After undergoing surgery to have the cyst removed, she tells her mother that she has decided to relocate, and that her mother may accompany her or not as she wishes.
Her drab voice quavers with a brittle strength that can command a student but break before a parent's will.
Newman and Woodward's daughter portrays Rachel as a child in flashback scenes.
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School is out for summer vacation, and Rachel anticipates a typical bored summer at home with her mother.
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