(gentle uplifting music)
(gentle serene music)
(slow tempo electronic music)
(party guests chattering)
(bright dance music)
(guests chattering in distance)
(low tempo electronic music)
(cassie breathing heavily)
(gentle suspenseful music)
(party guests chattering in muffled voices)
(tense ominous music)
(cassie sighs)
- [party guest] get back. Stop recording.
- [party guest 2] she's not breathing.
- [party guest] call 911.
- Stop it. Cassie.
Cassie, it's okay.
- [party guest 2] cassie, cassie, wake up. (voice echoing)
(gentle ominous music)
(gentle ominous music continues)
(gentle apprehensive music)
(gentle suspenseful music)
(upbeat dance music)
♪ look outside ♪
♪ it's a beautiful day ♪
♪ sun is bright ♪
♪ shining all around me ♪
♪ can't complain ♪
♪ 'cause I'm anticipating this weekend ♪
♪ I'm ready to have a good time, I'm on the phone ♪
♪ with my girls right now ♪
♪ confirmation it's about to go down ♪
♪ uh-oh don't think they're ready ♪
♪ come on I wanna let it out ♪
♪ I wanna see some skin ♪
♪ it's a little hard today ♪
♪ might get a little sweaty, babe ♪
(music ends)
- Mr. Monroe?
- You must be natalie.
Have a seat.
Yeah, I'm just, sorry.
I'm just helping with the senior play.
The "little white bird."
You ever heard of it?
- No.
- Yeah. Nobody has.
It's about the origin of "peter pan."
Pretty dark.
Peter is actually this villain who,
Who takes kids from their bed.
"to die, would be an awfully great adventure."
That's one of the most famous lines from it.
Anyways, thank you for coming in.
I like to put a face to the name
For every new transfer student
Before the craziness of your first day of school.
- [natalie] sure.
Don't think I need a school shrink, but thanks.
- [mr. Monroe] oh, I, I'm not really a shrink.
I'm more of a counselor.
I'm here to listen and help in any way that I can.
You know, transferring mid-semester
Can be pretty overwhelming, especially at hartman.
- Think I'm gonna need a whole new wardrobe.
My mom, she moved us into the neighborhood
So I could go here and I don't wanna let her down.
- [mr. Monroe] well, that's good.
She's, she's looking out for your future.
That's a positive.
I would say don't put too much pressure on yourself.
Sure, we're very highly rated,
But hartman is pretty much a normal school.
Hey, I read you were the captain of your cheerleading team
At your last school.
How was that for you?
- I loved leading the team.
- [mr. Monroe] well, must have been hard to leave.
We have an awesome squad here.
- I saw them out back, actually.
They look worthy of their rep.
- You should try out.
They have a recent opening.
- Maybe I will.
Yeah, I'll think about it.
- Okay.
Well, I hope you get settled in.
I suspect hartman will
Accept you with open arms.
If you need anything, you know where to find me.
- Thanks, mr. Monroe.
- Natalie, one more thing before you go.
Just know I'm here to help in any way.
(natalie scoffs)
(gentle ethereal music)
- You told hartman I have a drug problem?
- [carolyn] uh, okay. Well, good afternoon to you, too.
How was your first day of school?
- Mom.
(carolyn sighs)
- Okay.
(television show playing)
- [natalie] seriously?
- Honey, it's on your school record.
In case you forgot, that's what happens
When you get suspended for on campus drug use.
- I popped a couple of adderall
For an intense week of studying.
Big deal. Everybody does it.
I was just the one who got caught.
- Can you turn that tv down? It's really loud.
Now, I know it's not fair,
But given your father's history-
- I'm not dad, okay?
You don't need to freak out every time I take a tylenol,
Just because you married a drug dealer.
I'm really trying to start a new life at hartman
And I don't want my old one getting in the way.
- Sweetheart, you're gonna be fine.
You have nothing to worry about, okay?
I love you.
What do you want for dinner?
Spaghetti? - [natalie] spaghetti.
(carolyn chuckles softly)
(gentle soothing music)
- Good.
I hope starting at hartman will be goodbye
To all those drug problems.
From now on, it's all cheer, all the time.
Program at hartman is, like, next level.
Bad. I'm worried I won't make the cut.
- Okay, we're at practice.
Everyone say hi.
(cheerleaders greeting camera)
Viv, come here.
(cheerleaders laughing and chattering)
Yay.
(gentle pensive music)
(gentle ominous music)
- [party guest] get back. Stop recording.
She's not breathing.
- [party guest 2] call 911.
- [party guest] stop it.
Cassie.
Cassie, cassie, wake up.
- Five, six, seven, eight.
Hartman high, hartman high,
Is our team.
Hartman high, hartman high,
Is your dream.
Five, six, seven, eight.
Hartman high, hartman high,
Go, go team.
(dramatic foreboding music)
(cassie screams)
(school bell rings)
(gentle apprehensive music)
(gentle apprehensive music continues)
- [mr. Rexford] good morning.
Okay.
Everyone's accounted for,
Except of course...
Jake collins.
Sneaking in under the wire as usual.
- Sorry, derek rexford.
(students giggle)
- So today we're gonna learn about the differences
Between compounds and mixtures.
- Hey.
Unfortunately, jake's look, don't touch.
He belongs to madison inman. Cheer captain.
So predictable, I know.
I'm gina, by the way.
- Natalie.
- Right. You're the new girl.
Obviously.
Your reputation precedes you.
Hey, I heard you were cheer captain at your last school.
Are you gonna try out?
- Yeah. How'd you know that?
- I cheer, too.
Well, not yet.
I didn't make the cheer team last time,
But I'm sure I will this time.
- So you know them.
- The squad? Yeah.
Yeah. Stick with me.
I'll break down the rules and the who's who of hartman.
- [mr. Rexford] okay, for the next two weeks,
You're going to need a lab partner.
So partner off with the student next to you.
Get to know them, okay?
You won't only be sharing a test tube,
But a significant portion of your grade
Will be determined by your combined lab.
- You got screwed being paired with me.
(natalie laughs)
I'm jake.
- I know.
I mean, I'm natalie.
Hi. Yeah.
- This was awkward.
- Yeah. Sorry. (laughs)
- [jake] so I guess-
- [natalie] I guess we can just get started.
- [jake] yeah. - [natalie] on some of this.
- Okay, ladies, as former captain,
I have to say that we are very lucky to be led
By our five returning seniors,
Including viv, our co-captain,
Josie, jasmine, and julie, our very own j crew,
And of course, our captain, madison.
We wanna thank you all for trying out.
- As you know, we only have one spot open,
And we still have a hole in our hearts
After losing our sister cassie at the end of last year.
- Yes, and we'd like to dedicate
This season to cassie mendez.
- [madison] and just know, that whoever takes the open spot
Will become more than just a teammate.
They'll become our new sister.
- They've all been besties since kindergarten.
One rule. Stay in line with their queen, mads.
Even coach is scared of her.
- I can see why jake likes her so much.
- Yeah, well.
- Excuse me.
Hi.
We're having a heartfelt moment here.
Unless you guys have something more important
You'd like to share.
- No, sorry.
No, we were just-
- Talking?
Yeah, so was madison.
- I'm natalie. I'm-
- Making a bad first impression.
- Okay, ladies,
Let's wait until after the tryouts
To rip each other apart, okay?
We're now gonna start
With our individual dance and cheer routines.
Yes, hopefuls.
This is your chance to shine.
Everybody up. Let's go.
(upbeat dance pop music)
♪ boy now that you caught my eye ♪
♪ I'll tell you what I desire ♪
♪ you can push up to the front of the line ♪
♪ if you think you can take me higher ♪
♪ with the body you got ♪
♪ I'm gonna give you a shot ♪
♪ turn up I like to play with fire ♪
♪ here it is boy ♪
♪ if you wanna go first ♪
♪ show me what I require ♪
♪ I know what you're thinking now ♪
♪ but oh ♪
♪ it ain't that easy ♪
♪ oh if you wanna know what I'm about ♪
♪ then boy ♪
♪ give it up to me ♪
♪ show me show me show me show me ♪
♪ show me ♪
♪ what you're made of ♪
♪ show me show me show me show me ♪
♪ show me ♪
♪ you know what I want boy ♪
♪ show me show me show me show me ♪
♪ show me ♪
♪ how bad you need it ♪
♪ show me show me show me show me ♪
♪ show me ♪
♪ you know how to work for it ♪
♪ put your hands on my waist ♪
♪ you can light up the floor ♪
- So, you kind of killed that.
- [natalie] really?
- Yeah.
- You killed it, girl.
- [natalie] thanks.
- And can we talk about your body?
You were smoking hot.
- Stop. (laughs)
- You were born to cheer for hartman.
- Well, let's not get carried away.
(gentle brooding music)
- That was weird.
- You killed it.
- Like, yeah. - Did you do the flip thing?
Like, you remember you were rehearsing that the other day?
- Yeah. The pike.
Yeah. Yeah. We did that. - Yeah. Did it go well?
- Yeah.
- Did you do it? You landed it?
- No, everyone was really great.
The captain was super sweet. - I'm so proud of you.
(phone rings)
- Yeah. Oh, sorry.
Hey, gina, let me call you right back.
Okay. Bye.
Sorry.
- Is that one of the girls on the squad?
- [natalie] no, just some girl I met.
- Okay. All right.
What about, are there any cute boys?
- Boys? You wanna know about boys?
Uh, well, one.
But he's taken. Actually two.
If you count my ridiculously hot chemistry teacher.
- Natalie.
- You asked.
(phone rings)
- You're gonna have to show me.
- Oh, sorry.
The squad's calling. Shh.
- [carolyn] oh, okay.
All right.
♪ I'd like to add his initial ♪
♪ to my monogram ♪
- Make sure you guys are doing the assignments
As instructed, okay?
All right. Good to see you.
Natalie.
- Hey, mr. Rexford.
- I went over the pop quiz from yesterday.
You were the only one who aced it.
- I took a lot of ap classes at my last school. So.
- You adapting okay?
- Yeah, I'm actually trying out for cheer.
It's always been my escape.
- From things like chemistry class?
- From everything, I guess.
- Sorry, I'm just a science geek wondering why everyone
Doesn't love the periodic table as much as I do.
(natalie laughs)
Good luck with your team announcements today.
(tense unsettling music)
- Thanks for calling me back.
- Gina. I am so sorry.
I just totally forgot.
I started working on homework and you know.
- It's fine.
- Yeah. I have to go to class.
- You going this way?
- [natalie] yeah, I am.
(school bell rings)
(tense ethereal music)
(tense menacing music)
- Congratulations, girly.
(tense menacing music)
(door thuds)
(natalie breathing heavily)
(natalie laughs)
- Mom?
Mom, I made the team.
Yeah.
Yeah, I made it.
I love you, too.
(natalie laughs)
I have to go now. Talk to you later.
Bye.
(natalie laughs breathlessly)
(tense solemn music)
Gina.
- Congrats.
- Oh, I'm so sorry.
I just-
- Don't be sorry.
You deserve it.
(water runs from faucet)
- Well, hey, maybe they'll expand the squad
During the season.
(gina scoffs)
- No, they won't.
I mean, not unless one of you dies or something.
(laughs) I'm kidding.
Just kidding.
- Let's hang out this weekend.
- Yeah. Okay.
I'd like that.
Maybe we can do a coffee Sunday?
Loony bean at 10?
- Sweet. I'll be there.
- Good.
(tense foreboding music)
(gentle pensive music)
- [natalie] good. I made the squad.
I love the girls. Mainly madison.
I can tell we're going to be just like sisters.
Good. I aced the pop quiz in chem lab.
Mr. Rexford seemed seriously impressed
And he has a great smile.
Bad, I had this fantasy during class today
That I stayed after the bell
And mr. Rexford and I totally hooked up.
I know it's wrong, but I can't control my thoughts, can I?
Bad. Viv is obnoxious.
Honestly, I'd make a better co-captain.
(tense suspenseful music)
(squad cheering muffled)
(door slams)
(objects clattering)
Who's there?
(mop bucket rolling)
(tense menacing music)
(natalie yelps)
Oh, I'm so sorry.
- That was cassie's spot.
- What?
- They killed her.
Cassie would never put that junk in her body.
It was them. - Please let go of me.
- And you're next.
I'm warning you.
It's not safe here.
(tense menacing music)
- [carolyn] well, I'm calling the police.
- Mom, please. No.
Imagine, new girl gets the former co-captain's
Grieving mother arrested.
- Yes, but honey, she can't just harass you like this.
- Mom, it's really not a big deal, okay?
- Well, can I at least call principal stone
And make her aware so she can keep the woman off campus?
- Fine. If it makes you feel better.
But seriously, just don't make this, like, a big thing.
- I-I'm not, but you're my daughter.
I wanna make sure nothing happens to you.
I promise I will not make it a big thing.
Just...
Hey, honey.
I was thinking, why don't we celebrate tonight?
- I actually kind of have plans.
The whole squad's getting together.
I think it's gonna be pretty chill,
But it's a tradition.
- I don't wanna break tradition.
We could do it Sunday.
- Perfect.
- All right, sweetheart.
Have fun tonight, please, and-
- Be careful. I know.
- Be careful. Yeah.
(energetic pop music)
- [madison] and the most important rule is,
If you think you've got some action lined up,
Get a room.
Stay out of the hot tub.
- What? It's chlorinated.
(cheerleaders laugh)
- So where are your parents?
- Dad is sailing martinique with aunt stephanie.
And my mom is obsessed with her newest boy toy.
She's been mia for weeks,
And I don't expect her home anytime soon.
- It must be fun.
- Makes it easier for fun things. Like this.
(pills rattling)
- So the hartman tradition is that we come up
With a new routine before the next game.
- And we use a little help
To get the creative juices flowing.
They're called fabulous
Because that is exactly how they make you feel.
- I'm, I'm good.
- Maybe she's not ready for hartman.
(tense unsettling music)
- [madison] look, it's no big deal.
But I guarantee you, once they kick in,
You'll thank us.
We all need to be on the same level.
After all, we are sisters.
(gentle suspenseful music)
- Do it.
Do it.
- Do it.
- [cheerleader] do it.
- [group] do it.
Do it.
Do it, do it, do it, do it,
Do it, do it, do it.
(cheerleaders taunting)
(cheerleaders cheering)
- Welcome to the squad, officially.
(cheerleaders cheering)
(mellow pop music)
(group laughing)
- I heard you girls were thirsty.
(cheerleaders shouting)
(bright pop music)
What's up?
- [cheerleader] ew.
- I assume daddy's not around?
- Jake always has to be on his best behavior
When daddy comes to visit.
He's on the board of trustees at usc.
But he's in the land far, far away.
So, don't worry.
Your football scholarship is secure.
(madison giggles)
- I know that look.
You're feeling fabulous, aren't you?
- [natalie] fabulous. (giggles)
- You gotta catch up.
(cheerleaders chattering)
- They're disgustingly perfect, aren't they?
- They're cute.
(viv laughs softly)
- Look, I know I can be a little harsh sometimes, but...
Cassie was my best friend.
So, you,
This, you being here.
It's hard.
You get that, right?
- Of course.
Is this an apology?
- As much of one as you're gonna get.
Hold this.
- Okay. Ooh.
- We can be on our own level.
Go on. - Okay. (laughs)
(natalie and viv laughing)
- [viv] let's go, okay?
(energetic dance music)
(dramatic foreboding music)
Go dance.
- [natalie] whoo.
(bright energetic music)
- [jake] mads, hope you don't mind.
I called some friends.
- Okay, good.
(crowd chattering and laughing)
(menacing electronic music)
(menacing electronic music continues)
(music fades)
- I was wondering where you went.
Doing okay?
Something tells me you took more than one.
(natalie snorts)
I wish I had known. I would've stopped you.
- You love madison.
- I do. She likes you a lot.
That's pretty rare.
- Well, I'm nice.
(natalie laughs)
Do you think I'm nice? (giggles)
- I do.
(tense brooding music)
Oh.
One downfall of fabulous,
It can turn nasty on you.
- I'm sorry. That's not me.
- Don't worry about it. I've been there.
I won't tell anyone.
- I think I'm just gonna sit here and sober up.
I should go home.
Yeah, you just go and enjoy the party.
Okay.
(lively dance music)
(tense discordant music)
- [party guest] do you understand this?
(viv shouting indistinctly)
I can't be part of this anymore.
Go back inside.
You're a junkie just like your friend.
- You're the one who sold it to us.
I know what happened to cassie.
(person shouting indistinctly)
(tense menacing music)
- [viv] okay.
(voice shuddering) okay.
I just wanna be home.
(viv breathes heavily)
Oh.
I just want to go home.
I just wanna be in my bed.
Just home.
(tense foreboding music)
Mom?
(object thwacking) (viv groans)
(water splashes)
(dramatic menacing music)
(phone chiming repeatedly)
- Ugh. Gina.
Oh, I'm sorry.
- [carolyn] natalie?
Honey.
Natalie. It's almost two o'clock.
I thought we were hanging out today. I booked us nails.
Come on, let's go.
Get up.
- Okay.
- Were you drinking last night?
- No, we were just working on cheers and stuff.
- Okay, well, I hope you'd tell me.
(natalie groans)
Come on, sweetheart.
Lazy, lazy. Let's go.
We'll have fun. Thirty minutes.
- Okay.
(phone chimes repeatedly)
(tense foreboding music)
- [principal stone] good morning, students.
This is your principal stone.
I would like to take a moment to reflect
On the loss of viv cummings.
We the hartman family are here to help
Through this trying time.
We ask that we take a moment of silence
To honor the memory of viv.
We are here for you now and always.
Please remember, you are not alone.
- They say it was an accidental drowning.
- They think she just fell in?
- She must have been totally wasted.
- I know viv had her issues,
But I've known her my whole life.
(madison sobs)
(gentle morose music)
- Gina. Gina, wait.
Wait. I'm so sorry.
Please believe me.
- It's fine.
I just, I'm done trying to be friends or whatever.
- No, no, listen.
That is not who I am. I swear.
- Okay, well, maybe you should write down your appointments
Like you write down everything else.
- What?
- Listen, I am sorry about viv.
I mean, I barely knew her, but still it's sad.
And after cassie, I'm sure everyone's still in shock.
(gentle menacing music)
- [natalie] bad. What happened that night?
I can barely remember anything.
Was viv really so messed up that she drowned?
I do know she was having a huge fight
With some guy that night.
But who?
(school bell rings)
- Okay, that's class, everyone.
Have a good weekend. No homework.
And hey, remember, take care of yourself, okay?
- [gina] hey.
- Hey.
- If you really wanna make it up to me,
You could push for me to take viv's spot.
- Do you really wanna talk about this now?
- I'm just saying. They might make you co-captain.
You'd have some pull.
(unsettling music)
- I think viv would want us
To cheer our hearts out this season.
- So are we gonna replace viv with a new team member?
- I think that should be up to madison.
- I say we name natalie as our new co-captain.
I think she's the best choice.
She's the best on the squad,
And we all know it.
And I don't think we should add anyone right now.
We are all we need.
- [coach crawford] okay, then.
I'll see you girls tomorrow.
Be ready to work.
- [natalie] hey, mads?
- You're welcome.
- No, actually, as co-captain, I was thinking-
- Do you wanna come over and study later?
I could really use your company.
- Yeah, of course.
- I try to keep a brave face for the squad and all?
But it's really hard with viv gone so suddenly.
I mean, I really miss her.
- I'm so sorry.
(madison sighs)
(gentle pensive music)
- Hey, co-captain.
- Gina, hey. What's up?
- So, am I on the team?
- Well, madison doesn't think
We need a new squad member right now, so...
- Did you even ask about me?
- Yeah, just now. - Wow.
You must have fought real hard for me. (scoffs)
- Don't be like that.
(tense suspenseful music)
Mr. Monroe?
You know, we don't have to meet today if you don't want to.
- No, we should.
Been talking to grieving students all day,
Trying to get 'em to open up about what viv meant to them.
Did you get a chance to know her?
- Not really. No.
- You were at that party with her.
Is there anything you want to tell me about it?
Did she talk to anyone?
(dramatic suspenseful music)
- [party guest] this is not my problem anymore.
Do you understand this?
- [viv] you've put me through so much.
- [party guest] I can't be part of this anymore.
Go back inside.
You're a junkie just like your friend.
- I know what happened to cassie.
- I didn't do anything to cassie.
(tense menacing music)
- I don't really remember much.
I should get to class.
I'm sorry this happened.
Bad. Was that really mr. Rexford arguing with viv?
And could he have had something
To do with viv's- (phone chimes)
Keep quiet about viv?
No drama? What?
- [carolyn] hey, sweetheart.
I brought you a little snack.
I thought you might be hungry. Probably had a rough day.
- I'm, I'm not hungry.
- I heard that they found drugs in viv's system.
- I'm not having this conversation with you.
- Natalie, I need you to tell me,
Did you take drugs that night?
- No. Okay?
I'm going to be with the girls to study. Bye.
- This conversation is not over.
(gentle solemn music)
(door creaks)
Hi, mr. Monroe.
Thank you so much for meeting with me last minute like this.
- Clive, please.
- [carolyn] clive, I, I really just didn't know
Who else to talk to.
Teenagers have this way of making you feel
Like you're always overreacting,
But the mention of drugs or alcohol, I get concerned.
Her teammate just died.
- [mr. Monroe] well, hartman is not innocent.
The kids here, they get everything they want.
And sometimes, that means drugs.
You could consider another school.
- You, you're recommending that we leave hartman?
We just got here. She's, she's just settling in.
She's making friends.
- I'm just saying...
Trust your instincts.
Natalie's a good person.
If I were a parent,
I wouldn't want to see her fall in with the wrong crowd.
Thank you for coming in.
It's nice seeing you again.
(gentle melancholic music)
- The school wants us to put together
This big memorial for viv.
But I don't know where to start.
She was like my sister.
I loved her, but I don't know if I ever really trusted her.
- You know, she gave me two extra pills that night?
- That is so viv. Trust me, she pocketed them.
- [natalie] what?
- She's done that before.
It's sort of her own form of initiation.
- But that means that she wouldn't have been so wasted
That she drowned.
- So what, do you think she was killed?
- It's possible.
- You should tell this to mr. Monroe
In one of your next sessions.
- Mr. Monroe?
- I'm sure he'll ask.
Especially if it involves his precious viv.
- What do you mean?
- Let's just say he and viv were close.
- I met with mr. Monroe today.
- Why?
- Natalie, I have an idea. Just hear me out.
- Mom, what did you do?
- We have to get you away from hartman.
- So you want me to transfer again?
- I had no idea they had such a drug problem,
Or I never would've brought us here.
Two members of the cheer squad have oded.
I can't keep you in a situation
That's potentially dangerous.
- Mom, every school has drugs.
That doesn't mean that I'm on them.
- Are you?
- I cannot believe that you don't trust me.
- Get back here, natalie.
Get back here and don't walk out on me.
- I have friends here.
- [carolyn] how dare you?
- I had friends at my last school
And you tore me away from them.
- I'm trying to protect you.
Where are you going? What are you doing?
- [natalie] I'm leaving.
I'm 18. I can take care of myself.
- Okay. Don't you dare leave this house.
No, no, no, no.
Don't you walk out of this house, natalie.
Natalie! (sighs)
(door slams)
(tense foreboding music)
- Hey, jake.
I'm so sorry.
- No, you're okay.
- Is madison home?
- Madison's asleep.
Well, more like passed out.
Come in.
- Are you sure?
- [jake] yeah, yeah, yeah.
I was just studying. Come on.
- [natalie] thank you.
- Mm-hmm.
Well, we both were, but then she wanted to feel fabulous,
You know, so.
- I'll just go home.
- No, really. It's fine.
- I feel bad.
I mean, I told my mom that I was gonna crash here,
But I totally don't have to. - The guest room's all yours.
I'm sure madison would be cool with it.
- Does madison do this to you a lot?
- Madison regulates.
She never takes too much.
Unlike cassie. Now that girl knew how to party.
- Do you really think viv could have just drowned like that?
After the party I think I even saw her
Arguing with mr. Rexford.
(jake sighs)
- Mr. Rexford has been known to get
A little friendly with some of his female students.
What I said before about madison,
I lied.
I do worry about her.
And she's just, she's not the same girl
I fell in love with two years ago.
You have something so secure and great,
And then just like that,
It's gone.
- I'm sure you'll get that spark back.
You just gotta get her off those pills.
- I felt that spark the other day.
- See?
- When I first saw you.
(gentle wistful music)
I know you feel it, too.
- Are you gonna kiss me?
(gentle wistful music)
(gentle wistful music continues)
I don't think we should do this.
- All right. Yeah.
I should probably go.
(gentle wistful music)
- [natalie] I totally kissed jake.
Good. Where do I start?
Something amazing might be happening.
He's so special and complex.
Bad. Is it right to feel this way about him?
Everything else is so messed up.
But somehow, right now,
Nothing else matters.
- [madison] jake. (giggling)
Jake, where'd you go? Are you hiding?
Hello?
(tense eerie music)
Jake. (giggles)
Jake, where'd you go?
Natalie?
(tense menacing music)
(school bell rings)
- Hey.
- Hey. Hi.
I'm sorry about last night.
- Don't be.
- I just, I wasn't really thinking.
- [jake] I was there, too.
- Hey, babe.
- Madison, hi.
- Well, hi to you too, freeloader.
- Must have been totally weird seeing a stranger
In your guest bed this morning.
- I let her in as I was leaving. Blame me.
- [natalie] you know, I wanted to thank you.
I mean, I woke up, but you were already gone,
So I'll get my things later.
I gotta make up with my mom at some point.
- Stay as long as you want.
- Thank you.
- We're sisters now. Aren't we?
- Yeah. (laughs softly)
Yeah. Well, I'll see you in chem lab.
- Yeah.
- She is so sweet.
Did you know she has a diary?
- What?
- She has all her little thoughts in there.
She has a crush.
- A crush?
- On mr. Rexford. It's so pathetic.
(tense suspenseful music)
- Okay, I'm giving you each a pre-measured amount
Of potassium iodide, but measure it yourselves, anyways.
It has to be exact, as do your other chemical ingredients.
If you don't measure everything right then, pow.
- Did he just wink at you?
- He's just being friendly.
Not in that way.
- Mr. Rexford loves his cheerleaders.
- What?
- Cassie. Viv.
But I guess those problems took care of themselves.
(door knocking)
(tense menacing music)
(door banging)
- Can I help you?
- I'm cassie's mom.
I wanted to come by and apologize to your daughter.
May I come in?
- She's not here.
- I really need to talk to someone.
- Okay. Sure.
Come on in.
(gentle pensive music)
- Thank you.
I know I shouldn't have spoken to your daughter that way.
I just can't control my emotions lately.
You hear about parents who lose a child
And you think it's awful, but...
The pain.
- It must be so hard.
I, I can't imagine if anything was to happen to natalie.
- And that's why I'm here.
I don't want anyone else to suffer the way I have.
There is something not right about those girls.
- The cheer squad?
- I know my daughter didn't die of an overdose.
Cassie would never take drugs like that.
Please, do whatever you can
To get natalie away from them.
I don't wanna take up any more of your time.
I really appreciate you hearing me out.
- Yeah, of course.
Let me walk you out.
Again, I'm, I'm so sorry for your loss.
I really am.
- You know, all cassie ever wanted
Was to be a cheerleader,
To be part of the popular group.
I just can't believe that, (voice trembling)
That's the thing that took her away from me.
- [carolyn] if you ever need anything,
Just, you can call me.
Take care.
(carolyn sighing)
(backpack slams)
- [natalie] where's my diary?
No, no, no, no.
(tense unsettling music)
(natalie yells)
(tense dramatic music)
(tense dramatic music escalates)
(locker slams)
- [coach crawford] okay, girls.
We're up against lincoln this weekend.
Big game means big commitment,
From us and the team.
Natalie, let's go.
Time to show everyone
That nothing can keep hartman cheer down.
- I'm sorry I'm late, coach.
- Great example, co-captain.
- [coach crawford] one, two, three, four,
Five, six, seven, eight.
Sharper.
Give me the attitude.
Yes. Sharper.
Seven, eight.
One, two, three, four.
One, two.
Come on now. Get it together.
Seven, eight. Sharper.
One, two, three, hit it.
Five, six, seven, eight.
One, two, three, four,
Five, six...
- You were born to cheer for hartman.
(coach's counting echoing menacingly)
(tense dramatic music)
(tense unsettling music)
- [carolyn] natalie?
Natalie.
(gentle suspenseful music)
(people chattering in video)
- [cheerleader] get back. Stop recording.
She's not breathing.
- [cheerleader 2] call 911.
- [cheerleader] stop it. Cassie.
Cassie. Cassie, wake up.
(party guests chattering on video)
- [carolyn] hi, natalie, it's mom.
Just gimme a call.
(party guests chattering in video)
- [cheerleader] cassie. Cassie.
Cassie, wake up.
- Oh, did I interrupt you texting your secret crush?
- Um, no. I have a secret crush?
- I'm just kidding with you. Come on.
I'm gonna go to the pool. Wanna come?
- I think I'm just gonna stay here
And study a little longer.
But...
Hey, madison?
Thank you.
I just really can't go home yet.
- It's no problem. Really.
Help yourself to whatever.
(gentle apprehensive music)
(gentle apprehensive music continues)
- Secret diary of a cheerleader?
- She likes the purple pills.
- Madison is stunning.
- At least she has good taste.
- She hooked up with mr. Rexford in the classroom.
- I know what he's thinking, but I mean, I could...
- Can we talk? In private.
- Um, we'll talk later. Bye.
(tense unsettling music)
(stall doors slamming)
- Did you do it?
- Do what?
- Take my diary.
It was in my bag in chem lab and then it was gone.
- So the secret diary of a cheerleader is yours?
And wait, what?
You're accusing me of being behind it?
Why would I do that?
- I don't know.
Maybe because I didn't get you the spot on the team.
(scoffs) I don't know.
(gina laughing maliciously)
(natalie screaming)
- Gina, stop laughing, stop laughing.
- Seriously. You're crazy.
Maybe the person who did take your diary,
Is someone else that you screwed over.
And maybe the rest of the world is seeing you
For who you really are.
(students laughing and chattering)
(heart beat thudding)
(tense brooding music)
(tense brooding music continues)
- It's called secret diary of a cheerleader.
(cheerleaders chattering indistinctly)
- [natalie] hey.
- I think it's time someone took responsibility
For the secret diary.
Publicly.
- I mean, what if someone's just faking it?
You know, like, trying to bring one of us down.
- You seem awfully concerned for someone that has nothing
To do with it.
- What? What do you mean?
- [madison] I think you know, natalie.
I saw your little diary on the dresser, okay?
- Okay, fine. It's mine.
But I did not write those entries, okay?
Somebody took my diary and they changed it.
- I'm sure everyone will believe you.
- Oh my god, read this.
Viv is so obnoxious.
I wish someone would put her in her place.
- Oh my god.
- [natalie] come on.
Do you really think that I would write that
Or even think it?
- You just, like, showed up outta nowhere.
As far as we know, you're a total psycho.
- And conveniently, you end up co-captain.
- Were.
- What?
- I think you should take a break and focus
On what you have going on right now.
We need strong leadership.
And I think you may have done enough damage already.
Don't you?
- Madison.
(gentle morose music)
(keys thud)
(natalie sobbing)
- Sweetheart, what's wrong?
Baby? (shushing comfortingly)
Okay. Okay.
Come on inside. Come on inside.
Come on.
Honey, are you gonna tell me what happened?
- You won't understand.
- Why do you say that?
Honey, I'm not the bad guy.
You and I have been through too much
To let anything like this come between us.
You have to trust me.
I, I'm here for you.
- Someone stole my diary.
- [carolyn] what?
- They started posting all these things
That I supposedly said, but they weren't true.
They twisted my words and now everyone at school hates me.
- This is why we have to get you out of here.
- That's not going to help, mom.
That's not gonna change anything.
We can't just keep running away.
- It's not running away.
- Yes, it is.
And you've been doing this ever since dad left.
You keep pushing things away and not dealing with them.
And that's why I'm so messed up.
- Okay, so it's my fault.
It's my fault.
I've, I I've failed you, too.
- No. That's not what I meant.
- I, I have been running. Okay?
Because I didn't want what happened to him (voice breaking)
To happen to you.
Maybe I just need to let you
Go a little bit.
I don't know.
I, I'm sorry.
If you wanna stay, we can stay.
- I really wanna stay.
- Okay. Then stay.
You have to know that I am here for you, okay?
You're my whole world.
I, I promise I won't let you down.
- Mom, you never.
- Come here.
- I love you.
(door opens)
(gentle suspenseful music)
- I wanna thank you all for coming today.
I know this is not a good time for anyone.
But we are all aware of the social media account
That has been posting entries
From a cheerleader and her diary.
- I didn't write those things.
Somebody took my diary and changed it.
What is most concerning is the threat
To another student, viv cummings,
Who has passed since those entries were written.
- Yeah, but I didn't write that.
- Okay, nat, let's just let her talk.
- We have contacted the police and they now are involved.
But there is another issue.
We are looking into the allegations
Of a sexual relationship between your daughter
And one of my teachers, mr. Rexford.
Mr. Rexford has been very cooperative
And adamantly claims his innocence.
But whenever there is a suggestion of anything
Of this nature, we must take it very seriously.
With that being said,
He has been placed on administrative leave.
So, natalie, I know you're new here.
This is unfamiliar, but if mr. Rexford
Has at any time made any sexual advances
Towards you, now is the time to tell us.
- No, it was just something I wrote.
Okay? A stupid fantasy.
- [carolyn] are you accusing my daughter
Of having a sexual relationship with a, a teacher?
- Of course not. May I call you carolyn?
- Yes, of course.
- [principal stone] carolyn...
We just want to be sure that nothing
Inappropriate has happened.
We need you to understand the seriousness
Of these statements and that there could be consequences
Beyond the school's control.
- Well, are you investigating him?
He's the one who was sketchy close
With an underage dead girl.
- You misunderstood.
- Do I? - Yes.
- I know about your close relationship with viv.
- You are right. I was very close to viv.
- Yes, see, he's admitting it. - She was my goddaughter!
Sorry. She was my goddaughter.
I've known her since she was born.
Her father was one of my best friends.
I promised that I would watch over her
If anything ever happened.
He died of cancer.
I've been helping viv and her mother
Ever since that happened.
Do you know what that must be like for her,
Having lost two of the people she loved
More than anything in the world?
- I'm sorry. I, I didn't know.
- I'm sorry.
- [principal stone] I want to reassure you both,
We're looking into this thoroughly.
Carolyn, can I suggest you just take natalie home?
Wait until you hear from the police.
'cause I'm sure they're gonna wanna talk to you
About the missing diary and all of the implications
This may have on natalie's future.
- [carolyn] principal stone, with all due respect,
I know my daughter better than anybody.
If she says someone stole her diary,
Someone stole her diary.
- Well, I wanna thank you for coming.
- [carolyn] thank you.
- Natalie. Wait a second.
You have to tell me now.
Who do you think took your diary?
- Mom, I don't know. Okay?
I didn't write most of that stuff. It's made up.
- What about the rexford stuff?
- I don't know. He's literally just my chemistry teacher.
- Hey.
Why'd you do this?
Why are you lying about me?
- I-
- Do you know what this could do to my career?
Are you trying to get me fired?
- [carolyn] okay. You know what? Stay away from my daughter.
(tense brooding music)
- [natalie] could rexford really have killed viv? Why?
I need to find my diary.
Whoever has it is trying to frame me.
(phone rings)
Jake? Is everything okay?
- Madison's in trouble.
She took too many.
I, I didn't know who else to call.
- Jake. Call the police.
- No, no. That's not an option.
I don't want to get her in trouble.
Can you please just be here?
- I'm supposed to stay here until the police come.
- [jake] natalie,
She told me she knows who took your diary.
- Wait, what?
- And then she just freaked out. I don't know.
- Well, who took my diary?
- I don't know, she's not coherent.
Please. Natalie, can you please just be here with me?
Please?
- Okay. I'll be right there.
(tense suspenseful music)
- Jake.
Jake, is everything okay?
- [jake] I don't know. She just woke up.
- You're here.
- Madison. I'm so, so sorry.
We never should have done anything and-
- It's okay.
You know, I was just so jealous of you.
But you were prettier than me
And more talented than me.
And all I wanted was to keep you close.
You deserve someone like jake.
And jake deserves someone like you
Who won't take him for granted.
Like I did.
I wanna sleep now.
I'm fine.
I didn't take that much.
I think I'm just drained.
I lost my friends.
And now I'm losing my boyfriend.
Jake and I have been drifting apart for a while, right?
All because of these stupid pills.
- Madison?
I'm sorry, but I need to know who took my diary.
- Isn't it obvious?
Rexford. Rexford did everything.
Rexford did all of this.
Promise me you'll stop him.
(tense suspenseful music)
Take care of her.
She's a good person.
(tense ominous music)
- What did she mean, rexford stole my diary?
- Mr. Rexford is their dealer.
Alias doctor fabulous.
That chemistry degree came in handy.
- [mr. Rexford] go back inside.
You're a junkie, just like your friends.
- You're the one who sold us the drugs.
And I know what happened to cassie.
- I didn't do anything to cassie.
I've never sold to her before.
- He got them hooked.
And I know he had something to do with viv's death.
He must have seen me that night
When he was arguing with viv
And he, and he threatened me that I'd made this big mistake
And now he's using my diary to frame me.
- How do we prove it?
- We have to get him to confess.
To everything.
- I know where he lives.
Let's go. - Let's go.
(tense dramatic music)
(door knocks)
- Hi, ms. Price?
I'm gina. Is natalie home?
She isn't picking up, so I just...
- Um, yeah, gina.
I don't think that now's a very good time.
Okay, I just know that she's really going
Through a lot right now
And I really wanted to apologize.
So it'll only take a second.
- Right. Okay.
Come on in. Come on in.
Let me just, let me check on her really quick.
- Okay.
- [carolyn] natalie, gina's here.
Natalie?
(tense foreboding music)
Gina, who's madison?
- Come on.
Come on.
- Would you chill out, please?
Wait, wait.
What?
We can't just barge in there.
He's gonna know something's up.
- But you have to get him to confess
To killing cassie and viv.
Threaten him if you have to.
- How do we prove it?
- Record him on your phone.
- Can't do that. He always makes me leave my phone.
- Then leave the door unlocked and I'll do it.
- Are you sure this is gonna work?
- It's the only chance we have.
Come on.
Wait. Good luck.
- Thanks.
(tense suspenseful music)
(door knocking)
- Jake.
- Hey, mr. Rexford.
- [mr. Rexford] what's up?
- Madison's running low.
It's always an emergency, you know?
- You couldn't gimme a heads up?
- Yeah, sorry. It's my fault.
- All right. Yeah. - Thanks, man.
- [mr. Rexford] all right, you know the deal.
Phone in the bowl and keep your bag by the door.
- Yeah, yeah, for sure.
- [mr. Rexford] look, you guys gotta get your crap together.
You can't keep showing up like this.
- Yeah, yeah. No, that's my bad.
(tense suspenseful music)
(door knocks)
- Ms. Price, the door's open.
- Gina, where are her parents?
- I don't think that anyone's ever home.
- [carolyn] gina-
- [gina] we have to find natalie.
Madison.
- I'm really tired.
Please leave me alone.
- Honey, we need you to tell us-
- [madison] leave me alone.
- Madison.
- Leave me alone.
- [gina] where is natalie?
- I don't know.
Probably making out with my boyfriend or something.
- Please, please, honey.
Just try to think, where is she?
- Okay...
Maybe you should talk to mr. Rexford.
- Why?
- Because he's the reason for all of this.
Natalie said that she would stop him.
- Okay, do you know where mr. Rexford lives?
- [gina] yeah, yeah. We'll go now.
- Okay.
Honey, you just get some rest.
We'll get you some help, okay?
Come on.
- Should we call the police?
- I'll call them on the way.
Do you trust this madison?
- I mean, she's not a great person,
But I think she's telling the truth.
- Then we have to get my daughter.
- [mr. Rexford] look, this is all I have on hand.
If she wants more, she's just gonna have to wait.
- [jake] man, she was really hoping to stock up this time.
Are you sure you don't have anything else?
Hey, how about that liquid stuff?
She really likes that.
- Okay.
- It's her favorite. - [mr. Rexford] all right.
Let me check.
Look, this should hold her over for a couple weeks,
But I'm tapped, man.
- [jake] madison? Maybe a few days.
And it's all your fault.
- What?
- You got my girlfriend addicted to fabulous.
- What are you talking about?
- And it wasn't just madison, it was all the girls.
Is that why you killed them?
- You're crazy, kid.
- Is that why you did it?
Everybody knows you were hooking up with them.
It'd be pretty damn easy to make that connection.
You want to do-
- You jealous, jake, huh?
Yeah, so what?
Some of my students have a thing for me, okay?
Even the new girl can barely keep her pants on around me.
So the girls like my pills.
Maybe a lot.
How am I supposed to stop them from taking too much?
It's just a business, jake.
- That's exactly what I needed to hear.
(bottle crashing)
(natalie screams)
- [natalie] jake. What are you doing?
Jake.
(natalie whimpers)
(natalie screams)
(heart beat thudding)
(tense menacing music)
- Natalie.
I am so sorry.
I didn't mean to hit you that hard.
I wish you would've just let everything go.
You girls. Always trying to ruin my life.
But the plan to get mr. Rexford to confess...
That changed everything.
It's exactly what I needed.
Concentrated fabulous.
Works every time.
They'll just assume he gave you too much.
Everybody knows you were sleeping with him.
You put it in your diary.
- [natalie] no, jake.
- Natalie, I'm so sorry.
- [natalie] no, no, no. Wait, wait.
Jake, please.
Please. Why did you kill them?
- You think I meant to?
It was an accident.
I had everything.
A football scholarship, everything I ever wanted.
But cassie, cassie was gonna screw it all up for me.
I just wanted her to stop.
- So I gave her the drugs to make her look like a junkie.
And then it would be my word against hers.
- I can't take this anymore.
- I never promised anything.
- You said you loved me.
- Look, I've been with madison for two years.
- You lied to me.
I'm done being your side chick, okay?
You need to dump her.
- You know I can't.
- Because she'll run to daddy
And you'll lose your football scholarship?
- I'm not dumping madison.
- Then I'm gonna tell her everything. Okay?
I'm gonna tell her how you came onto me
And even assaulted me.
I'm sure the school board will think twice
About your free ride.
Jake, no one will love you as much as I do.
(party guests chattering)
(upbeat dance music)
- Are you having fun? - Yeah.
- Are you excited? - Yeah.
- We're finally gonna be together.
- Cassie, I'm gonna handle it.
- When are you gonna break up with madison?
- Soon. - Soon?
- I wanna take care of you. Yeah.
- I love you. - I love you.
(tense menacing music)
(cassie gasps)
I'm so sorry.
(cassie gasping)
(tense foreboding music)
(party guests chattering and laughing)
(tense unsettling music)
I gave her too much.
I didn't want anyone to die. (sobbing)
I didn't want anyone to die.
I promise. I promise.
And then viv wouldn't shut up.
So I knew how to do something about it.
- [mr. Rexford] I can't be part of this anymore.
Go back inside. You're a junkie just like your friend.
- You're the one who sold us the drugs.
And I know what happened to cassie.
- I didn't do anything to cassie.
I've never sold to her before.
The only person I sold to that night was jake.
And he wanted the liquid stuff.
- But that stuff is dangerous.
Why would you give it to him?
- It's only dangerous if you don't know
How much is too much.
Do you understand?
- Wait, why would he want that?
(tense menacing music)
(dramatic unsettling music)
- [jake] and you.
I'm sorry, but you were in the wrong place
At the wrong time.
I'm sorry. I really did like you.
- [natalie] no, no. Please, please don't, jake.
Jake, please. (sobbing) please stop.
(natalie yelping)
Please, jake, please don't do this.
Please don't.
(natalie sobs)
- Get off my daughter.
(group struggling)
(jake grunting)
- Get off of her.
(group struggling)
(carolyn groaning)
(syringe injecting) (natalie screams)
- Sweetie. (breathlessly) sweetheart.
It's okay. Come on.
(natalie sobbing hysterically)
I know. Oh, baby.
It's okay. Come on.
(gentle pensive music)
- Good. I decided to stay at hartman.
After all the drama, the squad became much closer
And we really did become like sisters.
And we gained a member.
Gina finally got her shot and she thrived.
She was right, she is a true friend
And she wasn't the only one.
Madison totally cleaned up her act
And testified against jake.
I know she's still fragile,
But it turns out, she was stronger than she thought.
I'm actually enjoying the last days of high school.
My mom and I are closer than we've ever been.
I'm happy for her and clive.
That's what I call mr. Monroe now.
He's cool and he makes my mom happy,
So I'm happy for her.
Oh, and I stopped making a bad list.
I'm only focusing on the good now,
And I can't wait to see what comes next.
(uplifting music)
(uplifting music continues)
(lounge music begins)
♪ there's a saying old ♪
♪ says that love is blind ♪
♪ still we're often told ♪
♪ to seek and you shall find ♪
♪ so I'm going to seek a certain light ♪
♪ I've had ♪
♪ in mind ♪
♪ looking everywhere ♪
♪ haven't found him yet ♪
♪ he's the big affair ♪
♪ I cannot forget ♪
♪ only man I ever think of ♪
♪ with regret ♪
♪ I'd like to add his initial ♪
♪ to my monogram ♪
♪ tell me where is ♪
♪ the shepherd for this ♪
♪ lost love ♪
♪ 'cause there's somebody ♪
♪ I'm longing to see ♪
♪ I hope that he ♪
♪ turns out to be ♪
♪ someone who wants ♪