNDERMINE
MY PARENTAL AUTHORITY!
I-I'M SORRY,
BUT I DON'T --
YOU TOLD HER
THAT I HAVE NO RIGHT
TO MAKE HER BREAK UP WITH A BOY
WHO ASSAULTED HER?!
I SAID THAT PARENTS
HAVE NO AUTHORITY
OVER WHO THEIR CHILD
CARES FOR.
THAT'S RIDICULOUS!
DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO
IN ORDER TO PROTECT ELIZABETH,
BUT...GETTING OUT
OF AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP
IS DANGEROUS
AND DIFFICULT.
JUST BECAUSE A GIRL
SAYS IT'S OVER
DOESN'T MEAN IT'S OVER.
THANKS.
[ CELLPHONE BEEPS, CLATTERS ]
AWW.
MARK'S LOOKING AT YOU
WITH THOSE PUPPY-DOG EYES.
YOU REALLY
CAN'T FORGIVE HIM?
LAINIE,
LOOK AT HER FACE.
YOU SURE YOU DIDN'T DO SOMETHING
TO MAKE HIM SO MAD?
IT TAKES TWO
TO FIGHT, RIGHT?
WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?
PEOPLE ON FACEBOOK
ARE ALL "FORGIVE AND FORGET."
IF YOU EVER THINK
ABOUT FORGIVING HIM,
I WILL NEVER SPEAK TO YOU
AGAIN.
DID YOU SEE
WHERE MARK WENT?
[ VEHICLE DEPARTS ]
IF PEOPLE KNEW
WE WERE STILL TOGETHER...
[SCOFFS]
THEY WOULDN'T GET IT.
I DON'T CARE
WHAT ANYBODY ELSE THINKS.
AS LONG AS I STILL HAVE YOU,
THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS.
I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU...
SO MUCH, IT HURTS.
[ CHUCKLES ]
NOTHING CAN KEEP US
APART, OKAY?
NOTHING.
THIS IS A FIRST --
YOU COMING TO ME FOR ADVICE.
THIS THERAPIST
THREW ME FOR A LOOP.
SHE SAID THAT IF I DON'T ACCEPT
ELIZABETH'S LOVE FOR MARK,
THEN I'M PRACTICALLY
PUSHING THE TWO OF THEM
BACK TOGETHER AGAIN.
YOU CAN ACCEPT
HOW SHE FEELS
WITHOUT LETTING HER STAY
WITH HIM.
I'M SUPPOSED TO ACCEPT
MY ONLY DAUGHTER'S LOVE
FOR A BOY WHO BEATS HER?
EVERY BONE IN MY BODY
IS TELLING ME
TO STAMP THIS THING OUT.
JUST LIKE EVERY BONE
IN YOUR BODY
TOLD YOU KELLI'S FATHER
WAS GONNA RUIN MY LIFE?
WELL, YEAH. IF YOU HAD
LISTENED TO ME, YOU WOULD --
I DID LISTEN TO YOU, MARIE.
THAT WAS THE PROBLEM.
YOU MADE ME FEEL SO STUPID
FOR LOVING HIM
THAT I STARTED THINKING
HE WAS THE ONLY ONE ON MY SIDE.
YOU'RE SAYING THAT IT'S MY FAULT
THAT YOU MARRIED THAT LOSER?
NO, BUT...
I JUST WISH YOU'D SAID,
YOU KNOW, JUST ONCE,
"I GET THAT YOU LOVE HIM.
"YOU'RE NOT STUPID
FOR LOVING HIM,
BUT DO YOU REALLY
WANT TO BE TREATED THAT WAY?"
WELL,
I NEVER THOUGHT THAT...
[ SCOFFS ]
I NEVER REALIZED THAT.
I DON'T THINK YOU DO REALIZE
HOW YOU COME OFF.
YOU'RE SO STRONG
AND SO SURE OF YOURSELF,
WHICH IS GREAT
MOST OF THE TIME,
BUT SOMETIMES IT'S LIKE
YOU EXPECT EVERYBODY
TO FEEL
EXACTLY THE WAY YOU FEEL
AND TO DO THE THINGS
YOU WANT THEM TO DO.
I THINK THAT THERAPIST
WAS RIGHT.
IF YOU DON'T LISTEN
TO ELIZABETH
AND TRY TO UNDERSTAND
HOW SHE FEELS,
YOU'RE GONNA PUT A WALL UP
BETWEEN YOU,
AND SHE'S GONNA BE ALL ALONE
ON THE OTHER SIDE --
WITH MARK.
[ SIGHS ]
YOU GO IN
THE SOUTH ENTRANCE, OKAY?
HEY.
DON'T FORGET
TO KEEP YOUR PHONE ON.
YEAH. OKAY.
LIZZY,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
[ SCOFFS ] LOOK,
IF I WANT TO TALK TO MARK,
IT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS,
OKAY?
OH, BUT YOU DON'T CARE
ABOUT THAT.
YOU'LL PROBABLY BE RATTING
ON ME ANYWAYS, RIGHT?
IT TOOK ME HALF A DAY
TO FIGURE OUT YOU GUYS
ARE STILL TOGETHER.
YOUR PARENTS AREN'T DUMB.
THEY'LL FIGURE IT OUT, TOO.
THERE'S NOTHING
TO FIGURE OUT, OKAY?
ME AND MARK
ARE STILL BROKEN UP.
HE WAS JUST
REALLY UPSET,
SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE
HE WAS OKAY.
IS THAT TRUE?
YEAH.
[ BELL RINGS ]
HEY.
I'VE BEEN TEXTING YOU.
WHY HAVEN'T YOU
ANSWERED?
WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE
OUR PHONES ON IN CLASS.
SO LEAVE IT ON SILENT.
I DON'T WANT KELLI
TO SEE US TALKING.
SHE KNOWS I LEFT EARLIER
WITH YOU, AND --
I'M GONNA TALK TO HER.
NO, DON'T.
JUST --
JUST LEAVE HER ALONE.
THEN YOU TELL HER SHE NEEDS
TO LEAVE US ALONE
OR ELSE I'M GONNA HAVE TO
TEACH HER A LESSON.
DON'T DO THAT, OKAY?
DON'T THREATEN MY COUSIN.
I'M SERIOUS.
LEAVE HER ALONE.
SHH. SHH. CHILL.
I WAS JUST -- THAT'S JUST
A FIGURE OF SPEECH.
I WAS JUST KIDDING.
YOU OKAY?
YOU SEEM KIND OF TENSE.
THERE'S THIS THING
ON THE INTERNET,
AND PEOPLE ARE JUST --
YEAH, I KNOW.
PEOPLE ARE SAYING
ALL KINDS OF STUPID STUFF,
BUT WE DON'T CARE
ABOUT THAT, RIGHT?
I GOT TO GO.
MY MOM'S WAITING FOR ME.
HEY!
I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU, TOO.
OKAY, SO PROVE IT.
LEAVE YOUR PHONE ON.
OKAY.
HI.
ARE YOU OKAY?
DID SOMETHING HAPPEN?
YES.
NO.
I DON'T KNOW.
IT WAS JUST HARD.
DID MARK
GIVE YOU A HARD TIME?
NO, NO.
I BARELY SAW HIM.
WAS IT
THE OTHER KIDS?
YOU HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH
YOUR THERAPIST THIS AFTERNOON,
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO.
WHY WOULD YOU THINK
I DON'T WANT TO GO?
I DON'T WANT TO FORCE YOU
TO DO ANYTHING
THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO DO.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL ME THINGS
THAT YOU THINK I WANT TO HEAR.
I'M READY TO LISTEN...
IF YOU WANT TO TALK.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
THIS IS MY DAY
FOR SURPRISE VISITORS.
HOW'D YOU GET HERE?
WE TOOK THE BUS.
"WE"?
[ LAUGHS ]
THAT'S CODY.
HE DIDN'T WANT ME
CROSSING TOWN ALONE.
I'M CONSIDERING HIM
FOR A BOYFRIEND.
CONSIDERING?
WELL, THE WHOLE BOY/GIRL THING'S
REALLY CONFUSING.
[ SIGHS ]
TELL ME ABOUT IT.
AND?
[ SIGHS ]
LIZZY'S GONNA HATE ME FOR THIS.
SHE LIED ABOUT BREAKING UP
WITH MARK.
THEY'RE STILL TOGETHER.
Woman: HOW HAVE YOU BEEN FEELING
SINCE YOUR BREAKUP?
A LOT OF GIRLS TELL ME
THEY CAN'T STOP CRYING.
EVEN WHEN THEY THOUGHT
IT WOULD BE A RELIEF
TO BREAK UP WITH THEIR ABUSER,
THEY STILL FEEL SAD.
HAVE YOU BEEN SAD?
I GUESS.
HAS MARK
BEEN TRYING TO CONTACT YOU,
TALK YOU INTO
TAKING HIM BACK?
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
NO, NOT REALLY.
OKAY.
RATHER THAN ME
TRYING TO FORCE YOU TO TALK
WHEN YOU CLEARLY
DON'T FEEL LIKE TALKING...
I NEVER SAID THAT.
...I'M GONNA GIVE YOU
A LITTLE ASSIGNMENT,
AND THEN
WE CAN CALL IT A DAY.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO
IS LOOK UP A WEBSITE
AND READ ME A FEW THINGS,
AND THEN YOU CAN GO.
THAT'S IT?
JUST, UH,
SEARCH THE PHRASE
"SIGNS
YOU'RE BEING ABUSED"
AND TELL ME
WHAT COMES UP.
I ALREADY BROKE UP
WITH MARK.
THEN WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?
FINE.
I'LL READ IT.
AND THEN I GET TO GO,
RIGHT?
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
"DOES YOUR BOYFRIEND ACT
IN WAYS THAT SCARE YOU?
"DOES HE ACT JEALOUS
OR POSSESSIVE?
"DOES HE TRY TO CONTROL
WHERE YOU GO
"OR NEED TO KNOW
WHERE YOU ARE AT ALL TIMES?
"DOES HE CHECK
YOUR E-MAIL,
"YOUR PHONE MESSAGES,
OR TEXTS?
"DOES HE TELL YOU
WHAT TO WEAR
OR MAKE YOU CHANGE
YOUR CLOTHES?"
[ CHUCKLES ]
"DOES HE CALL YOU
OR TEXT YOU EXCESSIVELY
"OR INSIST
THAT YOU ANSWER HIS CALLS
WITHIN A SPECIFIC
TIME FRAME?"
[ CHUCKLES ]
"DOES HE SHOVE, H-HIT,
OR KICK YOU?"
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
JUST ONE MORE.
THEN YOU'RE DONE.
[ SCOFFS ]
"DOES HE BLAME YOU
FOR THE HURTFUL THINGS
HE SAYS OR DOES?"
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
IS KELLI SURE?
OKAY, WELL,
THANKS FOR LETTING ME KNOW.
TALK TO YOU SOON.
[ CELLPHONE BEEPS ]
[ SIGHS ]
I FEEL BAD FOR RATTING HER OUT.
BUT THEN I FELT BAD
WHEN I KNEW
AND I DIDN'T TELL ANYONE.
I THINK YOU DID
THE RIGHT THING.
YOUR MOM SEEMS COOL.
SHE IS.
SO ARE YOU.
IN CASE YOU DIDN'T NOTICE,
THAT WAS ME TELLING YOU
THAT I LIKE YOU.
WELL,
HOW COULD I MISS IT,
THE WAY YOU'VE BEEN
FOLLOWING ME AROUND?
[ Laughing ]
WHO'S BEEN FOLLOWING WHO?
[ CELLPHONE RINGING ]
SO, THE WHOLE THING
WAS A SHAM?
WELL, I'M GONNA GO LAY DOWN
THE LAW WITH HER RIGHT NOW.
YOU CAN'T DO THAT.
YOU TRIED THAT ALREADY.
IT DIDN'T WORK.
IT MADE HER LIE TO US.
SO, WHAT ARE WE
SUPPOSED TO DO --
LOCK HER IN HER ROOM
UNTIL SHE'S 18? THEN WHAT?
I DON'T KNOW.
WE'RE HER PARENTS,
MARIE.
WE'RE SUPPOSED TO
PROTECT HER.
BUT WE CAN'T SAVE HER.
SHE HAS TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO DO THAT FOR HERSELF.
[ CELLPHONE RINGS, VIBRATES ]
[ CELLPHONE BEEPS ]
HELLO?
I'VE BEEN CALLING YOU!
I'VE BEEN TEXTING YOU!
WHY HAVEN'T YOU ANSWERED?
MY PARENTS HAVE BEEN AROUND ME
ALL NIGHT.
Okay. Okay. Okay.
C-Can you sneak out
and meet me?
[ SIGHS ]
I DON'T THINK SO.
IF YOU REALLY WANT TO BE
WITH ME,
YOU'LL FIND A WAY.
I HAVE A LOT OF HOMEWORK
THAT I NEED TO DO.
AND THAT'S MORE IMPORTANT
THAN ME?
NO.
I GOT TO GO.
MY DAD'S COMING.
W-Wait. Uh, um --
[ CELLPHONE BEEPS ]
ELIZABETH...
[SIGHS]
YOU AND I ARE GONNA HAVE
A LITTLE TALK.
I'M REALLY TIRED.
CAN WE DO IT TOMORROW?
THIS CAN'T WAIT
TILL TOMORROW.
I THINK IT CAN WAIT.
SHE'S EXHAUSTED.
THANK YOU.
[ CELLPHONE DIALING ]
I'M CALLING YOU
RIGHT NOW.
WHERE'S YOUR PHONE?
I ASKED YOU A QUESTION.
MARK, I'M BREAKING UP
WITH YOU.
ARE YOUR PARENTS
LISTENING?
[ SIGHS ]
NO.
I'M SERIOUS.
I'M BREAKING UP WITH YOU.
IT'S OVER.
BUT YOU LOVE ME.
[ Voice breaking ]
I KNOW.
BUT I'M STILL
BREAKING UP WITH YOU.
WHY?
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO BE
SCARED ANYMORE.
WHY ARE YOU SCARED?
I HAVEN'T HIT YOU AGAIN.
IT'S NOT JUST THAT.
YOU CALL ME CONSTANTLY.
YOU TRY TO CONTROL WHERE I GO.
WHERE IS THIS
COMING FROM?
IT DOESN'T MATTER.
I'M STILL
BREAKING UP WITH YOU.
YEAH, WELL, IF YOU DO,
I'M GONNA KILL MYSELF.
I SWEAR TO GOD, I WILL.
DON'T SAY THAT.
[ Voice breaking ]
I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOU.
SO I'M GONNA HOLD ON TO YOU
UNTIL YOU TAKE ME BACK.
LET GO.
NO.
I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOU.
I'M GONNA HOLD ON TO YOU
UNTIL YOU TAKE ME BACK.
LET GO OF ME!
SHH! JUST BE QUIET.
YOUR PARENTS ARE GONNA HEAR YOU.
GOOD!
MOM, DAD, HE'S HERE!
[ FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING ]
IF YOU COME ANYWHERE
NEAR THIS HOUSE AGAIN,
I'LL BREAK EVERY BONE
IN YOUR DAMN BODY!
WHAT HAPPENED?
SHE'S STILL
SEEING HIM.
NO, I'M NOT.
I SWEAR.
I ACTUALLY BROKE UP WITH HIM
FOR REAL THIS TIME.
YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE ME.
You have to believe me.
OKAY.
[ BREATHES SHAKILY ]
OKAY.
[ CRYING ]
OKAY.
SHE'S SITTING ON THE EDGE
OF HER BED IN A DAZE.
I DON'T THINK ANY OF US
SLEPT ALL NIGHT.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, MARIE.
WE HAVE GOT TO GET
A RESTRAINING ORDER.
HONEY, SHE DOESN'T WANT TO
PRESS CHARGES.
IT WON'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE
UNLESS IT'S HER CHOICE.
THE THERAPIST SAID WE HAVE TO
SUPPORT OUR DAUGHTER.
WHAT IS IT, HONEY?
WHAT?
OH, MY GOD.
"LUCKY GIRL" PLAYS ]
♪ I NEVER WANTED NOTHING ♪
♪ BABY, YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE ♪
♪ I NEVER WANTED NOTHING
THE WAY I WANTED YOU ♪
♪ I KEPT MY HANDS CLEAN ♪
♪ I WALKED THE GOOD LINE ♪
♪ I KNEW SOMEDAY, BABY,
SOMEDAY YOU'D BE MINE ♪
DO YOU REMEMBER
THAT LITTLE PUPPY YOU HAD?
IT WAS SUCH A CUTE
LITTLE THING.
UM, OH.
YOU NAMED IT BRENDA.
IT WAS BELINDA, MOM.
HER NAME WAS BELINDA CARLISLE.
THAT DOG
HAD THE WORST BREATH.
SHUT UP.
THE ONLY ODOR THAT SURPASSED IT
WAS ITS GASEOUS EMISSIONS.
I LOVED THAT DOG.
YEAH, I JUST REMEMBER
YOU NEVER PICKED UP AFTER IT.
♪ OH, BABY, YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE ♪
♪ OH, I GUESS I'M A LUCKY GIRL ♪
I REMEMBER DRESSING THE TWO
OF YOU UP IN MATCHING OUTFITS.
I REMEMBER YOU USED TO BE
A CHUBBY LITTLE THING.
AND I REMEMBER YOU USED TO HAVE
TEETH LIKE BUGS BUNNY.
I REMEMBER THE TWO OF YOU
JOINED AT THE HIP.
THAT'S WHAT I REMEMBER.
YOU ARE SO SPOILED.
♪ I WAS JUST FRIGHTENED OF ♪
♪ OF THE PRICE YOU PAY ♪
♪ FOR EVERY GOOD THING
THAT EVER COMES YOUR WAY ♪
♪ I'M GONNA
LAY MY WORRIES DOWN ♪
♪ LAY THEM DOWN, BABY ♪
KELLI,
EASY ON THE FROSTING.
IS THAT MY FROSTING?
MM-HMM.
DON'T MAKE ME
HAVE TO HURT YOU, KELLI.
BUT IT'S SO GOOD.
WELL,
FLATTERY WILL GET YOU...
ABSOLUTELY EVERYWHERE.
GIVE ME SOME.
OH, THAT IS REALLY GOOD.
♪ OH, BABY,
YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE ♪
♪ OH, I GUESS I'M A LUCKY GIRL ♪
Marie: I WANT YOU
TO GIVE KELLI A BREAK.
YOUR COUSIN'S
HAVING A HARD TIME.
I'M NOT SPOILED.
I JUST THINK
IT WOULD BE BETTER IF MY CAKE
DIDN'T HAVE FINGERPRINTS
ALL OVER IT.
SHH.
OH, NO.
YOUR CAKE MAY NOT BE PERFECT.
HERE YOU GO,
PRINCESS.
IT'S NOT THE BEST
WRAPPING JOB, BUT...
THANK YOU, DAD.
[ CHUCKLES ]
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
OH. UH, HOLD THAT?
SURE.
HELLO.
HEY, MARK.
HOLD ON TO THIS.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
[ DOORBELL RINGS ]
FINALLY.
IN EXACTLY AN HOUR.
YOU WERE RIGHT.
Le Ann:
HELLO!
HI.
WE'RE IN HERE.
OH, SORRY.
I HAD AN IRATE CUSTOMER
AT THE DEALERSHIP.
HI.
HELLO, LE ANN.
[ SMOOCHES ]
OKAY. LET'S LIGHT
THE CANDLES.
VERY GOOD.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY,
HONEY.
[ SMOOCHES ]
SO, WHERE'S THE BOY?
WHAT'S HIS NAME? MARK?
MOM SAID FAMILY ONLY.
OOH. THAT'S RIGHT.
HEY.
WHY'D YOU MAKE ME
COME HOME WITH ELIZABETH
IF YOU WERE GONNA BE
SO LATE?
[ SIGHS ]
I HAD TO LISTEN TO HER
GO ON AND ON ABOUT MARK.
AND VICKY'S BEEN WAITING.
SHH.
IT'S ELIZABETH'S DAY.
ISN'T EVERY DAY
ELIZABETH'S DAY?
ALL RIGHT.
I THINK WE'RE READY TO SING.
[ DOORBELL RINGS ]
[ GASPS ] MARK.
NO. REALLY?
NO. HONEY, I SAID
AFTER THE PARTY, ELIZABETH.
REALLY? NO. COME ON.
I THOUGHT WE'D BE DONE
BY NOW.
SORRY.
MY FAULT FOR BEING LATE.
Mark: [ Chuckling ] HEY.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
THANK YOU.
Marie:
HELLO, MARK.
THIS IS HIM.
HEY.
MARK STENWYCK,
THIS IS MY AUNT LE ANN.
UH, IT'S A PLEASURE
TO MEET YOU.
OH. MANNERS.
IMPRESSIVE.
IF YOU LIKE
THAT SORT OF STUFF.
WE ARE GONNA GO SEE
A MOVIE.
ARE YOU KI--
WHAT ABOUT THE CAKE?
Walt: NO.
WE DIDN'T SING, AND YOU'VE GOT
ALL YOUR PRESENTS.
UH, I'LL HAVE HER BACK
BY 9:00.
8:30.
IT'S A SCHOOL NIGHT.
YOU KNOW THE RULES, MARK.
OKAY.
YOU GOT IT.
HEY, CAN YOU GUYS
DROP ME OFF AT HOME?
MY FRIEND'S
WAITING FOR ME.
KELLI.
I HAVE A "HAMLET" QUIZ
THIS WEEK. I NEED TO STUDY.
WELL, I WON'T BE THERE
FOR A WHILE.
I HAVE SOMETHING FOR --
[ GROANS ]
...FOR MARIE,
I WAS ABOUT TO SAY --
THE WOMAN WHO DID ALL THE WORK
ON ELIZABETH'S BIRTHDAY.
SHALL WE?
[ CHUCKLES ]
ABSOLUTELY.
OKAY. COME ON.
WHY DON'T YOU SIT DOWN?
HONEY, WOULD YOU GET
SOME GLASSES?
GLASSES.
OKAY. AND JUST TELL ME
ALL YOUR TROUBLES,
AND I'LL TELL YOU
EVERYTHING YOU HAVE TO DO
TO MAKE EVERYTHING RIGHT.
HEY!
I'M KIDDING.
NO, YOU'RE NOT.
YEAH, I WAS.
REALLY?
OKAY,
SO MAKE A WISH, THEN.
AND, UH,
LET'S BLOW OUT THE CANDLES.
YOU KNOW AUSTIN
AND CODY, RIGHT?
FROM ENGLISH.
WE ALL NEEDED HELP
STUDYING.
YEAH.
NO MORE SWEET 16
FOR LIZZY.
[ CHUCKLES ]
ALTHOUGH, IN KELLI'S CASE,
IT'S MORE LIKE "SURLY 16."
WELL, YOU KNOW
WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT KARMA.
I WASN'T THAT BAD.
OH, YEAH. YOU WANT TO CALL MOM
AND SEE WHAT SHE HAS TO SAY?
DON'T DO IT.
[ CHUCKLES ]
COME ON.
KELLI AND I USED TO BE SO CLOSE.
YOU KNOW HOW CLOSE.
SHE WAS LIKE
YOUR LITTLE SHADOW.
YEAH. WELL, NOW SHE'S GONE
THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
IT'S LIKE EVERYTHING I SAY
IS WRONG.
WHAT?
YOU THINK THAT'S A COP-OUT?
NO. I JUST THINK KELLI'S
A GOOD KID.
AND I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU
GIVING UP ON HER.
I'M NOT GIVING UP ON HER.
I JUST WISH SHE WAS A LITTLE BIT
MORE LIKE HER COUSIN.
ELIZABETH
IS PREDICTABLE.
KELLI -- I'M GONNA BE GRAY
WAY BEFORE YOU.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
"TO BE, OR NOT TO BE,
THAT IS THE QUESTION."
THE MOST BORING QUESTION.
I'M SO DEAD
ON THIS QUIZ.
AUSTIN, DUDE...
YOU COMING OR NOT?
I'M NOT.
♪ IF I TRIED AGAIN TODAY ♪
BUT, UH,
YOU GUYS GO.
♪ WOULD YOU SAVE ME TONIGHT? ♪
BYE.
BYE, KELLI.
THANKS FOR THE...
♪ IF I WANTED TO ESCAPE... ♪
YOU KNOW, MISS DUNLEY...
I HADN'T NOTICED
THAT WITHOUT YOUR GLASSES,
YOU LOOK...
VERY LOVELY.
I DON'T WEAR GLASSES.
I TOLD YOU
I HADN'T NOTICED.
IS THAT THE BEST LINE
YOU GOT?
RIGHT.
I FORGOT
YOU'RE SOME KIND OF POET.
HOW ABOUT...
"I'VE BEEN WANTING TO KISS YOU
FOR A VERY...
VERY LONG TIME"?
♪ IN MY EYES ♪
♪ I WAS STANDING HERE
WAITING FOR THE LONGEST TIME ♪
Elizabeth: SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK
OF CHRISTOPHER?
Mark: WELL, THAT SOUNDS
VERY RESPECTABLE.
AND D'ARTAGNAN?
I LIKE D'ARTAGNAN, TOO.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
OKAY, LET'S SETTLE.
WE'RE GONNA NAME OUR TWO DOGS
CHRISTOPHER
AND D'ARTAGNAN.
[ LAUGHS ]
YOU'RE GONNA MAKE
SUCH A GOOD DOGGY DADDY.
I JUST WANT TO KISS YOU.
♪ I'LL DO EVERYTHING TO STAY ♪
♪ WOULD YOU SAVE ME? ♪
ALL I WANT
IS TO BE WITH YOU.
I'M READY TO DO IT.
THIS WEEKEND.
♪ I JUST WANT TO BE
BY YOUR SIDE ♪
I WANT YOU TO BE SURE.
I'M SO HAPPY
YOU'RE GONNA BE MY FIRST.
I WANT TO BE YOUR ONLY...
EVER.
♪ 'CAUSE IF IT'S ALL
I CAN TAKE ♪
♪ I'LL REMEMBER IT ALL ♪
KELLI, TURN DOWN THE STEREO!
♪ REMEMBER IT ALL ♪
WHOA. OKAY.
[ SIGHS ]
♪ I'LL REMEMBER IT ALL ♪
WHAT'S HAPPENING TO YOU?
SOMEONE ASKED YOU
TO CUT SCHOOL, YOU GO.
"YOU WANT TO HAVE ORAL SEX
WITH ME?" "SURE."
IT'S MY LIFE.
IS THAT YOUR BOYFRIEND?
NO, IT'S JUST A GUY
FROM ENGLISH CLASS.
THEN WHY?
BECAUSE I WANTED TO.
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO WITH YOU.
WHAT DO I DO?
SHOULD I GROUND YOU?
SHOULD I TAKE YOU TO A CLINIC?
WHAT?
HOW ABOUT YOU STOP MAKING IT
SUCH A BIG DEAL?
IT'S NOT LIKE
I HAD SEX WITH HIM!
OH, YOU DON'T THINK
THAT'S A BIG DEAL
TO DO THAT AT YOUR AGE?
IT'S A BIG DEAL!
IT'S NONE
OF YOUR BUSINESS!
IT'S NOBODY'S BUSINESS
BUT MINE!
I'M NOT FINISHED
WITH YOU!
[ SIGHS ]
I CAN GET US THE ROOM
TOMORROW NIGHT.
I'M GOING TO AMY'S
TOMORROW NIGHT.
IT'S OUR
SCARY-MOVIE NIGHT.
YOU MADE PLANS FOR FRIDAY NIGHT
WITHOUT EVEN TALKING TO ME?
I-I'VE BEEN IGNORING MY FRIENDS
FOR LIKE A MONTH.
I --
SO HAVE I.
THAT'S -- THAT'S BECAUSE
YOU'RE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
IN MY LIFE.
I GUESS
THAT WAS PRETTY STUPID
TO THINK THAT YOU FELT
THE SAME WAY ABOUT ME.
YOU KNOW
I FEEL THE SAME WAY.
NO, YOU DON'T.
OTHERWISE, YOU WOULDN'T BE
PUTTING ME IN SECOND PLACE.
DON'T -- DON'T --
I NEVER REALIZED HOW
SELF-CENTERED YOU ARE.
MARK...
[ SIGHS ]
[ DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ]
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER,
ENGINE REVS ]
I'LL DROP YOUR BAG AT
AUNT MARIE'S ON MY LUNCH HOUR.
SO, IT'S THE SILENT TREATMENT
NOW?
THIS WEEKEND IS NOT MEANT
AS A PUNISHMENT.
I HAVE TO WORK.
YOU DON'T TRUST ME
IN MY OWN HOUSE.
DO YOU THINK
I SHOULD TRUST YOU?
YOU DON'T DO ANYTHING
TOO TRUST--
I DON'T WANT TO BE AT HOME
ANYWAYS.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
IT'S FOR
YOUR SCARY-MOVIE NIGHT.
I THOUGHT
YOU WERE MAD AT ME.
OH, I LOVE YOU WAY TOO MUCH
TO STAY MAD AT YOU.
I KNOW YOU DIDN'T MEAN
TO HURT ME.
AND I KNOW YOU'RE NOT
GONNA MAKE PLANS ANYMORE
WITHOUT TALKING TO ME
FIRST.
COME OVER MY HOUSE
AT LUNCH.
I HAVE
YOUR BIRTHDAY PRESENT.
OKAY.
[ BELL RINGS ]
THAT'S HOW OPHELIA ACTS
WITH HER FATHER --
THE OBEDIENT DAUGHTER.
BUT HOW DOES SHE ACT
WITH HAMLET?
THE SAME.
ALL GOODY-GOODY.
IT'S LIKE SHE DOESN'T HAVE
A MIND OF HER OWN.
WELL, I'M SURE SHE HAS
A MIND OF HER OWN --
AT LEAST AT THIS POINT,
BEFORE SHE LOSES IT.
THEN WHY DOES SHE ACT LIKE
WHAT SHE WANTS DOESN'T MATTER?
I THINK OPHELIA WAS A PRODUCT
OF HER TIMES, HER CULTURE.
SHE GOT MESSAGES
FROM ALL AROUND HER
THAT TOLD HER
SHE HAD NO CHOICE
BUT TO BOW TO DIFFERENT
MALE PRESSURES.
GET DOWN, OPHELIA.
BOW, BABY. BOW.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I BELIEVE YOU KNOW WHERE
THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE IS.
Yeah.
WHAT'S UP, KEL?
OKAY. REMEMBER WHAT LAERTES SAID
TO OPHELIA.
"THE INWARD SERVICE
OF THE MIND AND SOUL..."
DON'T WORRY.
MY DAD'S NOT HOME.
HE'S AT WORK.
[ DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE ]
[ SCOFFS ]
OUR FIRST TIME IS NOT GONNA BE
A QUICKIE MATINEE.
I DIDN'T THINK THAT.
[ CHUCKLES ]
YOUR MOM'S
REALLY PRETTY.
HOW OLD WERE YOU
WHEN SHE DIED?
UH, SHE'S NOT DEAD.
OH.
I-I JUST THOUGHT --
WHEN YOU SAID "GONE"...
OH, GONE, YEAH.
GONE -- LIKE, UH...
"SHE PACKED UP HER BAGS,
OUT OF THE DOOR" GONE.
MY DAD WAS SO PISSED
WHEN I PUT THIS PICTURE THERE.
HE ACTUALLY
THREW IT AWAY.
BUT THEN WHEN I TOOK IT
OUT OF THE TRASH,
HE, UH -- HE -- HE SAID,
"GO AHEAD AND KEEP IT.
"IT'LL JUST REMIND YOU
YOU'RE SUCH A LOSER,
YOUR OWN MOTHER DOESN'T EVEN
WANT YOU."
[ CHUCKLES ]
PROMISE
YOU'LL NEVER LEAVE ME.
PROMISE.
I PROMISE.
OKAY?
I PROMISE.
HERE.
[ SIGHS ]
[ CHUCKLES ]
THANK YOU.
ISN'T IT GORGEOUS?
IT'S NICE.
HEY, YOU'RE NOT GONNA
WEAR THAT SHIRT
TO AMY'S HOUSE TONIGHT,
ARE YOU?
WHY NOT?
BECAUSE
IT'S WAY TOO TIGHT.
I MEAN, GUYS
WERE LOOKING AT YOU TODAY.
[ Chuckling ]
WERE THEY?
AMY'S BROTHER'S
A DOUCHE.
I MEAN,
HE'LL STARE AT YOU.
HE'LL MAKE YOU
ALL UNCOMFORTABLE.
HE'LL DROOL
ALL OVER YOU.
SHE REALLY JUST HAS NO IDEA
HOW GORGEOUS SHE IS.
[ SIGHS ]
I'LL CHANGE
AS SOON AS I GET HOME.
PROMISE.
YOU'VE BEEN
GOING OUT WITH HIM
FOR, WHAT,
SIX WEEKS NOW,
AND YOU'RE LETTING HIM TELL YOU
WHAT TO WEAR?
SO WHAT?
AT LEAST HE CARES.
OH, HI. I JUST TALKED
TO AMY'S MOTHER.
SHE SAID IT'S FINE TO BRING
KELLI TO SCARY-MOVIE NIGHT.
OKAY. COOL.
DOES ANYBODY CARE
WHAT I THINK?
NOPE.
YOU AND ELIZABETH
ARE JUST PAWNS
THAT YOUR MOTHER AND I LIKE
TO MOVE AROUND AS WE PLEASE.
OH, COME ON, HONEY.
MAKE THE MOST OF IT.
HAVE FUN WITH LIZZY.
YOU TWO USED TO LOVE
HANGING OUT TOGETHER.
YEAH. NOW SHE ONLY WANTS TO
HANG OUT WITH MARK.
I KNOW.
IT DRIVES ME BATTY, TOO, BUT...
HE'S A GENTLEMAN.
HE RESPECTS HER.
YOU SHOULD FIND SOMEBODY
WHO RESPECTS YOU, TOO.
SO IF A GUY ASKS YOU TO GO DOWN
ON HIM, THAT'S NOT RESPECT?
YOU KNOW, IF YOU WEREN'T
MY FAVORITE NIECE...
I'M YOUR ONLY NIECE.
[ Singsong voice ]
THAT'S WHY I PUT UP WITH YOU.
[ WOMEN SCREAMING
ON TELEVISION ]
[ GROANING ]
UGH! HOW CAN YOU GUYS
STAND TO WATCH THIS CRAP?
SHH.
NO,
SERIOUS QUESTION --
WHAT IS SO APPEALING
ABOUT WATCHING GIRLS
GETTING SLASHED AND MUTILATED?
KEL,
IT'S JUST A MOVIE.
[ GROANING, SCREAMING CONTINUE ]
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
HEY.
IT'S MARK.
HE CALLS HER EVERY HOUR.
TOTAL SOUL MATES.
WAIT.
YOU'RE WHERE?
SUCH DEVOTION.
RICKY'S TOTALLY BLOWN ME OFF
THE LAST TWO DAYS.
YOU SLEPT WITH HIM
BEFORE THE FIRST DATE.
HE THINKS YOU'RE A SLUT.
SHUT UP.
OKAY, BUT HOW DID YOU KNOW
WHERE SHE LIVED?
HE TRACKED ME ON LOOPT.
WILD, HUH?
ON WHAT?
THE GPS SYSTEM
ON MY PHONE.
HE'S BEEN WAITING OUTSIDE
THIS ENTIRE TIME.
AWW, JUST LIKE
A LITTLE PUPPY.
OR A PSYCHO STALKER.
OH, YEAH, OKAY.
I'M COMING RIGHT OUT.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
HEY!
DON'T YOU GUYS THINK
THAT'S WEIRD --
THE FACT THAT HE SAYS "JUMP,"
AND SHE GOES, "HOW HIGH?"
MEE-OW.
[ SCREAMING AND GROANING
CONTINUE ]
HEY.
[ SIGHS ]
IT'S BEEN A WHOLE FOUR HOURS.
I'VE MISSED YOU SO MUCH.
YEAH, MAYBE I SHOULD
KIDNAP YOU.
[ CHUCKLES ]
VERY FUNNY.
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
IT'S KELLI.
"THIS MOVIE SUCKS.
COME BACK INSIDE."
GIVE ME MY PHONE BACK.
STOP.
NO, NO. I'M JUST GONNA SEE
HOW POPULAR YOU ARE.
MOST OF THESE CALLS ARE
FROM ME ANYWAY.
I HAVE TO GO BACK INSIDE.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WELL, I TOLD YOU.
I'M GONNA KIDNAP YOU.
[ CHUCKLES ]
OKAY.
I HAVE TO GO BACK IN.
WHAT? WHY ARE YOU TRYING
TO RUN AWAY FROM ME?
I'M NOT.
I WAS JUST KIDDING.
I'M -- I'M JUST
MESSING AROUND.
LIZZY, ARE YOU OKAY?
YEAH.
SHE'S FINE.
[ SIGHS ]
I'M GONNA TAKE OFF.
GIVE ME A CALL
WHEN YOU GET BACK HOME, OKAY?
ARE YOU GUYS FIGHTING?
DID HE HURT YOU?
[ SCOFFS ]
DON'T BE STUPID.
AH.
THIS WOULD LOOK ADORABLE
ON YOU.
A LITTLE COLOR
WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE.
TRY IT ON. IF YOU LIKE IT,
I'LL BUY IT FOR YOU.
JUST TRY IT.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
Elizabeth: HEY. I KNOW.
I THOUGHT I'D BE OUT OF HERE.
PLEASE DON'T BE MAD.
YOU KNOW
I'D RATHER BE WITH YOU.
YES. OF COURSE.
ELIZABETH,
YOUR, UH, MOM WANTS YOU.
OKAY, I GOT TO GO.
MY MOM WANTS ME.
I'LL CALL YOU BACK
IN FIVE MINUTES.
YES. I PROMISE.
OKAY. BYE.
[ CELLPHONE BEEPS ]
WHAT DOES SHE WANT?
NOTHING.
I JUST THOUGHT YOU MIGHT WANT
A FEW MINUTES OFF THE LEASH.
[ SCOFFS ] YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT LOVE IS LIKE,
HOW MUCH IT HURTS
TO BE APART.
FINE.
CALL HIM BACK.
FINE.
I WILL.
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
HELLO.
LE ANN: How's it going?
Truth, now.
[ CHUCKLES ]
IT'S GOING GREAT.
UH, WE'RE SHOPPING RIGHT NOW,
JUST US GIRLS.
OKAY.
WELL, HAVE FUN SHOPPING.
IF YOU BUY ANYTHING
FOR KELLI, THEN --
[ CELLPHONE BEEPS ]
I HAVE A CALL
COMING THROUGH.
I'll call you back. Bye.
OKAY. SEE YOU LATER.
BYE-BYE.
HELLO.
I WANT TO COME HOME.
[ CHUCKLES ]
But I just talked
to Marie.
SHE SAID
YOU'RE HAVING FUN.
HER IDEA OF FUN ISN'T FUN.
WHY CAN'T I JUST COME HOME?
[ SCOFFS ] I'M AT WORK.
I CAN'T KEEP AN EYE ON YOU.
And I can't trust you to be home
by yourself anymore.
SORRY I EVEN ASKED.
[ CELLPHONE BEEPS ]
NOW, IF I CAN ONLY FIND
A PAIR OF BLACK SANDALS.
DIDN'T YOU SAY
YOUR FRIEND'S BAND
WAS REHEARSING
AROUND THE CORNER?
WE COULD GO WHILE YOU GO
INTO THE SHOE STORE.
OKAY. BUT MEET ME BACK
AT THE CAR IN AN HOUR.
WE'LL GO GET
SOME OF THAT FROZEN YOGURT
AT THAT SHOP YOU TWO
USED TO ALWAYS LOVE.
[ LAUGHS ]
WHEN WE WERE 5.
I'LL SPRING
FOR TWO SCOOPS.
OKAY. GO HAVE FUN.
BUT MEET ME IN AN HOUR.
OKAY.
SEE YOU TOMORROW.
[ MID-TEMPO ROCK MUSIC PLAYING ]
Cody:
♪ I HEAR THEM TALKING ♪
♪ THEY'RE TALKING OVER TOWN ♪
♪ TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
WHY WE'RE SO DIFFERENT ♪
♪ AND WHAT WE'RE ALL ABOUT ♪
♪ STRANGE, WITHOUT A DOUBT ♪
♪ LET'S NOT WASTE TIME ♪
♪ I'LL TAKE YOUR HAND,
AND YOU'LL TAKE MINE ♪
♪ IT'S US AGAINST THE WORLD ♪
♪ 'CAUSE WHEN YOU WAKE UP,
YOU'RE SO BEAUTIFUL TO ME ♪
[ Laughing ] OH, MY GOD.
THEY'RE ACTUALLY GOOD.
♪ YOU DON'T HAVE TO
WEAR MAKEUP ♪
♪ BABY, WHEN YOU'RE HERE
WITH ME ♪
YOU CALLED HIM?
[ Laughing ] OH, THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU FOLLOW HER ON LOOPT.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA
SAY ANYTHING, RIGHT?
I'M NO SNITCH, BUT...
♪ AND WE WILL BE THE WIDOWS ♪
♪ IF IT MAKES US HAPPY ♪
♪ 'CAUSE IT'S YOU AND ME ♪
[ FEEDBACK ]
[ MUSIC CONTINUES ]
TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT?
WE'RE GONNA GET A ROOM?
YOUR COUSIN STAYING WITH YOU IS
NOT GONNA MESS THAT UP, RIGHT?
NO.
I WON'T LET IT.
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
COME ON.
NOT AT THE TABLE.
GIVE ME THE PHONE.
I'M JUST LETTING MARK KNOW
WHAT TIME HE CAN PICK ME UP.
YOU'RE NOT GOING OUT TONIGHT.
YOUR COUSIN IS HERE.
PLUS, YOU HAVE TO STUDY
FOR YOUR CHEMISTRY MIDTERM.
KELLI DOESN'T CARE,
AND I CAN STUDY TOMORROW.
I PROMISE
I'LL STUDY ALL DAY.
NO, ELIZABETH.
YOU'RE STAYING HOME TONIGHT.
HAND IT OVER.
[ SIGHS ]
YOU'LL GET IT BACK
WHEN YOU'VE FINISHED EATING.
C-CAN MARK COME OVER
AND HELP ME STUDY?
YEAH, YOU KNOW,
WE THINK YOU'VE BEEN SPENDING
A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH TIME
WITH MARK LATELY.
DON'T SAY THAT.
CAN WE TALK ABOUT THIS
LATER?
LET'S JUST
ENJOY OUR DINNER.
YEAH.
[ CELLPHONE RINGING,
VIBRATING ]
CAN I AT LEAST ANSWER IT
AND TELL HIM
THAT I'LL CALL HIM LATER?
NO.
WE'RE HAVING DINNER.
THEN I'M DONE EATING.
CAN I HAVE MY PHONE, PLEASE?
YOU'VE BARELY TOUCHED
YOUR FOOD.
YEAH. WELL, I'M NOT HUNGRY.
CAN I HAVE MY PHONE, PLEASE?
IT'S REALLY NOT HER FAULT
THAT MARK HAPPENED TO TEXT
AT AN INCONVENIENT TIME.
[ SIGHS ]
ALL RIGHT.
HERE YOU GO.
THANK YOU.
I DON'T HAVE
A CHEMISTRY TEST,
SO CAN I HANG OUT
WITH MY FRIENDS?
PLAN IS FOR YOU TO STAY HERE
THIS WEEKEND.
I KNEW THIS WAS
A PUNISHMENT.
IT'S NOT A PUNISHMENT.
AND IT'S REALLY STARTING
TO HURT MY FEELINGS
THAT YOU DON'T LIKE
HANGING OUT WITH ME.
IT WASN'T THAT LONG AGO
THAT YOU USED TO TELL ME
YOU THOUGHT
I WAS THE BOMB.
REMEMBER THAT?
REMEMBER HOW YOU USED TO SAY
"AUNT MARIE, YOU ARE THE BOMB"?
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
[ SIGHS ]
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
COME IN.
[ SCOFFS ]
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
I JUST WANTED
TO LET YOU KNOW
THAT WHILE YOU AND MARK
WERE PLAYING KISSY FACE TODAY,
CODY'S GUITAR PLAYER
WAS TELLING ME
ALL ABOUT MARK'S EX-GIRLFRIEND
ASHLEY JOHNSON.
YEAH? SO?
SO AREN'T YOU
THE LEAST BIT CURIOUS
AS TO WHY SHE'S SUPPOSEDLY
A PSYCHO?
I THINK WE SHOULD
LOOK HER UP.
I THINK SHE KNOWS STUFF
ABOUT MARK.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M SO TIRED
OF YOU RAGGING ON MARK.
I'M TRYING TO HELP YOU.
NO. YOU'RE NOT.
YOU'RE JUST JEALOUS
THAT I HAVE SOMEBODY
WHO LOVES ME AND YOU DON'T.
YOU KNOW, I PROBABLY AM JEALOUS
OF YOU FOR A LOT OF THINGS.
BUT A GUY
WHO MAKES YOU FREAK
IF YOU DON'T RESPOND
TO HIS TEXTS QUICK ENOUGH
ISN'T ONE OF THEM.
[ KNOCK ON WINDOW ]
HEY.
[ PATTI SCIALFA'S
"BIG BLACK HEAVEN" PLAYING ]
♪ YOU PROMISED ME
THERE'D BE NO DENIALS ♪
♪ WHEN I WAS WEAK
UNDER YOUR SPELL ♪
♪ WHEN I FELT THIRSTY ♪
♪ YOU WOULD NOT LET ME
TAKE WATER FROM YOUR WELL ♪
♪ WELL, BIG BLACK ROAD,
BIG BLACK RIVER ♪
♪ BIG BLACK HEAVEN
IN THE SKY ABOVE ♪
♪ I NEED SOMEONE I CAN TALK TO ♪
♪ I NEED SOMEONE I CAN LOVE ♪
♪ OOOOH ♪
SO, HOW COME YOU NEVER TOLD ME
ABOUT ASHLEY JOHNSON?
WHAT DID YOU SAY?
ASHLEY JOHNSON.
SHE WAS YOUR EX, RIGHT?
KELLI SAID --
"KELLI SAID. KELLI SAID."
AND YOU LISTENED TO HER?
MY DAD WAS RIGHT.
YOU GIRLS GET TOGETHER,
AND YOU TALK TRASH ABOUT GUYS,
AND YOU JUST TRY TO
TEAR THEM DOWN.
NO, THAT'S NOT WHAT WE --
ASHLEY JOHNSON
WAS A TERRIBLE PERSON.
SHE WAS ALWAYS ACCUSING ME
OF STUFF,
TRYING TO MAKE ME
FEEL BAD.
I THOUGHT
YOU WERE DIFFERENT.
MARK, PLEASE DON'T GO.
JUST --
NO. IF YOU DON'T TRUST ME,
WHAT'S THE POINT?
I DO TRUST YOU.
I DIDN'T MEAN ANYTHING...
BY IT.
Mark:
HEY, KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT.
YOU KNOW, FOR ONCE.
EXCUSE ME?
KELLI,
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
NOWHERE.
JUST TAKING A WALK.
WERE YOU WITH
THAT BOY?
WHAT?!
YOU'RE HERE FOR ONE DAY,
AND YOU'RE ALREADY SNEAKING OUT.
WHAT IS THIS, A PRISON?
I WAS TAKING A WALK.
NO.
THIS ISN'T A PRISON.
BUT I WANT YOU TO TELL ME
WHEN YOU LEAVE THIS HOUSE.
WOULD YOU GIVE LIZZY
THIS MUCH OF A HARD TIME?
YOU THINK SHE'S SOME ANGEL,
BUT SHE'S NOT.
I JUST SAW MARK
CLIMBING OUT HER WINDOW.
ELIZABETH!
ELIZABETH,
COME HERE FOR A MINUTE.
YOUR COUSIN HERE
SAYS THAT SHE JUST SAW MARK
CLIMBING OUT
OF YOUR WINDOW.
IS THAT TRUE?
SHE'S LYING.
I HATE
BEING IN THIS FAMILY.
KELLI.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
KELLI!
[ DOOR OPENS ]
HOW COULD YOU NOT HAVE
HER FRIENDS' PHONE NUMBERS?
WHY WOULD I HAVE
THEIR PHONE NUMBERS?
I DON'T CALL THEM.
LE ANN.
MOST PARENTS DON'T HAVE THEIR
KID'S FRIENDS' PHONE NUMBERS,
UNLESS THEY'RE SOME SORT OF
CONTROL FREAK.
ALL RIGHT.
WHAT ARE HER FRIENDS' NAMES?
THEIR LAST NAMES?
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
IT'S GOOD SAVIOR
HOSPITAL.
OH, GOD.
HELLO.
WHAT?
IS IT KELLI?
MY DAUGHTER WHAT?
WHAT HAPPENED?
NO, NO, NO, NO.
YOU MUST MEAN MY NIECE.
MY DAUGHTER COULD NOT BE
IN A CAR ACCIDENT.
SHE'S UPSTAIRS IN HER...
ELIZABETH!
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
HERE. HERE. HERE.
HERE IT IS.
EXCUSE ME. EXCUSE ME.
ELIZABETH JONES.
YES.
RIGHT OVER HERE.
OH, MY GOD.
ELIZABETH?
ELIZABETH?
Mark:
I'M SO SORRY.
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.
HONEY, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
IS SHE UNCONSCIOUS?
SHE'S ON STRONG PAIN MEDICATION,
BUT HER VITALS ARE VERY GOOD.
THE DOCTOR WILL BE
HERE IN A MINUTE
TO GIVE YOU
A FULL REPORT.
I WANT TO KNOW WHAT
THE HELL HAPPENED.
WERE YOU DRINKING
AND DRIVING?
IS THAT WHAT THIS IS
ALL ABOUT?
NO, SIR.
UM, A DOG CAME OUT
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD,
AND I TRIED TO MISS IT.
I JERKED THE WHEEL
REALLY HARD,
AND SHE WASN'T WEARING
A SEAT BELT,
AND HER FACE
JUST HIT THE DASHBOARD.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
DID YOU ENCOURAGE HER
TO SNEAK OUT OF THE HOUSE?
I DIDN'T KNOW
THAT SHE SNUCK OUT.
SHE SAID SHE WANTED TO FIND
HER COUSIN.
SHE SAID
THAT KELLI RAN AWAY,
AND SHE WAS REALLY WORRIED
ABOUT HER,
AND SO SHE WANTED TO GO
AND LOOK FOR HER.
I WAS JUST TRYING TO HELP.
UM, THAT'S ALL
I WAS TRYING TO DO.
HONEY.
HEY.
SWEETHEART.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
ARE YOU OKAY?
WHY AM I IN THE HOSPITAL?
YOU...
YOU REMEMBER
THE ACCIDENT?
WHEN WE WERE LOOKING
FOR KELLI?
YOU REMEMBER?
AND THEN A DOG CAME OUT
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD,
AND I TRIED TO MISS IT?
REMEMBER?
SWEETHEART,
DO YOU REMEMBER?
YEAH.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA
HOW SORRY I AM.
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US YOU WERE
GOING OUT TO LOOK FOR KELLI?
[ GROANS ]
[ EXHALES DEEPLY ]
[ SIREN WAILING IN DISTANCE ]
[ GASPS ]
THANK GOD
YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.
[ SIGHS ]
WHY DO YOU PUT ME THROUGH THIS?
WHY?
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO HERE.
DO WE GROUND HER?
SHE SNUCK OUT OF THE HOUSE
AT MIDNIGHT.
I KNOW. SHE SAID
SHE WAS LOOKING FOR KELLI.
THAT'S TRUE.
UNLESS --
DO YOU BUY WHAT MARK SAID?
DO YOU THINK HE KNEW
SHE SNUCK OUT?
HONEY,
DID YOU SEE HIS FACE?
HE'S HEARTBROKEN.
YEAH.
[ SIGHS ]
I'M SORRY.
STOP.
I CAN'T HELP IT.
I'M SCUM.
I DON'T EVEN DESERVE
TO BREATHE.
I DIDN'T KNOW
IT WAS COMING.
I SWEAR TO GOD
I DIDN'T.
AND WHEN YOU STARTED SAYING
THAT CRAP ABOUT ME,
WONDERING IF I WAS
TELLING THE TRUTH...
[ SIGHS ]
I NEVER THOUGHT
I COULD HURT YOU.
I STILL CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE
I HIT YOU.
AT LEAST I KNOW NOW...
ALL THAT MESSED-UP STUFF
THAT'S INSIDE ME
BECAUSE OF MY DAD --
I CAN WATCH OUT FOR THAT.
BABY...
...YOU COULD HAVE TOLD
YOUR PARENTS, BUT YOU DIDN'T.
[ Voice breaking ]
I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW...
EVERYTHING COULD HAVE BEEN
SO PERFECT.
I HAD ONE BAD MINUTE.
NOT EVEN ONE BAD MINUTE.
I HAD TWO BAD SECONDS.
IT'S NOT LIKE
IT WAS FOR NO REASON.
YOU WERE ACTING
ALL SUSPICIOUS OF ME.
YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT ME
BEHIND MY BACK.
IT HURT ME SO BAD
THAT YOU DIDN'T TRUST ME.
I DI--
THE WAY
THAT I LOVE YOU --
I'M WIDE OPEN.
I MEAN, YOU HAVE THE POWER
TO KILL ME.
IT'S WORTH IT FOR ME,
EVEN IF I GET HURT
SOMETIMES.
I MEAN,
DON'T YOU FEEL THE SAME WAY?
I'M SORRY.
I SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT
WHAT I WAS SAYING ABOUT ASHLEY.
[ INHALES DEEPLY ]
I DIDN'T MEAN TO MAKE YOU THINK
THAT I DIDN'T TRUST YOU.
SORRY.
IT'S OKAY.
I'M NOT MAD AT YOU.
I COULD NEVER STAY MAD
AT YOU.
[ CHUCKLES ]
HOW'S ELIZABETH DOING?
SHE'S OKAY...
CONSIDERING.
KELLI'S OKAY, TOO.
SHE WAS AT HER FRIEND VICKY'S.
VICKY'S MOM DROPPED HER OFF.
MM-HMM.
I WANT YOU TO DO ME A FAVOR.
I WANT YOU TO TAKE KELLI HOME.
I DON'T WANT HER CAUSING
ANY MORE TROUBLE.
THAT'S AN INTERESTING THING
TO SAY,
SINCE WE'RE STANDING
IN A HOSPITAL
BECAUSE YOUR DAUGHTER
WAS SNEAKING OUT OF THE HOUSE
WITH HER BOYFRIEND.
ELIZABETH GOT HURT
BECAUSE SHE WAS DRIVING AROUND
LOOKING FOR KELLI.
YEAH, AFTER SHE RAN AWAY
FROM YOUR HOUSE.
I'LL TAKE HER HOME.
THEY SAID YOU WERE
IN A CAR ACCIDENT.
IS THAT TRUE?
JUST LEAVE ME ALONE.
DID MARK --
DID HE DO SOMETHING?
YOU CAN TALK TO ME.
I SWEAR
I WON'T TELL ANYBODY
ANYTHING YOU DON'T WANT ME
TO SAY.
LIKE HOW YOU TOLD MY MOM
MARK WAS IN MY ROOM TONIGHT.
I KNOW.
AND THAT WASN'T COOL, BUT I --
IT DOESN'T MATTER.
I DON'T WANT TO TALK
TO YOU.
JUST GO.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT TO SAY TO YOU.
I ASKED YOU
TO LET ME COME HOME.
OH, SO YOU JUST DECIDED
TO PUNISH ME FOR SAYING NO?
I JUST WANT YOU...
TO WHAT, KELLI?
WHAT?
...TO CARE ABOUT ME!
I TURN MYSELF INSIDE OUT
OVER YOU.
YOU AND THE CRAZY THINGS
YOU DO.
WHY DO I HAVE TO BE
THE CRAZY ONE?
[ SIGHS ]
YOU WANT ME TO BE
ALL SWEET AND INNOCENT
AND ACT LIKE I'M STILL 10!
MY FRIENDS WANT ME
TO BE FUN AND LOUD,
MY TEACHERS JUST WANT ME
TO SHUT UP AND STUDY,
AND GUYS...
YOU KNOW
WHAT THEY WANT.
I'M JUST SO SICK OF IT!
I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING WEIRD
GOING ON
WITH ELIZABETH AND MARK.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
HE...
CREEPS ME OUT.
ELIZABETH HAS TWO PARENTS
TO WORRY ABOUT HER.
I HAVE MY HANDS FULL
WITH YOU...
THE DAUGHTER I LOVE.
DO YOU HEAR ME, KELLI?
I LOVE YOU.
AND I MOST DEFINITELY
CARE ABOUT YOU.
OKAY.
[ SIGHS ]
DID YOU REALLY NOT KNOW THAT?
I HARDLY EVER SEE YOU.
[ INHALES DEEPLY ]
OH.
THERE'S NOT MUCH
I CAN DO ABOUT THAT,
NOT IF I WANT TO
FEED YOU.
MONEY'S REALLY
THAT BAD?
YOU YELL AT ME
FOR NOT TALKING TO YOU.
YOU DON'T TALK TO ME
EITHER.
I DON'T WANT TO
WORRY YOU.
I COULD USE THE SAME EXCUSE
FOR YOU.
I'M THE MOM.
IT'S MY JOB TO WORRY.
I'LL MAKE YOU A DEAL.
I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU
IF YOU PROMISE TO BE HONEST
WITH ME, TOO.
DEAL.
I KNOW.
ALL RIGHT.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
Walt: ELIZABETH,
REMEMBER WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT.
LISTEN, MARK, I KNOW YOUR HEART
WAS IN THE RIGHT PLACE,
BUT WE'RE GROUNDING ELIZABETH
FOR SNEAKING OUT OF THE HOUSE,
SO I DON'T WANT THE TWO OF YOU
TO SEE EACH OTHER FOR TWO WEEKS.
THAT INCLUDES PHONE CALLS.
YOU UNDERSTAND?
YES, SIR.
ALL RIGHT.
COME ON, LIZZY.
[ KNOCK ON WINDOW ]
[ PATTI SCIALFA'S "TALK TO ME
LIKE THE RAIN" PLAYS ]
♪ THE NIGHT IS FALLING ♪
♪ UNDER THE VESPER BELLS'
LONELY CHIME ♪
♪ AND I ♪
♪ I AIN'T NOBODY'S VALENTINE ♪
♪ BUT I AIN'T SORRY
FOR WANTIN' THE THINGS ♪
♪ THAT YOU CANNOT GIVE ♪
♪ AND IF YOU WANT ME
TO WALK AWAY ♪
♪ GIVE ME SOMETHING
I CAN WALK AWAY WITH ♪
♪ TALK TO ME ♪
♪ LIKE RAIN, BABY ♪
♪ TALK TO ME ♪
♪ LIKE THE RAIN ♪
♪ AND I WILL LIE ♪
♪ HERE AND LISTEN ♪
♪ ALL OF THOSE PROMISES ♪
♪ THEY'RE HELD LIKE TENDER
DREAMS INSIDE OUR HANDS ♪
♪ AND THEY'RE ALL ♪
♪ JUST WAITIN' THERE
FOR OUR COMMAND ♪
♪ I DON'T WANT TO TALK
TO NO ONE, DARLIN' ♪
♪ I DON'T WANT THE SUN
TO SHINE ♪
♪ I'LL JUST LIE
INSIDE THIS DARKNESS, BABY ♪
♪ UNTIL YOU ARE MINE ♪
♪ TALK TO ME ♪
♪ LIKE THE RAIN, BABY ♪
♪ TALK TO ME ♪
♪ LIKE THE RAIN ♪
♪ AND I WILL LIE ♪
♪ HERE AND LISTEN ♪
Mr. Marshall: NOW, LET'S TALK
ABOUT WHETHER HAMLET
TRULY LOVES OPHELIA.
AT HER FUNERAL, HE SAYS,
"40,000 BROTHERS COULD NOT,
WITH ALL THEIR QUANTITY OF LOVE,
MAKE UP MY SUM."
A STRANGE ATTITUDE,
SEEING AS HE'S THE ONE
WHO DROVE HER TO SUICIDE.
SHAKESPEARE PRACTICALLY TELLS US
THAT LOVE AND MURDER
GO HAND AND HAND.
IN ANOTHER ONE OF HIS PLAYS,
OTHELLO KILLS HIS WIFE,
DESDEMONA, IN A JEALOUS RAGE.
AND THEN HE CLAIMS HE
"LOVED NOT WISELY BUT TOO WELL."
Elizabeth: [ Laughing ]
MARK. MARK.
QUIT FOOLING AROUND.
GIVE IT BACK.
[ Laughing ] OKAY.
JUST LET ME SEE WHAT'S IN THERE.
[ Laughing ]
STOP. GIVE IT BACK.
OW.
OH, MY GOD.
ARE YOU OKAY?
NO.
WHAT HAPPENED?
I BUMPED
WHERE YOU HIT ME.
I'M SO SORRY.
IT'S OKAY.
IT IT OKAY?
YEAH.
YOU SHOULD GO OUT
THE, UH, THE WEST EXIT
SO MY MOM
DOESN'T SEE YOU.
[ SIGHS ]
I'M COMING OVER
TONIGHT.
OKAY.
OKAY.
KELLI. KELLI.
KELLI, WAIT.
DON'T SAY ANYTHING.
KELLI.
KELLI, PLEASE.
WHAT IS IT, KELLI?
NOTHING.
HEY.
I WOULD HAVE CALLED YOU
LAST NIGHT,
BUT MY DAD
TOOK MY PHONE.
I WANTED TO SAY
THANK YOU
FOR NOT TELLING MY MOM
WHAT HAPPENED.
[ SCOFFS ] NOT THAT SHE
WOULD HAVE BELIEVED YOU ANYWAY.
IT'S NOT MY BUSINESS IF YOU WANT
TO BE MARK'S PUNCHING BAG.
IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN
AGAIN.
IT WAS A FREAK THING
THAT WASN'T EVEN HIS FAULT.
WHATEVER.
NO, I'M SERIOUS.
HIS DAD
USED TO HIT HIS MOM,
AND HE NEVER THOUGHT
HE COULD ACT LIKE THAT.
I KNOW HE GETS INTENSE
SOMETIMES,
BUT IT'S ONLY BECAUSE
HE LOVES ME SO MUCH.
YOU CALL THAT LOVE?
AND WHAT DO YOU CALL LOVE?
GOING DOWN ON GUYS?
KELLI.
KELLI, I'M SORRY.
I-I SHOULDN'T HAVE SAID THAT.
KELLI, HEY.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
K-- HEY.
ARE YOU DITCHING?
'CAUSE I'LL DITCH WITH YOU.
WE CAN GO HANG OUT AT THE LAKE.
WHY, SO I CAN GO DOWN
ON YOU, TOO?
UH...NO.
I DON'T THINK I KNOW YOU
WELL ENOUGH FOR THAT.
OKAY.
HEY, LIZZA-BETTY.
READY FOR JUDGMENT DAY?
NO.
YEAH, ME EITHER.
[ LAUGHS ]
[ CHUCKLES ] SINCE WHEN DO YOU
KNOW TY BENCHLEY?
SINCE HE SITS BEHIND ME
IN CHEMISTRY CLASS
AND TRIES TO CHEAT
OFF ME.
AWW, IS SOMEBODY JEALOUS?
DO I HAVE A REASON TO BE?
NO.
WHY ARE YOU LETTING GO
OF MY HAND?
BECAUSE THIS IS MY CLASS.
WHY ARE YOU SUDDENLY ACTING
ALL WEIRD?
I'M JUST BEING A GUY.
[ CHUCKLES ]
OKAY.
I'LL SEE YOU AFTER CLASS?
[ BELL RINGS ]
SO, WHO ARE
YOUR PARADIGMS?
"PARADIGMS."
MM. GOOD WORD.
ALANIS MORISSETTE.
MM.
THE RAMONES.
MM.
NORA JONES.
DO YOU EVER THINK OF YOUR, UH,
POETRY AS LYRICS?
YEAH.
I KNEW IT.
CAN I READ
WHAT YOU'VE BEEN WRITING?
NO.
[ CHUCKLES ]
WELL, NOT NOW.
BUT SOMEDAY.
[ Laughing ]
I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE.
COOL.
LOOK, I CAN'T SKIP
THE WHOLE DAY,
JUST TILL AFTER ENGLISH.
I DON'T REALLY FEEL LIKE SEEING
AUSTIN'S STUPID SMIRK.
DID YOU NOT KNOW
HE'S AN ASS,
OR DO YOU JUST LIKE GUYS
LIKE THAT?
ALL GUYS ARE LIKE THAT.
NOT ALL GUYS.
WHATEVER.
NOT ALL GUYS.
WHAT DO YOU WANT
FROM ME?
I WANT YOU
TO BELIEVE ME.
WHAT DOES IT MATTER
WHAT I THINK?
BECAUSE...
I LIKE YOU.
[ LAUGHS ]
LIAR.
AND YOU, MISS JONES...
IT CONCERNS ME TO SEE
SUCH A DRASTIC DROP.
I KNOW. I'M SORRY.
IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.
CAN I GO NOW, PLEASE?
SOMEONE'S WAITING FOR ME.
ALL RIGHT.
JUST FOCUS, YOUNG LADY.
[ GASPS ]
NEXT TIME
I'LL CAUSE A DISTRACTION.
YOU JUST MAKE A RUN
FOR IT.
[ LAUGHS ]
MARK!
YOU LEFT ME SITTING IN THE QUAD
WITH MY THUMB UP MY ASS
WHILE YOU'RE IN THERE MESSING
AROUND WITH TY BENCHLEY.
MS. EDMONDS MADE US STAY LATE
AFTER CLASS.
I SAW YOU!
I KNOW YOU'RE INTO HIM!
I KNOW THAT SMILE YOU GET!
I WASN'T FLIRTING WITH HIM!
I SWEAR!
MARK, PLEASE.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
JUST LISTEN TO ME,
PLEASE.
[ GRUNTS ]
[ GASPING ]
[ LAUGHS ]
YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN.
LIZZY, OH, MY GOD.
ARE YOU OKAY?
YEAH, I'M FINE.
YOUR FACE
IS COVERED IN BLOOD.
HEY.
WHAT HAPPENED?
MARK HIT HER?
MM-HMM.
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT.
I'D LIKE TO CALL
THE POLICE,
BUT ELIZABETH
IS DENYING SHE WAS HIT.
SHE'S INSISTING
SHE TRIPPED.
[ GASPS ]
I FELL.
KELLI'S LYING. OKAY?
SHE HATES MARK.
HOW LONG ARE YOU GONNA
KEEP DENYING IT?
I-I FELL!
I TRIPPED OVER THE CURB! I --
YOU LOOK IN THE MIRROR!
OR WHAT?
TELL ME YOU DID THAT
TO YOUR FACE BY FALLING!
MOM, WHERE --
MOM, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
YOU WEREN'T IN A CAR ACCIDENT
THE OTHER NIGHT.
HE HIT YOU, DIDN'T HE?
NO, NO.
KELLI SAID SHE SAW HIM
CRAWLING OUT OF THE WINDOW.
HE WAS HERE THAT NIGHT,
WASN'T HE?
YOU HAVE BEEN LYING,
AND YOU HAVE BEEN SNEAKING
AROUND TO PROTECT WHAT?
A BOY WHO HITS YOU?!
[ BOTH BREATHING HEAVILY ]
"SORRY."
WHAT DOES HE HAVE
TO BE SORRY FOR, ELIZABETH?
YOU ARE NEVER, EVER SEEING
THAT BOY AGAIN.
DO YOU HEAR ME?
[ Voice breaking ]
YOU DON'T GET IT, OKAY?
I LOVE HIM.
I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT HIM.
I WILL ALWAYS LOVE HIM.
WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?!
HE HIT YOU!
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND, OKAY?!
IT WAS MY FAULT!
[ CRYING ]
YOU GET THAT THOUGHT
OUT OF YOUR HEAD.
DO YOU HEAR ME?!
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]
OH, MY...
AUNT MARIE, IT'S KELLI.
MARIE: Hi, honey.
I WAS JUST CALLING TO SEE
HOW ELIZABETH IS DOING.
UH, THE DOCTOR SAYS
SHE'S GONNA BE FINE PHYSICALLY.
IS SHE MAD AT ME?
No.
CAN I TALK TO HER?
YOU KNOW, KELLI, THIS JUST
REALLY ISN'T A VERY GOOD TIME.
OKAY.
I UNDERSTAND.
HONEY,
THANKS FOR CALLING...
AND FOR HELPING LIZZY
AT SCHOOL.
[ CELLPHONE BEEPS ]
SHE SAID
IT WASN'T A GOOD TIME.
IT'S GOOD YOU CALLED.
I SHOULD HAVE SAID SOMETHING
EARLIER.
ABOUT MARK? YOU DID.
YOU SAID SOMETHING TO ME.
NO, THAT WAS BEFORE.
I FOUND OUT THE TRUTH
LATER,
AND I STARTED TO TELL
AUNT MARIE, BUT THEN I DIDN'T.
OH, KELLI.
LIZZY BEGGED ME NOT TO.
BUT THEN I SAW HER
IN FRONT OF THE SCHOOL,
[ Voice breaking ] AND HER FACE
WAS COVERED IN BLOOD.
OH...
SHE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW
SHE WAS BLEEDING.
[ BREATHES DEEPLY ]
TALK TO ME.
SHE JUST LOOKED...
SO...LOST.
AND -- AND I KNOW
JUST HOW SHE FEELS.
I DO THINGS.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW
WHY I DO THEM.
I DON'T WANT TO BE LIKE THAT
ANYMORE.
[ Crying ] I DON'T WANT TO
MESS UP MY LIFE.
I DON'T WANT TO BE LOST.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
[ SIGHS ]
IF SHE WON'T ADMIT IT,
IF SHE'S NOT
GONNA PRESS CHARGES,
I'M GOING OVER THERE.
AND DO WHAT?
HIS FATHER WILL CALL THE POLICE.
HE'LL HAVE YOU ARRESTED.
WELL, THEN, WE HAVE GOT TO MOVE
HER TO A DIFFERENT SCHOOL.
I DON'T THINK TAKING HER
AWAY FROM ALL HER FRIENDS
IS A GOOD IDEA RIGHT NOW.
WHAT IS A GOOD IDEA, MARIA?
I'D REALLY LIKE TO KNOW.
YOU'RE THE LAWYER.
CAN WE HIT HIM
WITH A CIVIL SUIT?
NO. NOT IF SHE WON'T
PRESS CHARGES.
[ SCOFFS ]
I THINK WE HAVE TO GET HER TO A
THERAPIST IF SHE'LL AGREE TO GO.
OH, SHE'LL GO IF I HAVE
TO PICK HER UP AND PUT
HER IN THE CAR MYSELF.
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
IS IT MARK?
HER PHONE'S BEEN RINGING
NONSTOP.
[ CELLPHONE BEEPS ]
MARK, YOU CALL HERE ONE MORE
TIME, I'M COMING OVER THERE!
I'M GONNA RIP
YOUR DAMN HEAD OFF!
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?!
[ CELLPHONE BEEPS ]
[ CLATTER ]
HEY, KELLI.
IS YOUR COUSIN OKAY?
YEAH. I THINK SO.
I'M SORRY FOR BEING
SO WEIRD YESTERDAY,
ESPECIALLY
AFTER WHAT YOU SAID.
IT WASN'T, UH,
EASY TO SAY IT.
I'M SHY.
[ CHUCKLES ]
YOU'RE NOT SHY.
WELL, YOU EMBOLDEN ME.
EMBOLDEN?
IS THAT EVEN A WORD?
YOU'RE, LIKE, THE SMARTEST,
COOLEST CHICK IN SCHOOL.
YOU SAY STUFF LIKE THAT,
YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ME THINK
YOU'RE FULL OF IT.
WELL, MAYBE YOU
JUST DON'T SEE IT.
I-I JUST DON'T THINK I'M READY
TO LIKE SOMEONE BACK YET.
IT'S NOT
THAT I DON'T LIKE YOU.
IT'S --
IT'S JUST THAT --
NO. HEY.
I GET IT. I GET IT.
Mark: HEY, KELLI.
I'M REALLY WORRIED
ABOUT ELIZABETH.
DID SHE COME TO SCHOOL
TODAY?
WHY WOULD I TELL YOU ANYTHING
ABOUT ELIZABETH?
SHE'S MY GIRLFRIEND.
I'M THE ONE THAT FOUND HER
IN THE PARKING LOT
BLEEDING AFTER YOU BASHED IN
HER FACE.
SO, YOU'RE GONNA START
DISSING ME AGAIN?
HEY.
JUST STAY AWAY FROM HER.
EVERYONE KNOWS
WHAT YOU DID, MAN!
WHAT ARE YOU FEELING
RIGHT NOW, ELIZABETH?
I'M TIRED.
I HAD A HARD TIME SLEEPING
LAST NIGHT.
YOU MAY FEEL OUT OF SORTS
FOR A WHILE.
POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS
IS COMMON
AFTER BEING
IN AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP.
[ SCOFFS ] I'M NOT IN
AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP.
WE HAD A COUPLE BAD FIGHTS,
WHICH WERE MOSTLY MY FAULT.
MARK LOVES ME.
HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?
'CAUSE HE SAYS IT?
NO,
BECAUSE HE FEELS IT.
AND HOW DO YOU KNOW
THAT MARK HAS THAT FEELING?
[ CHUCKLES ]
HE KISSES ME.
HE TELLS ME
I'M BEAUTIFUL.
HE WAITS FOR ME EVERY DAY
AFTER SCHOOL
AND -- AND DRIVES ME HOME,
GETS ME PRESENTS.
SO, YOU KNOW
HE LOVES YOU
BY THE WAY HE ACTS
TOWARDS YOU?
YES.
WHAT DOES IT SAY
WHEN HE HITS YOU?
YOU KNEW THAT MARK HIT HER
BEFORE?
WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD YOU
KEEP A SECRET LIKE THAT?
SHE SAID
IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN
AND THAT
YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE ME.
AND YOU DIDN'T WHEN I TOLD YOU
MARK CLIMBED OUT THE WINDOW.
OH, MY GOD. I ONLY HEARD
WHAT I WANTED TO HEAR.
[ SIGHS ]
I KEPT THINKING
YOU'D CALL ME LAST NIGHT.
WHY?
SO YOU COULD GLOAT
BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER TURNED OUT
TO BE EVEN MORE SCREWED UP
THAN YOURS?
OH, MY --
YOU KNOW, SHE STOPPED
SPENDING TIME WITH HER FRIENDS.
SHE WOULD GET SO ANXIOUS
WHEN SHE COULDN'T
TEXT HIM BACK RIGHT AWAY.
I MEAN, I'M HER MOTHER!
I NEVER SUSPECTED ANYTHING!
I LEFT HER VULNERABLE
TO THAT MONSTER.
OH, MY GOD.
I DIDN'T PROTECT HER.
[ SIGHS ]
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
WHOA.
DOES IT HURT
AS BAD AS IT LOOKS?
[ SIGHS ]
DOES IT REALLY LOOK
THAT BAD?
YOU HAVEN'T LOOKED
IN THE MIRROR?
YOU THINK I DESERVE IT,
DON'T YOU,
FOR STAYING WITH HIM?
I KNOW
WHY YOU STAYED WITH HIM.
BECAUSE YOU LOVE HIM.
AT LEAST YOU HAD THAT.
MY PARENTS THINK
I SHOULD BREAK UP WITH HIM.
THEY DON'T THINK
HE CAN CHANGE.
AND YOU DO?
HE LOVES ME.
[ SCOFFS ]
I KNOW YOU DON'T GET IT,
BUT WHEN YOU LOVE SOMEONE,
IT DOESN'T MATTER
WHAT THEY DO.
YOU KNOW WHY THEY DID IT,
AND YOU CAN FORGIVE THEM FOR IT.
OKAY.
SO FORGIVE HIM.
JUST DON'T BE WITH HIM.
DON'T KEEP GETTING
BEAT UP.
HE WOULDN'T DO THAT
ANYMORE.
LOOK IN THE MIRROR.
JUST LOOK.
[ INHALES SHARPLY ]
[ SIGHS ]
HOW'S WALT
HANDLING IT?
HE'S HOLDING
EVERYTHING IN.
IT'S LIKE HE'S READY
TO EXPLODE.
ALL I KNOW IS THAT ELIZABETH
IS NOT LEAVING THIS HOUSE
UNTIL SHE BREAKS UP
WITH THAT BOY.
ARE YOU SURE
THAT'S THE BEST WAY TO GO?
SHE'LL RESENT YOU FOR IT.
IT DOESN'T MATTER.
YOU KNOW,
WHAT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND
IS THAT A GIRL DOESN'T NEED
HER MOTHER TO BE HER BUDDY.
CHILDREN NEED A PARENT WHO'S
WILLING TO LAY DOWN THE RULES.
CAN I HAVE MY PHONE,
PLEASE?
I'M READY TO DO IT --
READY TO BREAK UP
WITH MARK.
[ MARIE SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ]
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
OKAY?
[ SIGHS ]
SO?
WELL, HE DIDN'T MAKE IT
EASY FOR HER.
IT WAS...AWFUL.
HE JUST KEPT CRYING
AND CRYING.
[ SIGHS ] HE'S JUST
TRYING TO WORK YOU.
HE'S A MANIPULATOR.
YOU KNOW THAT, RIGHT?
YOU HAD TO END THIS,
LIZZY.
IT COULD NOT GO ON.
HE'S NOT WORTH YOUR TEARS,
LIZZY.
CAN I JUST GO TO BED?
I'M...REALLY TIRED.
OF COURSE.
[ SNIFFLES ]
YOU DID THE RIGHT THING,
SWEETHEART.
[ SIGHS ]
DID THEY BUY IT?
[ CHUCKLES ]
I CAN'T LET YOU GO.
I JUST...
I CAN'T.
[ CHUCKLES ]
SWEETHEART.
OH, THANKS.
HOW DO I LOOK?
YOU LOOK VERY NICE.
YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T HAVE TO
GO BACK TO SCHOOL
SO SOON, SWEETHEART.
IT'S JUST BEEN A COUPLE OF DAYS.
NO. I THINK SHE WANTS TO
GET THINGS BACK TO NORMAL.
HE'LL BE THERE.
I KNOW.
YOU KNOW,
HE WOULDN'T BE THERE
IF YOU'D JUST ADMIT
TO THE PRINCIPAL WHAT HE DID,
AND THEN SHE COULD PRESS
CHARGES, AND --
DAD, I'VE ALREADY HURT HIM
BAD ENOUGH, OKAY?
I'M NOT RUINING
HIS LIFE.
YOU'VE HURT HIM?
ELIZABETH!
I KNOW YOU GUYS
ARE GONNA BE MAD AT ME,
BUT I DON'T CARE.
I'M NOT SENDING MARK
TO JAIL.
THE THERAPIST SAID
YOU HAVE TO RESPECT MY WISHES.
Kelli: LIZZY!
HEY!
HEY.
YOU LOOK GREAT.
DO YOU WANT ME
TO WALK IN WITH YOU?
YEAH.
DOES, UH, EVERYONE KNOW
WHAT HAPPENED?
[ SIGHS ]
LOTS OF PEOPLE
WERE TALKING ABOUT IT YESTERDAY.
[ SIGHS ]
LEAVE HER ALONE!
DON'T YELL AT HIM
LIKE THAT.
WHY SHOULDN'T I YELL AT HIM?
AFTER WHAT HE DID TO YOU?
IT'S JUST -- IF I'D BEEN
A BETTER GIRLFRIEND,
MAYBE HE WOULDN'T HAVE
LOST IT.
YOU KNOW?
[ SIGHS ]
NEVER MIND.
I BRING MY DAUGHTER TO YOU
FOR HELP,
AND YOU COMPLETELY UNDERMINE
MY PARENTAL AUTHORITY!
I-I'M SORRY,
BUT I DON'T --
YOU TOLD HER
THAT I HAVE NO RIGHT
TO MAKE HER BREAK UP WITH A BOY
WHO ASSAULTED HER?!
I SAID THAT PARENTS
HAVE NO AUTHORITY
OVER WHO THEIR CHILD
CARES FOR.
THAT'S RIDICULOUS!
DO WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO
IN ORDER TO PROTECT ELIZABETH,
BUT...GETTING OUT
OF AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP
IS DANGEROUS
AND DIFFICULT.
JUST BECAUSE A GIRL
SAYS IT'S OVER
DOESN'T MEAN IT'S OVER.
THANKS.
[ CELLPHONE BEEPS, CLATTERS ]
AWW.
MARK'S LOOKING AT YOU
WITH THOSE PUPPY-DOG EYES.
YOU REALLY
CAN'T FORGIVE HIM?
LAINIE,
LOOK AT HER FACE.
YOU SURE YOU DIDN'T DO SOMETHING
TO MAKE HIM SO MAD?
IT TAKES TWO
TO FIGHT, RIGHT?
WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?
PEOPLE ON FACEBOOK
ARE ALL "FORGIVE AND FORGET."
IF YOU EVER THINK
ABOUT FORGIVING HIM,
I WILL NEVER SPEAK TO YOU
AGAIN.
DID YOU SEE
WHERE MARK WENT?
[ VEHICLE DEPARTS ]
IF PEOPLE KNEW
WE WERE STILL TOGETHER...
[SCOFFS]
THEY WOULDN'T GET IT.
I DON'T CARE
WHAT ANYBODY ELSE THINKS.
AS LONG AS I STILL HAVE YOU,
THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS.
I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU...
SO MUCH, IT HURTS.
[ CHUCKLES ]
NOTHING CAN KEEP US
APART, OKAY?
NOTHING.
THIS IS A FIRST --
YOU COMING TO ME FOR ADVICE.
THIS THERAPIST
THREW ME FOR A LOOP.
SHE SAID THAT IF I DON'T ACCEPT
ELIZABETH'S LOVE FOR MARK,
THEN I'M PRACTICALLY
PUSHING THE TWO OF THEM
BACK TOGETHER AGAIN.
YOU CAN ACCEPT
HOW SHE FEELS
WITHOUT LETTING HER STAY
WITH HIM.
I'M SUPPOSED TO ACCEPT
MY ONLY DAUGHTER'S LOVE
FOR A BOY WHO BEATS HER?
EVERY BONE IN MY BODY
IS TELLING ME
TO STAMP THIS THING OUT.
JUST LIKE EVERY BONE
IN YOUR BODY
TOLD YOU KELLI'S FATHER
WAS GONNA RUIN MY LIFE?
WELL, YEAH. IF YOU HAD
LISTENED TO ME, YOU WOULD --
I DID LISTEN TO YOU, MARIE.
THAT WAS THE PROBLEM.
YOU MADE ME FEEL SO STUPID
FOR LOVING HIM
THAT I STARTED THINKING
HE WAS THE ONLY ONE ON MY SIDE.
YOU'RE SAYING THAT IT'S MY FAULT
THAT YOU MARRIED THAT LOSER?
NO, BUT...
I JUST WISH YOU'D SAID,
YOU KNOW, JUST ONCE,
"I GET THAT YOU LOVE HIM.
"YOU'RE NOT STUPID
FOR LOVING HIM,
BUT DO YOU REALLY
WANT TO BE TREATED THAT WAY?"
WELL,
I NEVER THOUGHT THAT...
[ SCOFFS ]
I NEVER REALIZED THAT.
I DON'T THINK YOU DO REALIZE
HOW YOU COME OFF.
YOU'RE SO STRONG
AND SO SURE OF YOURSELF,
WHICH IS GREAT
MOST OF THE TIME,
BUT SOMETIMES IT'S LIKE
YOU EXPECT EVERYBODY
TO FEEL
EXACTLY THE WAY YOU FEEL
AND TO DO THE THINGS
YOU WANT THEM TO DO.
I THINK THAT THERAPIST
WAS RIGHT.
IF YOU DON'T LISTEN
TO ELIZABETH
AND TRY TO UNDERSTAND
HOW SHE FEELS,
YOU'RE GONNA PUT A WALL UP
BETWEEN YOU,
AND SHE'S GONNA BE ALL ALONE
ON THE OTHER SIDE --
WITH MARK.
[ SIGHS ]
YOU GO IN
THE SOUTH ENTRANCE, OKAY?
HEY.
DON'T FORGET
TO KEEP YOUR PHONE ON.
YEAH. OKAY.
LIZZY,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
[ SCOFFS ] LOOK,
IF I WANT TO TALK TO MARK,
IT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS,
OKAY?
OH, BUT YOU DON'T CARE
ABOUT THAT.
YOU'LL PROBABLY BE RATTING
ON ME ANYWAYS, RIGHT?
IT TOOK ME HALF A DAY
TO FIGURE OUT YOU GUYS
ARE STILL TOGETHER.
YOUR PARENTS AREN'T DUMB.
THEY'LL FIGURE IT OUT, TOO.
THERE'S NOTHING
TO FIGURE OUT, OKAY?
ME AND MARK
ARE STILL BROKEN UP.
HE WAS JUST
REALLY UPSET,
SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE
HE WAS OKAY.
IS THAT TRUE?
YEAH.
[ BELL RINGS ]
HEY.
I'VE BEEN TEXTING YOU.
WHY HAVEN'T YOU
ANSWERED?
WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE
OUR PHONES ON IN CLASS.
SO LEAVE IT ON SILENT.
I DON'T WANT KELLI
TO SEE US TALKING.
SHE KNOWS I LEFT EARLIER
WITH YOU, AND --
I'M GONNA TALK TO HER.
NO, DON'T.
JUST --
JUST LEAVE HER ALONE.
THEN YOU TELL HER SHE NEEDS
TO LEAVE US ALONE
OR ELSE I'M GONNA HAVE TO
TEACH HER A LESSON.
DON'T DO THAT, OKAY?
DON'T THREATEN MY COUSIN.
I'M SERIOUS.
LEAVE HER ALONE.
SHH. SHH. CHILL.
I WAS JUST -- THAT'S JUST
A FIGURE OF SPEECH.
I WAS JUST KIDDING.
YOU OKAY?
YOU SEEM KIND OF TENSE.
THERE'S THIS THING
ON THE INTERNET,
AND PEOPLE ARE JUST --
YEAH, I KNOW.
PEOPLE ARE SAYING
ALL KINDS OF STUPID STUFF,
BUT WE DON'T CARE
ABOUT THAT, RIGHT?
I GOT TO GO.
MY MOM'S WAITING FOR ME.
HEY!
I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU, TOO.
OKAY, SO PROVE IT.
LEAVE YOUR PHONE ON.
OKAY.
HI.
ARE YOU OKAY?
DID SOMETHING HAPPEN?
YES.
NO.
I DON'T KNOW.
IT WAS JUST HARD.
DID MARK
GIVE YOU A HARD TIME?
NO, NO.
I BARELY SAW HIM.
WAS IT
THE OTHER KIDS?
YOU HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH
YOUR THERAPIST THIS AFTERNOON,
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO.
WHY WOULD YOU THINK
I DON'T WANT TO GO?
I DON'T WANT TO FORCE YOU
TO DO ANYTHING
THAT YOU DON'T WANT TO DO.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL ME THINGS
THAT YOU THINK I WANT TO HEAR.
I'M READY TO LISTEN...
IF YOU WANT TO TALK.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
THIS IS MY DAY
FOR SURPRISE VISITORS.
HOW'D YOU GET HERE?
WE TOOK THE BUS.
"WE"?
[ LAUGHS ]
THAT'S CODY.
HE DIDN'T WANT ME
CROSSING TOWN ALONE.
I'M CONSIDERING HIM
FOR A BOYFRIEND.
CONSIDERING?
WELL, THE WHOLE BOY/GIRL THING'S
REALLY CONFUSING.
[ SIGHS ]
TELL ME ABOUT IT.
AND?
[ SIGHS ]
LIZZY'S GONNA HATE ME FOR THIS.
SHE LIED ABOUT BREAKING UP
WITH MARK.
THEY'RE STILL TOGETHER.
Woman: HOW HAVE YOU BEEN FEELING
SINCE YOUR BREAKUP?
A LOT OF GIRLS TELL ME
THEY CAN'T STOP CRYING.
EVEN WHEN THEY THOUGHT
IT WOULD BE A RELIEF
TO BREAK UP WITH THEIR ABUSER,
THEY STILL FEEL SAD.
HAVE YOU BEEN SAD?
I GUESS.
HAS MARK
BEEN TRYING TO CONTACT YOU,
TALK YOU INTO
TAKING HIM BACK?
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
NO, NOT REALLY.
OKAY.
RATHER THAN ME
TRYING TO FORCE YOU TO TALK
WHEN YOU CLEARLY
DON'T FEEL LIKE TALKING...
I NEVER SAID THAT.
...I'M GONNA GIVE YOU
A LITTLE ASSIGNMENT,
AND THEN
WE CAN CALL IT A DAY.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO
IS LOOK UP A WEBSITE
AND READ ME A FEW THINGS,
AND THEN YOU CAN GO.
THAT'S IT?
JUST, UH,
SEARCH THE PHRASE
"SIGNS
YOU'RE BEING ABUSED"
AND TELL ME
WHAT COMES UP.
I ALREADY BROKE UP
WITH MARK.
THEN WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?
FINE.
I'LL READ IT.
AND THEN I GET TO GO,
RIGHT?
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
"DOES YOUR BOYFRIEND ACT
IN WAYS THAT SCARE YOU?
"DOES HE ACT JEALOUS
OR POSSESSIVE?
"DOES HE TRY TO CONTROL
WHERE YOU GO
"OR NEED TO KNOW
WHERE YOU ARE AT ALL TIMES?
"DOES HE CHECK
YOUR E-MAIL,
"YOUR PHONE MESSAGES,
OR TEXTS?
"DOES HE TELL YOU
WHAT TO WEAR
OR MAKE YOU CHANGE
YOUR CLOTHES?"
[ CHUCKLES ]
"DOES HE CALL YOU
OR TEXT YOU EXCESSIVELY
"OR INSIST
THAT YOU ANSWER HIS CALLS
WITHIN A SPECIFIC
TIME FRAME?"
[ CHUCKLES ]
"DOES HE SHOVE, H-HIT,
OR KICK YOU?"
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
JUST ONE MORE.
THEN YOU'RE DONE.
[ SCOFFS ]
"DOES HE BLAME YOU
FOR THE HURTFUL THINGS
HE SAYS OR DOES?"
[ CLEARS THROAT ]
IS KELLI SURE?
OKAY, WELL,
THANKS FOR LETTING ME KNOW.
TALK TO YOU SOON.
[ CELLPHONE BEEPS ]
[ SIGHS ]
I FEEL BAD FOR RATTING HER OUT.
BUT THEN I FELT BAD
WHEN I KNEW
AND I DIDN'T TELL ANYONE.
I THINK YOU DID
THE RIGHT THING.
YOUR MOM SEEMS COOL.
SHE IS.
SO ARE YOU.
IN CASE YOU DIDN'T NOTICE,
THAT WAS ME TELLING YOU
THAT I LIKE YOU.
WELL,
HOW COULD I MISS IT,
THE WAY YOU'VE BEEN
FOLLOWING ME AROUND?
[ Laughing ]
WHO'S BEEN FOLLOWING WHO?
[ CELLPHONE RINGING ]
SO, THE WHOLE THING
WAS A SHAM?
WELL, I'M GONNA GO LAY DOWN
THE LAW WITH HER RIGHT NOW.
YOU CAN'T DO THAT.
YOU TRIED THAT ALREADY.
IT DIDN'T WORK.
IT MADE HER LIE TO US.
SO, WHAT ARE WE
SUPPOSED TO DO --
LOCK HER IN HER ROOM
UNTIL SHE'S 18? THEN WHAT?
I DON'T KNOW.
WE'RE HER PARENTS,
MARIE.
WE'RE SUPPOSED TO
PROTECT HER.
BUT WE CAN'T SAVE HER.
SHE HAS TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO DO THAT FOR HERSELF.
[ CELLPHONE RINGS, VIBRATES ]
[ CELLPHONE BEEPS ]
HELLO?
I'VE BEEN CALLING YOU!
I'VE BEEN TEXTING YOU!
WHY HAVEN'T YOU ANSWERED?
MY PARENTS HAVE BEEN AROUND ME
ALL NIGHT.
Okay. Okay. Okay.
C-Can you sneak out
and meet me?
[ SIGHS ]
I DON'T THINK SO.
IF YOU REALLY WANT TO BE
WITH ME,
YOU'LL FIND A WAY.
I HAVE A LOT OF HOMEWORK
THAT I NEED TO DO.
AND THAT'S MORE IMPORTANT
THAN ME?
NO.
I GOT TO GO.
MY DAD'S COMING.
W-Wait. Uh, um --
[ CELLPHONE BEEPS ]
ELIZABETH...
[SIGHS]
YOU AND I ARE GONNA HAVE
A LITTLE TALK.
I'M REALLY TIRED.
CAN WE DO IT TOMORROW?
THIS CAN'T WAIT
TILL TOMORROW.
I THINK IT CAN WAIT.
SHE'S EXHAUSTED.
THANK YOU.
[ CELLPHONE DIALING ]
I'M CALLING YOU
RIGHT NOW.
WHERE'S YOUR PHONE?
I ASKED YOU A QUESTION.
MARK, I'M BREAKING UP
WITH YOU.
ARE YOUR PARENTS
LISTENING?
[ SIGHS ]
NO.
I'M SERIOUS.
I'M BREAKING UP WITH YOU.
IT'S OVER.
BUT YOU LOVE ME.
[ Voice breaking ]
I KNOW.
BUT I'M STILL
BREAKING UP WITH YOU.
WHY?
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO BE
SCARED ANYMORE.
WHY ARE YOU SCARED?
I HAVEN'T HIT YOU AGAIN.
IT'S NOT JUST THAT.
YOU CALL ME CONSTANTLY.
YOU TRY TO CONTROL WHERE I GO.
WHERE IS THIS
COMING FROM?
IT DOESN'T MATTER.
I'M STILL
BREAKING UP WITH YOU.
YEAH, WELL, IF YOU DO,
I'M GONNA KILL MYSELF.
I SWEAR TO GOD, I WILL.
DON'T SAY THAT.
[ Voice breaking ]
I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOU.
SO I'M GONNA HOLD ON TO YOU
UNTIL YOU TAKE ME BACK.
LET GO.
NO.
I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOU.
I'M GONNA HOLD ON TO YOU
UNTIL YOU TAKE ME BACK.
LET GO OF ME!
SHH! JUST BE QUIET.
YOUR PARENTS ARE GONNA HEAR YOU.
GOOD!
MOM, DAD, HE'S HERE!
[ FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING ]
IF YOU COME ANYWHERE
NEAR THIS HOUSE AGAIN,
I'LL BREAK EVERY BONE
IN YOUR DAMN BODY!
WHAT HAPPENED?
SHE'S STILL
SEEING HIM.
NO, I'M NOT.
I SWEAR.
I ACTUALLY BROKE UP WITH HIM
FOR REAL THIS TIME.
YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE ME.
You have to believe me.
OKAY.
[ BREATHES SHAKILY ]
OKAY.
[ CRYING ]
OKAY.
SHE'S SITTING ON THE EDGE
OF HER BED IN A DAZE.
I DON'T THINK ANY OF US
SLEPT ALL NIGHT.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, MARIE.
WE HAVE GOT TO GET
A RESTRAINING ORDER.
HONEY, SHE DOESN'T WANT TO
PRESS CHARGES.
IT WON'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE
UNLESS IT'S HER CHOICE.
THE THERAPIST SAID WE HAVE TO
SUPPORT OUR DAUGHTER.
WHAT IS IT, HONEY?
WHAT?
OH, MY GOD.