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[airy piano music]

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[indistinct chatter]

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[tapping]

- Can you not?

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- Do you think Miriam did it?

- We don't even know what happened.

- She tried to kill herself, obviously.

- Do you think that's why she was in the hospital?

A cocktail of antianxiety and sleeping medications

is common with our age group.

- Dude, shut up.

- It's just theories.

- She wouldn't do that.

- Maybe she would.

- This is such BS.

- Well, you know what, Chip?

This BS is all your fault.

Everybody knows you were, like, fraternizing or whatever

and that you took the pictures.

- Oh, my God. I did not send them to anyone.

- Oh... I'm so sure.

- Were you the one that made the fake Twitter for her?

You're psychotic.

- Ooh. Big word. Lots of syllables.

Well done, Chip.

- Oh, I know a lot of big words.

[quietly] Bitch.

- What is this regarding?

- I told you, my dad said

I don't have to do this anymore.

- I'm sure you've all heard that Miriam's in the hospital.

- She gonna be okay?

- I would ask the same question.

- I don't have any other information.

- Then what are we doing here?

- Miriam's well-being is at stake.

- Meaning...

- Miriam's father is launching his own investigation,

potentially involving the police,

and I have reason to believe each one of you is involved,

meaning, this is not gonna go away.

Am I making myself clear?

You're going to come to me with the truth,

or you can talk to the police.

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Dismissed.

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[sighs]

["Attention" by Sophie Rose plays]

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SOPHIE ROSE: ♪ One more footstep through the silence ♪

♪ Then let the sky fall ♪

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♪ Rumors keep spreading like sickness ♪

♪ And they'll kill us all ♪

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♪ 'Cause when I walk in, the heads turn ♪

♪ Just like they're watching a fire burn ♪

♪ I'm all that they see ♪

♪ I'm all that they dream to be ♪

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♪ I got your attention now ♪

♪ I got people talking, running their mouths ♪

♪ I got your attention now ♪

♪ Whispers in the air, they're calling me out ♪

♪ Like give me your attention ♪

♪ I want your attention ♪

♪ I know it'll take me down ♪

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- So my second period drove me up the wall,

but it's all good because they bake me cookies,

they bring me treats, and they get good grades.

What more can I ask for?

So they always want extra credit,

and so this girl asks me...

- Hey. - Can I talk to you?

- Uh, absolutely.

- I hate this.

I hate all of this, everything that's happened.

What if she did it because of me?

Or what if they blame it on me?

- We don't know what she did.

- She won't even respond to me.

You know, I don't-- I don't know what went wrong.

That's the worst part.

She--she was there, you know?

She was into me, and...

Then she just wasn't.

I mean, she used to look at me

like...

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MIRIAM: Hey, Chip.

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- You know, it's easier to watch me play

when you sit in the stands.

- I didn't come to watch you.

I just thought you should know

the shirt you wore today was hideous.

- Well, your dress has mud all over it.

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- [laughs]

- It's my fault.

- How do you mean?

- I only sent it to my brother. That was it.

- Your brother?

- Just--it's a stupid, competitive thing.

I mean, he sends me pictures of girls that he's...

And I look...

It's stupid, and I shouldn't have done it; I know.

I didn't--I didn't think it was a big deal.

I-I only sent them to him

and Miriam.

- You sent them to Miriam?

- Yeah, I texted them to her.

- So she has them too.

- She said she wanted to--

said she wanted to know how she looked

to someone who really loved her.

That's what she said.

And now

she's icing me out.

She won't even respond to me.

You know, it...

At least if she, like, yelled at me or something,

I'd know she'd been thinking about me.

- So if she yells at you,

that means she cares about you?

- My dad did this study

on people who felt neglected by their loved ones.

He said that

neglect is actually worse

than, like, actual abuse.

When someone doesn't acknowledge you,

you start to disappear.

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And I could go to freakin' jail,

and she doesn't even care.

I don't exist.

- Chip...

- I'm sorry.

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You're looking at me weird.

- Thank you for telling me the truth.

[soft instrumental music]

[southern accent] Hey, I wanted to check in on

my, uh, niece.

Yeah, she's staying there just--

I just wanted to check in and see how she's doing.

Miriam Worth?

What do you mean she's-- she's been moved?

Oh, moved to where?

Well, can you give me any information?

Mm-hmm. No, I understand.

Okay, thanks so much, take care, bye-bye.

Bye.

[sighs]

Hey.

Come in.

And can you shut the door?

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BRIDGET: If you're looking for a confession,

I don't have one.

There's nothing to, like, smoke out,

so you can just... [clicks tongue]

Check me off your list.

- Why did you keep

torturing Miriam on Twitter?

- Freedom of speech.

- Tinker standard.

- Oh, who's that?

- It's a law.

It's a--it's a law that states

that students have the right to expression

unless they pose a threat to the learning environment

or invade the rights of other students.

- Cool.

You know how to use the Internet.

And a highlighter.

- There are laws that exist to protect the innocent

and incriminate those who toss around the First Amendment

like confetti.

So no... BRIDGET: [sighs]

- Freedom of speech does not protect you here.

- It makes me crazy.

It makes me crazy that she's so

up there,

that... people...

[sighs]

Adore her and want to be her,

when she's just...

God, she's so...

- So what?

- She's a frickin' bully.

And I'm not talking about the

"slam you into your locker" kind.

I am talking about the

emotional waterboarding kind.

- I understand where you're coming from.

- I have something I want to show you.

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"Dear Bridget,

you will never sit with us at lunch again."

- "You're not a friend anymore. Miriam."

- We met the first day of ballet...

[girls giggling]

In second grade.

[delicate chiming music]

And we both hated pink.

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So she wore blue, and I wore purple,

and I remember thinking, "Wow.

This is it."

"This is my friend."

"This is my friend for life."

This stupid note...

It killed me.

- Kids can be very cruel.

- Every time I see her, all that I can

ever think of is that one word...

"Never."

- You--you know, there's two sides

to every story.

- Okay, well, I'm only responsible for my side,

and all that I know is that--

is that after that note, I just--I didn't--

I didn't exist.

- I'm truly sorry you went through that.

I--I am.

It's--it's really awful.

Sadly, there is very little proof

to what you went through.

This is black-and-white.

I'm really sorry that I have to do this.

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- I'm suspended?

- This is your copy.

A copy is also being emailed to your parents.

- Oh, my God.

- You have the right to request counsel

with Principal Walsh and I.

Your rights as a student

are explained to you at the bottom.

You have access to your curriculum online, and--

- But you can't do this.

- I can, actually,

and--and Principal Walsh has approved it.

- But I didn't do anything.

- In what world did you not do anything?

We'll see you in a week.

- Someone else did this to Miriam.

And yes,

yes...

I made it worse.

But I didn't start it,

and I don't know who did.

But if I did know...

I wouldn't tell you,

because you think

you have earned my trust,

but you haven't.

I wouldn't tell you anything.

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- Sorry. One sec.

- Jeez, text monster.

- Right? I know.

Everybody's so worried about Miriam,

and no one really knows what's up with her.

I mean, I don't even know,

but I've sort of become this liaison.

- Hold on.

You look really cute right now.

Let me capture this. - I do?

[camera clicks]

- Nice. - Can you send it to me?

- Aha.

- What?

- Case in point.

When someone takes a picture of you,

nine times out of ten,

you're gonna ask the person to send it to you.

- I guess so.

- I'm sorry to keep dragging you back into this.

- What's up?

- I'm back at square one.

- Well, I thought Chip did it.

Crime of passion and stuff.

- I'm beginning to second-guess that.

If you talk to Miriam,

can you just let me know how she's doing?

- For sure.

But honestly...

she might be gone.

- Gone how?

- Like, from the school.

From our world.

I mean, I can't imagine that she'd just,

like, come back here.

If all this happened to me,

I would delete all my everything

and move to Bumfudge, Antarctica.

- Why Antarctica?

- Just a guess. I don't know.

She has all these pictures of glaciers

on the wall of her room.

Probably something about

how beautiful it is to disappear?

This is crazy.

- What?

- Do you think maybe she did all this to herself?

- No.

- Yeah.

You're probably right.

- Why--why would Miriam

send all those pictures out of herself

and then record herself in my office talking trash

and then blast it out across the whole school?

- I don't know.

- It--it makes no sense.

- True.

But if I've learned anything from theater

and also cnn.com,

people are crazy

and do even crazier things,

just to be seen.

CHIP: Come on! I didn't do anything!

Get off of me! Please! I didn't do anything!

- Can you stay here one second? I have to--

CHIP: Let me walk! I'm good! I'm good! Let me walk!

That's my throwing arm, man. That's my throwing arm.

That hurt-- ANNA: What's happening?

- You know I didn't-- I didn't do it!

You know I didn't do it! Look, I need your help!

I need your help! - I'm--I'm trying to!

- Anna!

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- Uh, hey, Miriam. It's Miss Schmidt.

Um, I'm probably not supposed to be contacting you,

but I just, um,

have a new quick question for you,

and I would really appreciate it

if you would give me a call back,

and I also, you know,

wanted to see how you were doing,

so if you can just call me back.

Thanks. Bye.

[sighs]

Hey.

- I was just going to leave this.

I didn't think you'd be here.

- What's that?

- User information.

For my app.

- Seriously?

- It's a comprehensive list of unique users, yes.

- Thank you.

Thank you.

- People use their email addresses

to create their accounts, but...

the email addresses don't always contain their names.

- Why are you helping me all of a sudden?

- I'm not helping you.

This is purely out of self-interest.

I heard Chip got arrested.

- He is being questioned, yes.

- I can't have anything on my record.

I--I've had some other incidents, fights of sorts.

This is purely a defensive move.

- Well, I really, really appreciate it.

- Is Miriam all right?

- I don't know.

- She shouldn't have to suffer.

Pain is inevitable.

But suffering is optional.

- Oh, I love "Kafka on the Shore."

Why did you say that Miriam is stock?

- Have you ever seen a sun go down

over the Grand Canyon?

I went once with my dad.

Every inch and crevice of it molded by time.

The sun finds and illuminates every shadow, every part of it.

It's... stunning.

- So Miriam is stunning?

- I've only seen it the one time.

It's far away, and I live here.

I can't have it. I can't access it.

But I can look at pictures of it.

- Thank you for this.

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[knocking]

- What are you doing here?

- Um, I just wanted to bring you your homework.

- My dad would freak if he knew you were here.

- Well, I just didn't want you to get behind on your work.

[sighs]

I also wanted to see how you were doing.

How are you?

- How am I?

- I'm worried about you.

- Oh, God. Not you too.

You think I tried to off myself like everybody else?

- Well, what happened?

- I got overwhelmed.

Okay?

I drove my car off the side of the road

by accident.

My dad freaked out;

he took me to the hospital.

And I was dehydrated or whatever,

so I stayed there overnight,

but I am fine.

I just got overwhelmed.

- It's not easy.

- I don't need a "life is hard" speech.

I know it's hard.

My dad's going crazy.

Chip's, like, practically in jail, which...

Maybe he should be. I don't even know.

Those pictures of me are everywhere.

Juilliard wants nothing to do with me.

And there's a whole Miriam Worth

on the Internet for everyone to see

that isn't even me.

- Miriam, I have to ask you a question.

Did you have the pictures on your phone?

- Yeah.

- Just your phone?

- I think I put them on my computer.

I don't know.

- Did you send them to anyone?

- You think I did this myself?

- No, I-I was just asking.

- No, I did not do this to myself!

Oh, my God.

- I have to ask every question I can.

I'm trying to help you.

- You have done nothing to help me.

My dad wants to get you fired

for how you've handled all of this.

I've been defending you to him.

But not anymore.

And don't come back here.

["Attention" by Sophie Rose plays]

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