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==Plot== |
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At a school wrestling match, student Sarah Collins catches the attention of classmate, Rob Tennison, and they start dating. Rob becomes jealous and controlling. During a get-together at his family lake house, Sarah reads aloud a romantic text he sent her. He angrily throws her phone at her, breaking it, before apologizing and insisting he loves her. Sarah's best friend, Nikki Farrow, waves to a girl next door, who waves back then panics upon seeing Rob. |
At a school wrestling match, student Sarah Collins catches the attention of classmate Rob Tennison, and they start dating. Though their relationship goes well at first, Rob quickly becomes jealous and controlling. He angrily throws her phone at her and breaks it during an argument, furiously accuses her of ignoring him in favor of her best friend Nikki, and demands that she lose weight when he buys her an expensive dress that does not fit. Sarah confides in her mother, Laura, about Rob's possessive behavior, but Laura suggests that he is simply afraid of losing her. |
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⚫ | At school, Sarah's friend Alexa notices bruising on Sarah's shoulder, but does not ask about it, instead helping her hide it with hair and makeup. Later that day, Rob berates Sarah in the hallway for wearing a revealing outfit. Sarah later visits his house to apologize, and is greeted by his mother. Rob later accuses her of orchestrating the visit so she could meet his mother without his knowledge, subsequently punching her so hard she collapses. She breaks up with him and demands that he never speak to her again. |
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One night, Sarah ends a phone call from Rob as she needs to study, before accepting a call from Nikki, who needs to get away from her alcoholic mother. Rob is furious that Sarah ignored him in favor of Nikki. Nikki learns from Rob's friend Gus that Rob once dated the girl next door to the lake house. |
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⚫ | At home, Laura reveals that her own boyfriend broke up with her. Sarah prepares to confide the truth about her relationship with Rob, but Laura takes a work call before she can, and Sarah retreats to her room. Laura notices Sarah's injuries, but Sarah lies and says she fell, then lashes out at Laura for insinuating that Rob is abusive. She reconciles with Rob after he promises to stop abusing her and gifts her a [[Pre-engagement ring|promise ring]]. |
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Sarah tells her mother, Laura, about Rob's possessive behavior. Laura speculates that Rob is just afraid of losing her. Rob buys Sarah an expensive dress for an upcoming school dance. The dress is too tight; he urges her to lose weight before the dance. |
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⚫ | At school, Sarah's friend Alexa does not ask about bruising on Sarah's shoulder, instead helping her hide it with hair and makeup. Rob berates Sarah in the hallway for wearing a revealing outfit. Sarah later visits his house to apologize and is greeted by his mother. Rob accuses her of orchestrating the visit to meet his mother without his knowledge. He punches her so hard that she collapses. She breaks up with him and demands that he never speak to her again. |
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⚫ | At home, Laura reveals that her own boyfriend broke up with her. As Sarah prepares to confide the truth, Laura takes a work call; Sarah retreats to her room. Laura notices Sarah's injuries, but Sarah lies and says she fell, then lashes out at Laura for insinuating that Rob is abusive. She reconciles with Rob after he promises to stop abusing her and gifts her a [[Pre-engagement ring|promise ring]]. |
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When Nikki urges Sarah to break up with Rob, Sarah angrily ends their friendship. Nikki consults Rob's ex-girlfriend, who describes the abuse she suffered at Rob's hands, which she never reported out of shame. She advises Nikki to be present for Sarah. |
When Nikki urges Sarah to break up with Rob, Sarah angrily ends their friendship. Nikki consults Rob's ex-girlfriend, who describes the abuse she suffered at Rob's hands, which she never reported out of shame. She advises Nikki to be present for Sarah. |
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Nikki and Sarah reconcile at the dance. Rob drags Sarah outside after noticing her speaking to another boy. Nikki and Gus intervene. With Nikki's support, Sarah breaks up with Rob for good. |
Nikki and Sarah reconcile at the dance. Rob drags Sarah outside after noticing her speaking to another boy, but Nikki and Gus intervene. With Nikki's support, Sarah breaks up with Rob for good. |
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The following day, Sarah ignores Rob's attempts to contact her until he eventually gets her friend Jacqueline to convince her to converse with him. She reluctantly lets him give her a ride home, but once in the car, he reveals he is taking her not home, but for a drive. |
The following day, Sarah ignores Rob's attempts to contact her until he eventually gets her friend Jacqueline to convince her to converse with him. She reluctantly lets him give her a ride home, but once in the car, he reveals he is taking her not home. |
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Sarah's friends and family are alarmed to discover she is missing the next day. Nikki tells Laura about Rob's abuse. Laura questions Rob but he denies it. She and Nikki find Sarah's ring at the lake house. A police search team find her body in the lake. |
The next day, Sarah is missing. Nikki finally tells a distraught Laura that Rob had been abusing Sarah, though he denies it upon being questioned by her. She and Nikki later find Sarah's ring at Rob's family's lake house, and a police search team finds her body in the lake. |
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Rob is charged with first degree murder. At the trial, Laura implores Nikki not to blame herself and urges the court to look into Rob's actions - he accidentally asphyxiated her. Judge Elizabeth Hanover reads the guilty verdict, and tells the witnesses to speak up next time they witness a friend being abused. A memorial for Sarah is created in the school hallway. Nikki and Laura console one another in Sarah's room. |
Rob is charged with first-degree murder. At the trial, Laura implores Nikki not to blame herself and urges the court to look into Rob's actions, revealing that he accidentally asphyxiated her during an argument. Judge Elizabeth Hanover reads the guilty verdict, and tells the witnesses to speak up the next time they witness a friend being abused. A memorial for Sarah is created in the school hallway. Nikki and Laura console one another in Sarah's room. |
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==Cast== |
==Cast== |