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A teenager is accused of murdering a classmate and claims that she was framed by her best friend. Her mother must try to find the truth.

Primary Title
  • Accused at 17
Date Broadcast
  • Wednesday 19 October 2016
Release Year
  • 2009
Start Time
  • 13 : 00
Finish Time
  • 14 : 55
Duration
  • 115:00
Channel
  • TV3
Broadcaster
  • MediaWorks Television
Programme Description
  • A teenager is accused of murdering a classmate and claims that she was framed by her best friend. Her mother must try to find the truth.
Classification
  • PGR
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captioning Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Feature films--United States
  • High school girls--Drama
  • Practical jokes--Drama
Genres
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Mystery
Contributors
  • Doug Campbell (Director)
  • Ken Sanders (Writer)
  • Christine Conradt (Writer)
  • Cynthia Gibb (Actor)
  • Nicole Gale Anderson (Actor)
  • Janet Montgomery (Actor)
  • First Act Entertainment (Production Unit)
ITFC subtitles. www.able.co.nz Captions were made possible with funding from NZ On Air. Able 2016. 1 1 1 1 Knock, knock. Ooh! Hello. Chad! Catch you later. Hey. Hey. Did you get my text? Yeah, but you know I can't go tonight. I have that super birthday dinner thingy with Trevor. So cancel. It's gonna be the best party of the year. Plus I gave Dylan's older brother some money to buy us some of that coconut rum you like. OK. I will try to get out of it. Perfect. See you after fifth. So, this little guy's giving you a hard time, huh? He's been trying to fight his way out all morning. Stay down! Oh! Is this what I think it is? It is. Let me see. Oh,... they're perfect. Yeah? Yeah. Bianca's gonna love 'em. Cool. Listen, do you mind wrapping them? I gotta get these guys home. I have meetings till 6.30 and I gotta get the cake. No problem. OK. I'll see you later. Mmm! Oh. Hey, Dory. Here, I found this on the floor in Mr Hamilton's class. 48%. That's what I get for skipping geometry half the time. Hey, emo. What's up? You look like you're just about to slit your wrists. Everybody's going to this party tonight. Uh,... hell, yeah. Cole's ordered, like, 12 kegs. Can you believe it? I heard it was 13. Oh God. Please tell me you got out of that lame dinner with your mom's boyfriend. No, I can't. He had all this crazy food shipped in, live lobsters from Maine or something. OK, here's what we're gonna do. You're gonna call your mom right now and tell her my cat died. What?! Yeah. Fluffy. And I am super broken up about it, and I need my two best friends there to comfort me. Oh, come on. My mom will totally vouch for you if your mom ever asks. Fallyn, you don't even have a cat. Not any more cos he just died. Trust me. It'll work, OK? Sarah and I have gotta get to class. Call me. See you later, B. Bye. Do it. It'll work. OK? OK. See you later. Bye. Oh, they're cute! Aren't they? He had them made for her. Don't you think he's trying a little too hard? No. I think he's very sweet. I hope she appreciates it. Don't count on it. She's a teenager. Appreciation is a sign of vulnerability. Is that the one you want? Oh yes. Get me as many shots of that glacier as you can. I didn't spend a week freezing my butt off in Anchorage for nothing. Editing bay. This is Jacqui. Hey, Mom. It's me. So I know Trevor has this thing planned for tonight, and I think that's super-nice of him and stuff, but something came up. What came up? Well, I can't explain it right now because I have to go. But can you tell him we'll just do it tomorrow night instead? You can go later. What came up? Uh-oh. It's Fallyn. She's really upset because... OK, there's this party tonight, and she's going and so is Sarah, and Chad is too and` Are you kidding me? Do you know how much work Trevor put into this dinner for you tonight? I know, but` Bianca, you changed the date once before to go to Chad's game. You're not doing it again. There'll be other parties. Fine. (DIALLING TONE) (KNOCK AT DOOR) Hang on. Oh, hey. Dory. Hey. I wondered what happened to you. What's that? Rum. Coconut. Aren't you gonna share? Doesn't he have a gorgeous view? Mm-hm. There you are. Oh. Wow. Trevor, this looks amazing. Thank you. (SIGHS) Everything OK, Bianca? Your mother said lobster was your favourite. Yeah, no, this is great. Oh. I forgot the butter. What? Don't do this. (SCOFFS) Fix the attitude. Now. (THUMPING MUSIC) (MUSIC CONTINUES) So,... I think it's time for Bianca to open up her gift. Trevor had it designed especially for you. Honey, what's the matter? (SIGHS) Why would you even get me that? You have that poster in your room that you love, and I thought I would get you` A poster that my dad got me in Hawaii. Yes, and you can take those with you when you go to college there next year. It's a very thoughtful gift. Jacqui, it's OK. Bianca,... I'm sorry. I didn't know that that's where you got the poster. Of course you didn't. How could you? Since she never talks about him. That's enough. Well, you don't. That's enough. We're changing the subject. What a surprise (!) Where are you going? I'm changing clothes and going to that party. No, you are not! Mom! I am so mad right now I don't even know what to say to you! YOU'RE mad? Why should you be mad? You've got what you wanted ` I went to Trevor's stupid dinner! Oh, yeah, Bianca. That incredibly enjoyable dinner was exactly what I wanted (!) Oh, I'm sorry (!) That you just wanted us all to sit there and pretend to be a happy little family. I wanted you to be civil to a man who went out of his way to make you feel cared about. Ever since he missed your birthday last month, he's been thinking about getting you that present. It meant a lot to him. And since when do starfish have anything to do with your father? You don't get it, Mom! So explain it to me. Just because you didn't love Dad doesn't mean I didn't. I loved him, and I miss him. And I know that you don't want me to have anything special with him, but that trip meant something to us. You can't just take that away! Bianca, I DID love your father, and I am glad that you had something the two of you could share. Oh, yeah, you loved him so much! That's why you wouldn't let him come back! Yeah, you loved him a hell of a lot, Mom (!) (MOBILE PHONE RINGS) Hello? You need to come over here right now. Why, what's going on? I just got off the phone with Chelsea. Chad and Dory hooked up last night. How long were they in there for? 45 minutes. They tried to act like nothing happened when they came out together. If I'd just gone with them to that party instead of that stupid dinner! Oh, my God, Bianca. This is not your fault. You shouldn't have to babysit your boyfriend. Especially after two years. I can't believe it. Come here. Hey, you know what would help you forget about that loser? What, taking your dad's gun and shooting him in the you-know-whats? This. Fallyn,... this stuff stinks and what if your parents smell it on us? So what if they do? Urgh! Well, looks like I'm set. It's a big deal, Michael. You get one shot at this. I've been working on this presentation for a month. It's solid. It's not the presentation I'm worried about ` it's you. Turn around and let me look. Come on, your tie. What's wrong with my tie? You need to get in good with these guys. It's all politics. You act like you don't care about that stuff. It shows. Maybe because I don't. Fine. It's not too late to at least call my father and have him put in a good word. I don't need your father's help. Hey, Mr Werner. Hi, girls. Hey, Dad, can I borrow 50 bucks? What do you need 50 bucks for? She wants to go have fun with her friends, Dad. Give her the money, sweetie. That's OK. You can just leave it on the counter. Thanks, Dad. You'd better hurry. You'll miss your plane. All he could talk about yesterday was how he couldn't wait to be with me. Guys will say anything to get what they want. Tell me about it. He even sent me a text message on the way to the party saying that he loved me. What a dog. Total dog. You should let him know that you know what a jackass he really is. Well, he's probably out playing basketball with his cousin or something. Then leave him a message. You can't just let him get away with this. You really think I should? Yeah, tell him off. (RINGS) "Hey, it's Chad. I'll call you back." You lying piece of crap. Did you really think I wasn't gonna find out? Well, let me tell you something. If you thought I was gonna just sit back and let you bang that skank, you're wrong. Everybody's gonna find out what a creep you are and you're gonna find out what a bitch I can be. You and Dory are both gonna get what's coming to you. Whoo! You tell him, girl. You know, he's probably gonna die anyway with all the nasty diseases Dory's got. Yuck. No kidding. Can't believe you're even friends with her. Yeah, well, she used to be cool. Until she started hanging out with all her college friends. I think she's jealous of us and that's why she wanted to hook up with Chad. What do you mean? You know how girls like that are. If she can get what you have, she'll think she's better than you. Which she's not, of course. Yeah, but it's not just Bianca. Dory thinks she's better than all of us. But by messing with you, she's messing with us too. Ooh, you know what we should do? What? Teach Dory a lesson. You mean like put sugar in her gas tank or something? OK, that doesn't even work, by the way. Yes, it does. No, it does not! No, it totally does. Guys, guys, forget the sugar. I mean a real lesson. I'm in. Me too. (ALL GIGGLE) You really think you'll get this done in time? I'll stay till I do. Even if I have to stay all night. Well, you're a sweetheart, and I appreciate it. Speaking of which, how did dinner go last night? Oh. Apparently anything resembling a starfish is reserved for Greg. Uh-oh. Yeah. Honestly, Ellen, I don't know what to do any more. She basically resents me for not taking Greg back after his affair. Of course. You broke up the family. And in some strange way, I think she blames me for his death. How? It's not like you lit the fire. Yeah, but if I'd taken him back, he wouldn't have been living in that apartment. So she doesn't talk to me. Like, this morning, she was gonna leave the house without telling me where she was going. Don't let her get away with that stuff. Sign up to Vodafone's Unlimited Broadband data and home phone with SKY Basic, Here's a deal for everyone who loves the internet and loves sport. Sign up to Vodafone's Unlimited Broadband data and home phone with SKY Basic, and you'll score unlimited SKY Sport for a whole year. You'll also get free SKY installation, free MY SKY and free calling to five NZ mates, so you can talk about sports, sports, sports, sports, sport and sport. CROWD CHEERS Call Vodafone to sign up. (KNOCKING) Hey, Fallyn. Oh, hey. Sorry to just drop by like this. I just don't have your number any more, so... It's fine. What's up? There's this Chi Theta barbecue. It's at some secluded cabin out in Wells Canyon. Chi Theta? Yeah. These are the hottest frat guys ever, and we've been invited. You have to come. It's gonna be awesome. Frat guys? Is Bianca going? No, I think she's doing something with her mom. You're going right now? Uh, yeah. Free food, free beers, college guys. So go get changed and we'll go. I don't know. I'm supposed to be grounded because I failed Hamilton's stupid math quiz. Your parents aren't here right now, are they? No. So what's the big deal? We're only gonna go for a few hours. Oh, come on. How often do you get invited to a frat party? Be spontaneous, Dory. Come on. OK. Just let me change real quick. OK. Hurry up. I'll do my make-up in the car. Get a move on! So, you think we'll be the only kids there from Worthside? I hope not. I want witnesses. This is gonna be so much fun. I can't wait. I hear these guys throw the best parties. As long as I'm back by 9. You guys won't stay later than that, will you? No. We won't stay long at all. How far out is this party anyway? We're almost there. I told you it was out in the middle of nowhere. It's, like, this old house or something. It's perfect for a frat party. In fact, I think it's right up here round the bend. Yeah, it's right up here, round the corner. Wait a minute. What IS this place? Is that Bianca? What is she doing here? Take a wild guess, Dory. Get out. Get the hell out of my car, Dory. You won't be needing that. What the hell is going on? Shut up. It's Bianca's turn to talk. You know, I have never been anything but nice to you. So what? So you go after my boyfriend?! Actually, your boyfriend came on to me. That's a lie. You know what else? He told me that you were a virgin when you two got together. And he had to teach you everything. Let's just say I taught Chad a few things even he didn't know. So don't be surprised if he comes back for more. You are such a whore. What are you gonna do, clock me? Huh? Go ahead. Let's see what happens next. Hit her, Bianca. Yeah! You're such a bitch! Aw, looks like you're outnumbered. Poor Dory. It's gonna be a long walk back. Hope you have fun. Bye. What does she mean, it's going to be a long walk back? What do you think it means, Dory? I thought you two were my friends. We don't want friends like you. We don't hang around with trash. If you tell anybody about what happened here, we'll make your life a living hell. Got it? You can't just leave me out here. Watch us. OK, listen. I'm sorry. You should have thought about that before you slept with Chad. Oh, don't worry, Dory. There's a bar a few miles up the road. I'm sure they'll let you use their phone to call your mommy. Argh! Think you're better than me? Think you're better than me? You and your new friends? Get off! Where are your friends now? Where are they? Get off! Let go! Fallyn, stop it! You little bitch! Let go! I... hate... you! Stop! Oh my God. Oh, my... Look at her eyes. I think she's... She's fine. She's just faking it. Dory, stop being a bitch and get up! Stop. Shh! She's not breathing. Dory? Dory. Get up. Get up. Dory? Dory, get up. Get up. Dory, get up! Get up! Get up! Get up! Get up. Get up. Get up. Get up. Get up! What are you doing? Calling an ambulance. Are you... Are you crazy? Someone has to help her! We have to help her! You can't ` it's too late. Just give me a minute, OK? Give me a minute. Oh dammit. You wanna go to jail? Is that what you want? Cos that is exactly what will happen if you tell anybody about this, OK? I didn't do anything. Yes, you did. You drove us out here. You knew what the plan was. You are just as much a part of this. We did not plan to hurt her! The cops won't see it that way. We'll both be in trouble. Come here, it's OK. Nobody knows that we're here. Dory didn't tell anybody where she was going. Bianca knows. Let me handle her. You just can't tell anybody about what happened here, OK? Promise me? OK. Help me move her. What? We can't just leave her out here like this, can we? Come on! You take the front. Come on! Quickly! Bianca. Hey, honey. Bianca, would you sit down? I think we need to talk. I'm tired. Can we do it tomorrow? Bianca. Please. You hungry? You want some of this? No. What happened to your head? Nothing. I just slipped on some gravel. Well, we should put something on there. Mom, I already did. Where were you this evening? Did you spend the whole day at Fallyn's? No, we just hung out there this morning, and then we all went to the mall. And that's where you slipped on gravel? Yes. Look, I'm tired, and I have a headache. Sweetie, I really need to talk to you about last night. Look, just forget everything I said. And I'm really sorry if I hurt Trevor's feelings. OK? I'll write him an email and apologise. It's not about that. I... I wanna talk about your father. Look, there are things that you would understand now that you didn't` Can we just talk about it later? ...that you didn't when you were 12. (MOBILE RINGS) Would you please let that go to voicemail? I can't. It's important. (SIGHS) I don't even wanna talk to you right now. Bianca, listen. I got your message. I can explain. Explain what, Chad? That you slept with Dory last night? I don't need details. No, no, no. We didn't sleep together. I was super wasted, OK? I don't know what I was thinking. Well, you weren't too wasted to tell her that I was a virgin when we first got together. Bianca,... I don't know what to say right now except I'm sorry. Yeah, well, it's a little too late for that. Oh! Hey, sweetie. I didn't hear you come home. Did you have a nice time tonight with your friends? Yeah. It was great. Maybe I can actually get some sleep tonight without listening to your father snore! Night, baby. OK, Mom. Night. Hey! What's going on? What's the big secret? I got a call from Dory's mom this morning. She didn't come home last night. What? Sure it's nothing to worry about. It's just Dory being Dory. Did you tell her mom about the`? About the prank? Of course not. Why? Cos there's nothing to tell. She was fine when we left her, right? Maybe she got lost or something. I mean, come on, Fallyn, we have to tell somebody. Bianca, we're not gonna tell anybody. She's probably just hiding out somewhere to get everybody all worried about her. She just wants us to confess so we get into trouble and she can play the big fat victim. Yeah, I mean, she's disappeared before. That's right. Remember that time when she passed out on that guy's houseboat and he ran out of gas? She was fine. I'm telling you, she's gonna show. Until then, we didn't see her, we don't know anything about it. OK? OK. Come on. Let's go. ECHOING: She didn't come home last night. I have never been anything but nice to you. ECHOING: So what? She was fine when we left her, right? Dory being Dory. ECHOING: You're such a bitch! She was fine when we left her, right? ECHOING: You can't just leave me out here. ECHOING: Maybe she got lost or something. She's gonna show. ECHOING: Maybe she got lost or something. ECHOING: Come on, Fallyn, we have to tell somebody. Dory! Dory! Dory! She has nothing against you, Trevor. It's not personal. She even said that she was gonna write you an email apologising for the other night. She did. I got it, and it was very sweet. I don't know what to do any more. About Bianca. In less than a year she's gonna be heading to college 2500 miles away. And if I don't bridge this gap between us now,... I might not ever have the chance to do it. I want you in my life. But... Bianca comes first. I love you; I just need some time to work this out. Jacqui. It's OK. I understand. Now, you know how much I love you and Bianca. You take the time you need. I'll be here. Listen, I'm gonna go now, but you can call me any time you want. OK? OK. Goodnight, Bianca. Mom? What's... going on? Did you guys just break up or something? It... It wasn't because of me, was it? It was my decision. Oh my God, Mom. I'll go talk to him right now. I sent him an email. Maybe he just didn't get it. Let him go. I'm really sorry, Mom. It's just I... I guess I just really screwed things up. Oh! You all right? I'm fine. I just found out where that party was. (Doesn't matter now anyway. It's gonna be OK.) (How do you know?) You guys, there are cops going through her locker. We saw. We should tell them. Don't be stupid, Bianca. If something's happened, they'll blame us. All three of us. We could go to jail. That's right. I drove out there yesterday. What? To see if she was lying there, hurt or something, but she wasn't. That's good news, then. See? She probably just... hitched a ride and ran off with some guy or something. She'll turn up. Let's just stick to the plan. We haven't seen her, OK? (BELL RINGS) TEACHER: Good morning, everybody. Please take your seats. I hope you all had a good weekend. I spent most of mine grading your tests. So as soon as everybody gets here, we'll go over all the answers together. And that is Alaska's gift to us. Yes! You're a genius, Jack! If I were giving out Emmys, you'd get six! Thanks. You should take some time off. Go to Palm Springs, have a romantic weekend or something. That might be difficult. Trevor and I are taking a little break so I can work on things with Bianca. Ouch! Yeah. But she's more distant than ever. Just when you think things can't get any worse. Oh, trust me, things can always get worse. What if she comes home knocked up by a 28-year-old heroin addict who smells of pee and spends his day drawing pictures of Bob Marley on beer cans at Venice Beach? Happened to my brother's youngest. That's awful. Yeah. But it made you feel better, didn't it? In some strange way, I guess it did. See? You should listen to me. Which is the boy we're gonna talk to? Are you starving? Is that what's going on here? The kid's name is Chad. Chad. Oh, the one she was mackin' over that night. That's him. But nobody says mackin' any more. Oh yeah? What do they say? I think they say, cuttin', tappin' it, hittin' it, hooking up. You know we're gonna eat in an hour, right? I think you're wrong. I think they still say mackin'. OK, Chad, give me a break, all right? We talked to six different people who said they saw you and Dory go into that bathroom together, right? So don't sit there and tell me it didn't happen. OK. So you're in the bathroom together. Alone. Then what? Then nothing. Come on, Chad. We're not Vice. I don't care if you were cooking crack in an Easybake oven. We just want the truth. Were you two mackin'? What? Did you hook up? Yeah. All righty, then. Now we're getting somewhere. Then what? Then nothing. She went out to the party, and I went back home. I didn't talk to her after that. You didn't talk to her at all on Saturday? It's not like we're a couple. It was more a mistake than anything. Oh, I'm sure she felt great about that. All right, Chad. Where were you Saturday night? I, er... I played ball for a little while in the afternoon, and... then I grabbed a pizza and went home. Can your parents verify that? No. I live with my dad. He was at his girlfriend's. See, Chad, I have got a little bit of a problem with that. Because you really don't strike me as the kind of kid who sits at home alone on Saturday night. Well, I did. Chad? I mean, not exactly at home. I was sitting in my car for a while. OK, you were in your car. What were you doing in your car? Just chilling. You know what, kid? I'm about done with this. You keep playing us, we're gonna go downtown. You wanna do that, huh? OK. I was getting a little high. I needed to get in the right frame of mind to deal with my girlfriend. OK? She was super-pissed. How do you know that? Cos she left me a voicemail yelling her lungs out about it. Chad, you didn't happen to save that voicemail, did you? (SIGHS) (CELL PHONE RINGS) Mom. What? I called you on your cell. I know. So? Hey, Gilson. Let me call you back, all right? The last time I saw Dory was at school on Friday. OK. So, where were you on Saturday? On Saturday? I just went over to my friend Fallyn's house for a little while. And then... I went to the mall and just walked round by myself. Man, everybody does stuff alone on Saturday nights. Did you buy anything? No. I just walked around. Nothing? Not a cup of coffee, a pack of gum, just one receipt to prove that you were there? I was there, and no, I didn't buy anything. How did you get that scrape on your head? Um,... I was getting into my car and I hit it. Bianca, do you... Do you like Dory? Yeah. I mean,... she's OK. We're not great friends or anything, but we're cool. Cool? Yeah. Yeah? So you weren't mad at her when she was creeping around with your boyfriend, huh? "You lying piece of crap! Did you really think I wasn't gonna find out? "Well, let me tell you something, you're wrong. Everybody's gonna find out what a creep you are, "and you're finally gonna find out what a bitch I can be. "You and Dory are both gonna get what's coming to you." 'Get what's coming to you.' You know, call me crazy, but... sounds like a threat to me. It wasn't a threat. All right, that's it. Bianca's done answering questions. Ms Medler, one of your daughter's classmates is missing. You understand that? A young girl is missing. And if she has any idea where this girl might be, I need to find that out. She doesn't. Shall I show you the way out? See you round, kid. Bianca, what the hell is going on? Why did you lie about what you were doing on Saturday night? I didn't lie to him. You told him that you went to the mall alone. You told me that you went with Sarah and Fallyn. Which is it? I never said that, Mom. I went to the mall by myself, OK? That's the truth. If you know something about this girl, then you'd better tell me. I can't help you unless you level with me. I don't need your help, Mom. I don't know where she is. I didn't do anything to her! But you don't believe anything I say! Oh, don't start, Bianca. No, Mom! You want me to be more open, and I am, but it doesn't matter! So what if they got the message? It doesn't prove anything. The detective said I threatened her. He's just trying to scare you, OK? Nothing connects us to her or that place. Just... stick to the plan and this'll all blow over. Don't you care what really happened to her? I mean, don't you even wanna know? No. I don't care about her. I care about us. You, me and Sarah. And you should too. Hey. I don't want your snotrag. No. I found this in my car. Did you find anything else? Just that. I'll deal with it. What's up with Bianca? Nothing. She's fine. OK. See you later. Bianca. I'm really sorry. If you just let me talk to you, I'll tell you what happened. Don't. Hey, hey, look. What is that? (PHONE RINGS) Hello? Hi. Hey. I just called to say... Oh,... I don't know what I called to say. Is everything OK? Not really. I miss you. A lot. I miss you too. Jacqui, what's going on? Oh,... I don't know. I almost called you last night. Something weird happened with Bianca. Hold on a sec. "...Westlake Village teenager. Here's a spokesman for the LAPD. "The victim has been identified as 17-year-old Dory Holland. "She appears to have been deceased for several days. We are treating the death as a homicide. "If the public has any information concerning this case, they are urged to contact the..." Oh my God. What? Jacqui, what is it? Bianca. Dory's dead. What? I just heard it on the news. They found her out in Wells Canyon. What... What happened? They're not saying yet, but they think she was murdered. Bianca, what is going on? Do you know something about this? I can't... Sweetie, you have to. That detective is going to come back here. You don't have to go through this alone, sweetie. Talk to me, please. It's my fault. How is it your fault? We took her out there. Me, Fallyn and Sarah. And we left her... Why would you do that? To punish her for sleeping with Chad, but Mom, I didn't mean to hurt her, OK? I didn't mean for any of this to happen. Oh,... Bianca. Police made the shocking discovery when they received a call from a man who came across the body while hiking in the canyon. The body is believed to be that of missing teenager Dory Holland. She was last seen at her Westlake Village home Saturday morning. (PHONE RINGS) Officials aren't saying how the teenager died. Hey. Fallyn, it's Sarah. Have you heard they found her? I know. I'm watching the news right now. What the hell are we going to do? You are sure that she was fine when you left her? Yes. And all you did was shove her? Yes, and that was after she hit me, and that's how I got this cut, but Mom, she got up afterwards and she was fine. All right. Well, we need to go to the police with this. No, they'll think I did it. This whole thing will totally be on me! Sweetie, Sarah and Fallyn were there. They'll vouch for you. I promised I wouldn't say anything. I don't care what you promised them. They just found this girl dead. All bets are off. Mom, it doesn't work that way. Listen to me, Bianca. If the police come back and they have evidence that you were there and you haven't told them the truth, do you realise how much worse this could be for you? You have to tell them everything. And you're right. You shouldn't have left Dory there. But you didn't kill her. What are you doing? What's Fallyn's home number? You can't call her. I'm calling her mother. We have to give them a chance to go there with us and tell them everything. No, Mom! Let me talk to Fallyn first, OK? I'll call her right now. All right. But I'm calling her mother anyway as soon as you're done. Hey, Fallyn. Hey. Listen to me. Um,... I had to tell my mom what happened, and she wants to come over and talk to your parents. Why the hell did you tell your mom? Bianca, we had a pact! I know. I know, and... I didn't have a choice, OK? I'm sorry. Fallyn? When does she wanna come? Tonight. And she's gonna call your mom in a couple of minutes. Fine. Stupid bitch. Mom. What? I need to tell you something, and I need your help. I can't tell Dad. Only you. Of course, honey. You know you can tell me anything. You know Dory went missing? Yes. They found her. She's dead. Oh, my God, Fallyn. That's terrible. That's not the bad part. Did you redecorate again? Yes, we did. Please have a seat. Please, sit down. Thank you. Sarah's parents couldn't make it? Oh. No. I know you wanted them here, but they already had plans this evening. When Claire told me they found that girl's body, I couldn't believe it. Yeah. Police seem to think it's foul play. Wow. Um,... Bianca and I feel that the girls should go in together and tell the police what they know about all this. Um... I'm sorry. I'm a little confused. Well, they need to explain why they took Dory out there, but that she was fine the last time that they saw her. You're talking about Fallyn and Sarah? Yes. On Saturday? Yes. Didn't you tell them what happened? Fallyn and Sarah were here with me, all day Saturday. I ordered pizza, and we just watched DVDs. That's a lie. I beg your pardon? You got your mom to lie for you? You know you were there. It was your idea! What was? To get back at Dory for sleeping with Chad! Why would I wanna do that? He's not even my boyfriend. No, Mom, you have to believe me. Um,... Michael, did you see the two girls here on Saturday? I wasn't here. I was out of town. Why are you even asking him? I just told you, the girls were here with me. All day. No, but you're lying! You're trying to pin this whole thing on me! Is this how you raised your daughter? Excuse me? To come into my home and call us names. OK, you know what? The hell with you! Wait a second. Calm down. Bianca, why don't you start at the beginning? No! I want you out of our house. How dare you talk to me or my daughter like that? Claire. Now! Claire. Get out! You know where the door is. How can you just let those people say those things? I'm just trying to understand what's going on. Bianca wants to drag us all down with her. That's what's going on. Well, we didn't have to handle it that way. We shouldn't have kicked them out of our house. Oh, yeah, you're just so great at handling things, aren't you, Michael? You did a terrific job in DC handling the FDA. You know, this time I'm just gonna let YOU ask my dad for a loan. Fallyn, sweetheart, why would Bianca want to get you into trouble? You're one of her best friends. Just... let Mom handle this one, OK? Bianca, I need for you to tell me the truth. Mom, she WAS there, and so was Sarah. Sweetie, if you were there alone and you don't wanna tell me because you're afraid that you might go to` I wasn't there alone! I can't believe you let them convince you. They're the ones who are lying. Damn it! What are you doing? Calling Sarah. (CELL PHONE RINGS) Hey, Bianca. Hey. Where are you? At home. Did Fallyn's mom call you guys and tell you not to come over tonight? What do you mean? Did you know that her and her mom, they're gonna lie about where you were on Saturday? Look, I'm going to hand the phone over to my mother, and I need you to tell her what really happened with Dory, OK? I can't. Why not? Because... I don't know. I was at Fallyn's that night watching a DVD. And I have no idea what you're talking about. Sarah, I am a suspect in her murder. I need you to tell my mom the truth. That IS the truth. I wasn't there. Are you OK? Yeah. Fine. She's lying too. Mom, I swear on my life they were there. Thank you so much for taking my call. I know it's really late. Yes. See you tomorrow. Bye. That was the lawyer that Trevor recommended. He said he can see us tomorrow morning at 9.30. Why are you even bothering if you don't believe me? Bianca, I want to believe you. But you don't. Right? I wish Dad was still here. This isn't about your father. It's about you and me. Ever since he died, it's like there's some wall between us. I'm sorry, Mom. I just wanted you to forgive him. I wanted it to be as if nothing ever happened. As if... the affair never happened. Well, it did. And it wasn't the first time either. He had had one other right after you were born. Why didn't you ever tell me that? Because I wanted you to love him for the great father he was and not... hate him for the mistakes he made as a husband. He loved you more than anything in the world. So do I. Mom,... you have to know I didn't do this. Taking Dory out to the canyon was... mean and stupid and the biggest mistake I've ever made, but... I'm not a murderer. I know. I believe you. Out of corn chips. What does it take to keep a vending machine full? Yeah. Yeah. And this was Saturday afternoon, right? "Thought you should know about it." Yes, sir. Thank you very much. That was a Mr Steve Hopkins. He has a gas station about 3 miles from where they found Dory's body. And? And it seems that Saturday afternoon, a teenage girl, driving a silver Prius, came in, asked for the key to the rest room, and she had a cut on her head. I know a teenager drives a silver Prius. You don't say. Calling our favourite judge? Oh yeah. Ms Medler? I have a search warrant. Can you let us in, please? Thank you. You wanna explain this? What is that? I think Bianca knows what it is. It was found in the back seat of her car. I've never seen that before. Is that right? Because it matches the clip that Dory was wearing the day that she got killed. She wasn't in my car. Let me guess. You have one exactly like this. Or better yet, somebody put it there when you weren't looking. Well, somebody must have. Sometimes I forget to lock it. Bianca Medler, you're under arrest for the murder of Dory Holland. What?! Mom... Is that really necessary? Yeah, Ms Medler. It is. Meet us downtown at the station. Mom` You have the right to remain silent. I'll be right there. I'll follow you. You're mad at Dory for sleeping with your boyfriend so you took her out there to try to teach her a lesson. Come on, Detective. You know the difference between a question and an accusation. One has a question mark. Is that right? All right, let's try this. What did you use to crush her skull? That's enough. My client already said she didn't do it. And that's all we're gonna say. That's all you're gonna say? Well, let me tell you what we're gonna say. We got motive, we got the victim's hair clip in her car, and by tomorrow I'm pretty sure we're gonna have DNA and forensics that tie her to the body. And how good do you think those forensics are gonna be after that rainstorm the other night? Don't forget about the witness who puts her 3 miles away on Saturday afternoon. Are you gonna charge Bianca or not? No. Because that would be premature. What we are gonna do is we're gonna hold her until DNA and forensics come back. Can they do that? Yes, they can. I have to stay here? They're gonna take you to the juvenile detention centre holding cell. I'll be back first thing tomorrow to meet with you. Mom... Don't worry, honey. I'll be back here in the morning too. Everything's gonna be all right. So, you think they're gonna charge her with first-degree murder? Sounds like that's where they're headed. Unbelievable. What about bail? Depends on the judge. We'll know in about 72 hours. Why don't we tell them about the other two girls? You say they have alibis? Well, if you believe Claire Werner. And no motive that you know of. No. I don't think we should bring it up until I've had a chance to see the charges and review the evidence. (PHONE RINGS) Sorry. OK. I'll call you later today. Thank you. (KNOCK AT DOOR) When she was a little girl, Craig and I took her to San Diego. We took a walk on the beach one night, she was only 6. The grunion were running. They were all up on the beach, and she went running all over the place, picking up fish and throwing them back in the ocean so they wouldn't die. That doesn't surprise me at all. Yeah. She's always been a good person. That's why I know she didn't do this. I can't imagine that her friends would just let her go to jail like that. Well, I believe Fallyn would. Her whole family is... weird. What about this other girl? Er... Sarah. Sarah. Right. Well, Bianca talked to her and it was the same story, but... she's always been the kind to go along with whatever Fallyn says. What about her parents? They gotta know something. Maybe they can help. (RINGS) I got it! Hello? Rita, hi. It's Jacqui Medler. Do you have a few minutes to talk? It's Bianca's mom. Um,... Jacqui, listen. I spoke to Claire. And I think it'd be best if you didn't call here. Look, Rita, I'm not trying to start any trouble for you or for Sarah or even for the Werners. I... Bianca was arrested today. I just think that` I'm sorry, but I'd prefer it if you didn't have any communication with me or my daughter. Goodnight, Jacqui. She hung up on me. What?! I want you to stay away from Jacqui and Bianca. The last thing you need is to get dragged into their mess. (SIGHS) I just have to find a way to get one of those girls to tell me the truth. Sarah! Sarah, listen. I need to ask you` No, I'm sorry. I need to ask you. Look, they arrested Bianca. They found Dory's hairclip in her car. What? Do you know anything about that? Just leave me alone, OK? Please! Sarah, you're one of her best friends. Are you really gonna let Bianca`? I can't. I'm sorry. Sarah, please! What was that all about? Did you put the hairclip in Bianca's car? I told you I'd take care of it. By framing our friend?! Oh, chill out, Sarah. She was gonna tell them we were there. How long would it take them to figure out what really happened? No. All she had to do was keep her mouth shut. She made the decision not to. But we were the ones who were there. Do you wanna be sitting in juvie right now? Do you? Then you should thank me, OK? So they're charging me with murder? The DNA test came back this morning. It was your blood on Dory's hand. But I told you she hit me. I spoke with Clinton. They've got 48 hours to arraign you, and he's gonna ask the judge to release you on bail. Trevor's offered to help me post it for you. He did? Yeah. You've got a good team behind you, sweetie. You deserve to be happy, Mom and instead I've done one thing after another to ruin your life. I'm so sorry. No, you haven't ruined my life. You ARE my life. I'm gonna do everything I can to get you out of here, OK? OK. (RINGING TONE) Hello? Mrs Medler? Sarah. Hi. I got your note. Fallyn was the one who put the hair clip in Bianca's car. She and I drove Dory up to the Canyon. Fallyn and Dory got into a fight. We talked about what to do with the body. We hid it in some bushes. Bianca had nothing to do with it. Oh my God. (CELL PHONE RINGS) Fallyn's calling my cell. Maybe you shouldn't answer it. OK. Sarah, you need to go to the police with this. I can't. Honey, they've charged Bianca with murder. You can't let her take the fall for this. She could end up in prison for a very long time. But I could end up in prison too. You are not responsible for Dory's death. Fallyn is. I know, but I was the one who drove her there. I didn't do anything to stop it. Honey, you tried. The only mistake you made was to let Fallyn talk you into covering it up. Damn! Move it! Come on. Sarah, it's never too late to do the right thing. Nothing's going to bring Dory back, but if you come forward and you tell them what you know, then you can make things better. For Bianca, for Dory's parents. Sarah, please. OK. OK, I'll talk to the police. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much. Do you want me to meet you at the police station? No. Um,... my mom will be home in a couple of hours. I wanna tell her first. Can you meet us here at 5.30? OK. She's gonna be so upset. Sarah, your mother loves you. It won't be easy to hear, but... she doesn't want you to carry around this terrible secret forever. I know. I'll be there at 5.30. I'll see you then. And Sarah, this is a really brave thing you're doing. Thanks. I'll see you late` Argh! How the hell did you get in here? The front door. You must have left it unlocked in a hurry to make such an important phone call. Who was that? I... Jacqui? I thought so. Get the hell out of my house. What did you tell her, Sarah? You're not going anywhere, Sarah, until you answer my question. No, get off me! Argh! What did you tell Bianca's mom? (GASPS) Answer me, Sarah. Answer! Fallyn, please. Sarah? Hello? Anybody home? Sarah? Sarah! 911. What is your emergency? Yes, I'm at my daughter's friend's house, and I just found her passed out. I think she had an asthma attack or something. Oh Rita! She's gone. What? Sarah's gone, and it's your fault. I told you to stay away from her, but no, you had to harass her and upset her! No! You couldn't care less about her. As long as you could use her to get your own daughter out of jail. That's not true. What kind of person are you? Rita, I didn't... I... I'm sorry. ECHOES: She's gone. Sarah's gone. You had to harass her and upset her. Just leave me alone, OK? Please! You couldn't care less about her. ECHOES: As long as you could use her to get your own daughter out of jail. ECHOES: You need to go to the police with this. ECHOES: I can't. ECHOES: What kind of person are you? ECHOES: She's gonna be so upset... so upset... ECHOES: I'm sorry... I'm sorry. I just don't understand what happened. You said she sounded fine on the phone. She did, but then it was like we got cut off. So when I called her back and she didn't pick up, that's when I started to worry. So when you got there, the phone was on the ground next to her? It was on the floor of the kitchen. Like she had dropped it. Well, maybe something scared her. Something or someone. She did say that Fallyn was trying to call her on her cell phone. Maybe Fallyn decided to come over. You think that Fallyn would have hurt her? What time did you say you talked to Sarah? About 3.30. And you got there at 4.15? Yeah. Fallyn has tennis from 3.30 to 5.00. Maybe you can find out if she showed up to practice. Should I talk to the tennis coach? No, talk to Chad. He's Coach Dennison's assistant. OK. Chad! Can I talk to you for a minute? Sure. How's Bianca doing? She's been better. She took the news of Sarah's death pretty hard. Yeah. It's crazy. First Dory, and then Sarah. Listen, Chad, Bianca said that you help out Coach Dennison after school. Yeah. Mondays and Thursdays. Why? Was Fallyn at tennis practice yesterday afternoon? No. The coach was pretty pissed about it too. Really? The weird part is I saw Fallyn at school and she had her tennis uniform on so... I guess she just decided to skip out. Thank you. That's what I needed to know. Please tell Bianca I'm sorry. (PHONE RINGS) Hello? Michael, hi. It's Jacqui Medler. Jacqui. Look, I really need to talk to you. Can we meet someplace? Like a coffee shop or something? Well, I'm working on some paperwork right now that I really have to get out tonight. Michael, it's really important. I'm sorry, Jacqui. I can't. It won't take long. But trust me. You really need to know what's going on. About Fallyn. It's serious. OK. Fallyn and Claire are down at her father's house in Newport Beach. They won't be back for a couple of hours. If you want, you can come by here. But like I said, I really don't have that much time. That's OK. 10 minutes. That's all I need. OK. See you. They're holding her at the juvenile detention centre downtown. And your lawyer expects them to charge her with murder? Yeah. I'm sorry, Jacqui. I really am. Michael, I know you're a decent person, so please, just listen to me. I was the one that found Sarah yesterday. Lying there in her back yard. I didn't realise that. Before that, we had had a phone conversation, and she told me everything. You and Claire need to know what she said. (DOOR OPENS) What are you doing here? Please, Claire. I invited her in. Well, I guess it's good my dad had to leave. If we'd stayed any longer we would have missed all this. Mom, what's going on? Nothing. Jacqui has something to tell us. I don't care. I want her out. Please, Claire. I spoke with Sarah yesterday right before she died. Fallyn, she confessed everything. She told me how you two picked up Dory and drove her out to Wells Canyon. There's no way she said that because that did not happen. Dory threw a rock and it hit you. So you jumped on her and knocked her to the ground, and then you picked up a rock and you smashed her in the head. That's not true. Why are you even listening to this garbage? Yesterday, Sarah was ready to go to the police and tell them the whole story. And then something happened. So I went to her house, and I found her there, dead. You were there when Sarah had her asthma attack, weren't you? That's crazy. That's it. I'm not gonna let you harass my daughter. We're gonna let her say what she wants to say. Fallyn, where were you yesterday, around 3.30? I skipped tennis practice so I could go to the library. You skipped tennis? I've never known you to skip tennis. Well, yeah, I needed to study so I wouldn't fail the chem quiz I had today. Did anyone see you there? No. There was nobody there. I'm done with this asinine conversation. Get out. What about the librarian? She wasn't there either, OK? Instead of interrogating me, why don't you ask her what she was doing in Sarah's back yard yesterday? Maybe SHE killed Sarah. How did you know that Sarah died in the back yard? What? I never told you that. Only someone who was there would know that. I spoke to Sarah's mom. Really? I don't believe you. OK. Fine. What are you doing? I'm calling Sarah's mom. I can't believe you're` Claire, if Fallyn is telling the truth, it'll put an end to this right now. (DIALS) Hello? Rita, yeah, hey. It's Michael Werner. This is stupid, OK? What is going on? Michael. Nothing! Nothing! Claire, what do you know about this? Are you helping her cover this up? Michael,... listen to yourself. You let this woman into our home, and she's brainwashing you. She's turning you against your wife and daughter. Most men would stand up for their family. You know what they call men like you? No. But I know what they call women like you. You can think anything you want about me but we are going to do the right thing. The right thing? You mean ruin your family? You think that's the right thing? What's the name of the detective on this case? There are two. Reeder and Gilson. Yeah, the non-emergency number for the police in Westlake Village, please. Don't. Honey... I don't wanna do this, Dad. Fallyn, put the gun down. You were gonna let me go to jail. My own father. Fallyn, you know that I love you, but this ends right here. You can't let this go on any longer. Give me the gun. Dory started it! It was Dory's fault! Sarah was gonna tell, and I didn't want to go to jail! (SOBS) Hold me, Dad. "Westlake Village Police." Can you connect me with Detective Reeder, please? Home, sweet home. Good to be back? Oh yes. Hello. Hi. Welcome home. Thank you. Hey, you hungry? I am starving. How about we get you the greasiest, tastiest burger you've ever had in your life? Sounds good. Um,... could you hang onto these for a second? I will be right back. Sure. Thank you. You're welcome. 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  • Feature films--United States
  • High school girls--Drama
  • Practical jokes--Drama