01x01 - Toxic

[bunniefuu]

[woman crying]

[woman] It's... it's...

It's like a stabbing pain in my temples,
but also in the back of my scalp.

It's like... it's
like fire ants.

And now my vision's
starting to blur.

[sobbing]

My mum has MS.

But this pain feels more like...

like structural than
neurological, like...

Like there's something in there.

[machine beeping]

My doctors say,

"We don't know how to
categorize you anymore."

"You keep defying
our predictions."

I was given six weeks to live.

Four months tops.

That was four years ago.

Human beings are
capable of anything.

[female host] Belle Gibson.

She's a mother.

She's a cancer survivor.

[crowd cheering]

She is an entrepreneur,

and now she's an author.

Belle, how do you do it?

[Belle] I don't know. I
guess once you choose hope,

anything is possible.

["Toxic" by Britney
Spears playing]

[reporter 1] This young mum
just conquered Silicon Valley

from her kitchen table.

[man 1] Belle Gibson's The Whole
Pantry signs a major deal with Apple.

- [reporter 1] What a triumph!
- [woman] How's your health?

It's a good day.
Let's just say that.

♪ Baby, can't you
see I'm calling? ♪

♪ A guy like you
should wear a warning ♪

♪ It's dangerous... ♪

[reporter 2] She defied medical
advice and healed herself naturally,

amassing millions of followers.

[reporter 3] Belle Gibson!

It's a truly remarkable story.

It's love, that powers
me, sustains me.

I wanna thank my
besties and my fans.

I am your fan and we've built
a beautiful community together.

♪ Too high, can't come down ♪

♪ Losing my head, spinnin'... ♪

Belle's fans describe feeling let
down by the medical profession

and follow every
step of her journey,

as thousands of young women
flock to alternative medicine.

[Belle] I wanted to live,
and I wanted to live well.

♪ With a taste of your
lips I'm on a ride ♪

♪ You're toxic, I'm
slippin' under ♪

♪ With a taste of
a poison paradise ♪

♪ I'm addicted to you Don't
you know that you're toxic? ♪

[reporter 4] Questions
raised over healing Belle.

Was none of it real? Did
she ever have cancer?

[reporter 5] Her life in ruins.

[reporter 6] Desperate
and gone to ground.

[reporter 7] Followers
outraged and abandoned.

[reporter 8] It begs the question,
what sort of person pretends

to have brain cancer?

[humming]

♪ And I love what you do ♪

♪ Don't you know
that you're toxic? ♪

This is a true story
based on a lie.

Some names have been changed
to protect the innocent.

Belle Gibson has not been paid
for the recreation of her story.

f*ck.

Thank you.

Filtered.

Yeah, we get it delivered.

Is it Belle or Annabelle?

Ah, Belle's fine.

I hear you're like a
real life Olivia Pope.

Ah. [chuckles]

She's got better suits.

Do you love it...

saving people?

People in crisis?

Do you wanna tell me
how this all started?

How much do you think
you know about me?

Not enough.

- Correct.
- You're a complicated person.

Mmm. We all are.

I'm not special.

Two million followers, come on.



Nah.

They know...

My followers know
that I don't judge.

People like that.

So they like me instinctively.

You've been getting
some death threats.

"I hope she dies from cancer."

People have gotten confused.

That's why I'm here to...

clean up those misconceptions.

Confused, right.

So you didn't lie
or invent anything?

[Belle] No, no, I...

I wouldn't want to label,

but you'd have to be an
actual sociopath to do that.

And I am not.

I mean, I could do like, 50
personality quizzes right now,

and I am an empath.

Every time.

I feel everything.

Wow, that must be exhausting.

[Belle] Sometimes...

You save people for a living.

I've tried to help
them as best I can.

Bottom line...

I helped.

[soft music playing]

Hi, guys.

So, I'm so excited. I
couldn't wait to tell you.

When I was diagnosed with
terminal brain cancer,

I didn't know where to
turn or who to trust.

I felt unsupported,
unmotivated and uninspired.

You may not have cancer, but
maybe you feel that way too.

And you know what?
It's not okay.

Download my brand new app,
The Whole Pantry, today.

And change your life
one meal at a time.

[Lucy] Now, did
she change my life?

Yes.

Did she help?

[squeals]

I look back on the
time before Belle.

Before everything that happened.

And I was so lucky.

Justin.

Lucy.

[Lucy] This... Him...

My own proper love story.

And all the plans...

- Silly plans and grand plans.
- [crowd cheering]

I couldn't stop making plans.

Until one day... [scoffs]

Yeah...

[giggles]

that all turned into a
big, stinking pile of sh*t.

What's that?

What?

[Justin] You got a lump.

It's always been lumpy.

- It's Marvin.
- Oh.

- I'm sorry.
- Marvin and Frank.

Marvin and Frank, sorry, guys.

[doctor] You'll want
to go on the forums.

Do some doctor-Google.

Resist the impulse.

You can email me
anytime with questions.

I'll get back to
you within 48 hours.

["Dirty Paws" by Of
Monsters and Men playing]

[sobbing]

♪ Jumping up and
down the floor... ♪

[doctor] All right,
get some gas on.

[ECG beeping]

♪ My head is an animal ♪

♪ And once there was an animal ♪

♪ It had a son that
mowed the lawn ♪

♪ The son was an okay guy ♪

♪ They had a pet dragonfly ♪

♪ The dragonfly it ran away ♪

♪ But it came back With
a story to say... ♪

[retching]

You okay?

♪ Her dirty paws
and furry coat ♪

♪ She ran down... ♪

[Lucy] Justin.

[clears throat]
What do you think?

[laughs]

[both laughing]

Don't get me wet!

♪ The bees had declared a w*r ♪

♪ The sky wasn't big
enough for them all ♪

♪ The birds, they got
help from below... ♪

I know her.

She comes into the cafe.

Says she has a brain tumor.

[Lucy] Stage Four, glioblastoma,

except she was glowing.

Just full of life.

Positive and shiny.

She'd obviously done the chemo
thing, but had found another way.

- [Lucy] Two Buddha bowls.
- Thank you.

You have the best
shiitake, is it foraged?

I wish.

[Lucy] She'd created this incredible
app that actually helped people

and was out there telling the
truth about what she'd been through

and was going through.

I mean, you couldn't
not be inspired.

[Belle] You're so good at that.

Aw!

Look, she's a fan.

Hi.

Is this from you?

Uh, yeah. I follow
you on Instagram.

- [Lucy chuckles]
- [Belle] Oh.

You too?

Breast, Stage Three.

I used to do that.

Merge my identity
with my diagnosis.

- I hate when my partner does that to me.
- Ugh!

[both chuckle]

So, what are you... Any
big plans for today?

I'm just... I'm just
writing my book.

A book.

- Yeah.
- Wow, that's amazing.

[Belle] I'm a bit excited.

It's mostly just recipes,

what I've learned
along my, um...

Ugh, I was about
to say "journey."

[both laugh]

I asked my oncologist
about diet,

her eyes glazed over.

How can they have so little education
when it comes to nutrition, right?

I mean, the arrogance, it's...

it's criminal when
you think about it.

Well, I can't wait
to read your book.

Hey, you should
come to the launch.

- Really?
- Yeah.

I'd love that. That's...

Thanks.

I love you.

[both chuckle softly]

- Oh.
- Oh.

[chuckles softly]

It's gonna be okay.

Thank you.

[Belle] This is so cool.

Oh! Thanks. Yeah, it's a wig.

I know.

Okay, bye.

[Lucy] Bye.

[Lucy] Belle never
dropped in an invite,

but I preordered a copy of her book
anyway and started to follow her recipes.

[indistinct chatter]

I said publicly
right from the start

that I was a brain cancer patient
on a quest to heal myself naturally.

I was totally overwhelmed
by the response.

Didn't expect all of this.

Never. It amazes me
that my story resonated.

Belle, what do you think it is
that attracted such a following?

Um, I would say my
commitment to authenticity.

Too many people
overedit themselves.

- [woman] I bet we're all guilty of that.
- [faint laughter]

[Belle] I definitely was.

I wasn't always
confident in my own skin.

I was the shy kid, I...

I didn't think I fit.

But going through what I have,

I've learned to seek out and value
what's raw and what's honest.

One of the worst things that
could happen to a person,

happened to me.

And you know what?

I am so grateful for
it. [chuckles softly]

- Well, let's...
- On that note,

I couldn't let this moment pass

without paying respect
to my friend and mentor,

Milla.

Unfortunately, she
couldn't be here tonight

for reasons I'm sure
you all understand,

but I know this has
brought her comfort.

Hey, did you get it?

Yep.

Saw your shout-out?
Super thoughtful, right?

f*ck' sweet as.

What about the book?

And the recipes,
are they any good?

Yeah, they're pretty good.

Hey, Mills... what
do you want me to do?

Just... just tell me
whatever you want me to do,

I will do it.

I wanna destroy her.

I'm only hypothesizing, but
it must have affected her

that my book was reviewed
as better than hers.

It's not her fault, but my
advance was so much bigger.

[Hek] I'm sorry, I'm lost.

Who was hurt? Whose book?

I mean, I have to
think that's why.

Ultimately, she
did what she did.

["Suddenly I See" by
KT Tunstall playing]

[Milla] You know The Devil
Wears Prada, post-makeover,

where Andy's living
her best life ever?

That's what mine felt like.

♪ You can see she's a beautiful
girl She's a beautiful girl ♪

♪ And everything around her
is A silver pool of light... ♪

[Milla] I got top marks at university
and had just moved to Sydney,

away from home for
the first time,

but Mum and I speak
three times a day.

I'm not even kidding.

I had landed my dream
job in journalism.

Girlfriend magazine,
please do you mind holding?

I had a g*ng of
incredible friends.

Enough romance to keep
things interesting.

And while I definitely
could've been,

should've been, really wish I'd
been looking after myself better,

I was 22!

I mean, what were
you doing at 22?

I'm sorry. I don't know
how to pronounce...

Pleomorphic sarcoma
undifferentiated.

I'll write it down for you.

Thank you.

Joe has the basal cell sarcomas.

That's the Queensland sun.

[Tamara] Yeah.

This is different.

The lumps on Milla's arm
are aggressive tumors.

It's a rare soft tissue sarcoma.

Okay, so... what does that mean?

Does that mean chemotherapy...

No.

- Sweetheart...
- No.

No. I saw with Nana.

My mum went through
chemotherapy for bowel cancer.

Actually, chemotherapy is
not my first port of call.

Later certainly, but right now,
surgery is our best option.

So you can just
cut out the lumps?

Yes and will that be under
a general anesthetic?

You can see there are
a lot of sarcomas,

which means it's
metastasized in the arm.

Which means there's no point in
taking out the tumors individually.

A wide resection would increase the
chance it doesn't spread beyond the arm.

So it hasn't spread?

Well, that's good news, yes?

So, how wide would
that resection be?

[synth music playing]

[telephone ringing]

[telephone ringing]

Choose positivity,
'cause I tried negativity

and it didn't work
out too well for me.

We have a voice inside us.

It gets drowned out
by all the noise...

- But if we stop and listen...
- [telephone ringing]

that voice will guide
us into the sublime.

Girlfriend magazine.
How may I direct you?

I think it would be helpful to go around
the table and introduce ourselves.

I am Dr. Xiu.

I am Camilla's oncologist.

Dr. Roland. Radiology.

Simon Smith-Jones. I'll
be performing the surgery.

I'm Mike. I'll be
your prosthetist.

Sally. Psychology.

Emma. Occupational therapy.

I'm Milla.

And I'm not convinced this is
the right course of action.

We discussed on Wednesday the
risk of further metastasis.

I found a case study.

A girl from Manchester.

She had an osteosarcoma
of the tibia.

Her team advised amputation,

but her psych said
it would cause

an identity crisis beyond the
patient's emotional resources.

She elected to go to Berlin,
and began mistletoe therapy.

That was three years ago.

I can make copies for everyone.

Did you say "mistletoe therapy"?

Rudolf Steiner.

High doses of mistletoe
extract have cytotoxic power.

No, they don't.

My name is Rudolf Steiner.

And my intuition is based
on the observation that,

like cancer, mistletoe
is a parasitic growth

which eventually
kills its hosts.

In following
Hahnemann's theories,

that, "like kills like."

Total quackery.

[Milla] It's used clinically in
Sweden, the Netherlands and Germany.

Over 1,000 in vitro studies have
shown it promotes anticancer activity.

With adverse reactions
recorded such as anaphylaxis,

fever, joint pain,
kidney failure...

Please look at me when
you're talking about me.

It's my arm.

You say there are
cancers inside of it.

There are cancers inside it.

Dr. Roland...

I have your scans,
which I'm afraid do show

multiple aggressive tumors...

I want another option.

Milla, I'd like to tell you about
some of the advances being made.

I want another option.

Death, that's another option.

- Okay, everyone just hang on.
- Do you want to die?

[Sally] All right.
We should reconvene.

That is the reality
that we are facing.

Do you understand what I
am trying to say to you?

It is very important that you
understand what I am saying, young lady.

[Tamara crying]

[Milla] Mum, I'm sorry.

Oh, sweetheart, no.

[Milla] I'll cut it off.

[Tamara] It's okay.

[Milla cries]

Look, if you think I
should hack it off, I will.

It's wrong. I know it's wrong.

I can feel it.

It's all right.

I just don't see why we can't...

just explore some
different options.

It's just that...

[Tamara sighs]

[sighs] It's just so extreme.

What are the other options?
I mean, you tell us.

Amputation would be my
strong recommendation.

- [Joe] And what about the experimental...
- Like drug trials. Please.

[Dr. Xiu] After considerable
pressure from the family

and with notable misgivings, I
performed an isolated limb infusion.

It's an experimental procedure which
delivers one dose of chemotherapy

at ten times the usual potency
directly into the tumor site.

We found the overall three month
response rate to ILI was 58%,

which dropped to 37% for those
with upper extremity disease

like Milla.

For context,

if we had amputated, her
survival rate would be 89.9%...

but I'm not an attractive young
woman and it's not my arm.

To think they were
gonna cut off her arm.

Thank God we pushed.

No.

Next time we listen
to the doctors

and we do exactly
what they tell us.

[Tamara] Ah, no.

There won't be a next time, Joe.

So, you were saying
something about

- the patriarchy, right?
- That's right.

Pits us against each other.

There should've been enough room
for both of us in the market.

- Except this Camilla...
- [Bella] Milla.

- Everyone calls her Milla.
- Milla, she was diagnosed with cancer.

So she's consistently
maintained.

I have no reason to doubt her.

Because in her case, it's true.

- Hek.
- [Hek] Yeah.

- I can call you Hek?
- Sure.

I was diagnosed with a
Stage Four brain tumor.

Really?

Yes.

Really?

[scoffs] Yes.

You have medical records that prove
that you have terminal brain cancer.

I'll have them sent to you.

Okay. Good.

If you were lying,

if you'd gotten
confused along the way,

you're here asking for my
professional advice and guidance.

This is a no-judgment space.

[Belle] Hmm.

Go on, then. Guide me.

Best case, on what
I got to go on...

You go dark, you
change your name,

get a good lawyer. You
should have one already.

I can't abandon my company, Hek.

You know what it's like.

I have staff and backers.

Not to mention momentum
that is... unquantifiable.

It's gone.

- Forget about it.
- Okay, look.

I'm not here for your legal
advice or your business help.

Then why are you here?

I've come to you specifically...

because I want my
reputation back.

And to do that, I need interviews
where I tell my side of the story.

Print, TV... maybe
a reality show.

I'm worth seven figures.

It's a good commission.

All you have to do is make
a couple of phone calls.

I throw a shoe out that window,

I hit ten liars... Twenty.

I'm not lying, okay? I told you.

[Hek] All right.

You want me to
soften up the ground?

I'm gonna need
stuff to work with.

Troubled childhood?

That's off-limits.

You've already spoke in
interviews about your mother's MS.

She's to be given a wide berth.

Okay, what about mental health?

Multiple sclerosis is physically
degenerative, not mental.

No, I mean you.

It's nothing to be ashamed of.

I know I get anxiety sometimes.

Have you heard of
Munchausen disease?

It's when a person fakes an illness
to gain sympathy or even attention.

I know what it is, and
it's Munchausen syndrome.

It's not a disease.

It's on the DSM-5
factitious disorder.

You've read up on it?

Ugh! I am not
medically illiterate.

I've spent a lot of time
in a lot of hospitals

because I was diagnosed with
a malignant brain tumor.

I was given six weeks to live.

Four months tops.

By whom? What doctors?

- What hospital?
- I'm getting you that information.

- [Hek] Okay, then when? When?
- I...

I can't speak to the
international post system.

[Hek] No, no, no. When
were you diagnosed?

Belle!

I'm trying real hard here.

Can you at least answer that?

[Belle] Was it glioblastoma?

Ah, oligodendroglioma...

How long was she in hospital?

I bet you couldn't
work during that time.

I'm not supposed to do this,
but I'll fast track your claim.

Uh-huh. Yeah, I'll just
have to fix up the paper.

No, no, no. Of course.

Your family's been
through so much.

It's genuinely my
pleasure. Yeah.

[telephone ringing]

[Belle] Aw! Did you all go in?

I love it.

Wow. Thank you.

You know, it's not easy
moving to a new city.

You've all welcomed me
with such generosity.

[exhales] Anyway, um...

I'm pumped for this
next adventure.

A bit scared.

But we're both gonna be back
to visit as soon as we can.

[Belle] Can you drive me
tomorrow to my baby shower?

- Uh, actually, I'm...
- There's only a few of us going.

I wanted to keep to
really close friends,

so if you can try not to post.

- Yeah, of course.
- [Belle] Great.

Do you think you'd drink?

'Cause you can pick
me and I can drive.

It's no problem.

Hi. I was gifted this, so
I don't have a receipt.

I love it, but I'm allergic
to synthetic fibers.

We can't offer a refund without
a receipt, unfortunately.

Ah, it has its tag on. See?

You could just put
it back on the shelf.

[cashier] Uh, what
about an exchange?

Do you want to
take a peek around?

Um...

Well, it's just that, um... I don't
know if I'll still need, um...

[smacks lips]

Well, there's a chance
that... [sniffles]

they're not sure
she's gonna make it.

Oh, sweetheart.

I'm so sorry. Oh, yeah.

- Oh, really?
- Yeah.

- I don't want you to get in trouble.
- Ugh.

Stupid rule, anyway.

[cash register whirring]

- $25?
- [cashier] $24.95.

It was on sale.

Cheap f*cking b*tches.

[telephone ringing]

I'm getting you from the SkyBus.
It's all in my email, Mum.

I don't remember
seeing any email.

I'll resend.

I'm worried about Mothpuss.

- He's not been eating his food.
- [Belle] Really?

That's no good.

I'm thinking it
might be his kidneys.

You know, totally missed the kitty
litter. Piss all over the bathroom floor.

I mean, I'm coming regardless.

Great. I paid for the luggage,
but it has to be under 15 kilos.

Maybe you put your bag on the scale
before you leave for the airport?

I do have to come, don't I?

I mean, I have to meet
your baby's father.

He will be there, won't he?

[Belle] No, I told you
already. Nathan's working.

I don't see why he can't
just work from Melbourne.

Because he's FIFO.

- [chuckles] Fear of missing out.
- [Belle] No.

- FIFO, fly in, fly out.
- Oh, fly out, yes.

Better him than me.

Aw, poor Puss.

What if something
happens while I'm away?

Can't bear to think about it.

We're a pair, aren't we, Puss?

My kidney pain's no good either.
Dr. Patrick wants me to get another scan.

[gasps] Oh, God, I'm gonna have
to cancel that appointment.

He won't be happy with me.

Maybe you shouldn't come, Mum.

No, I have to come.

All right, I'll see
you tomorrow. 10:15.

SkyBus. It's the red one.

If you don't want me to
come, you just let me know.

It's your big party.

Hmm?

You just... You just
tell me what you want.

She's not coming.

[sighs]

[woman] Milla!

Oh, I want you to meet Darcy.
I've told her all about you.

Darcy, darling!

Hey, how's it going?

- Good, yeah. Good place.
- Yeah.

- I'm gonna get the oils going.
- Sure.

Chondrosarcoma, 23
months ago. You?

Undifferentiated pleomorphic.

And it's pretty recent, I guess?

Yeah, they tried limb-sparing
for me first, but, um, it spread.

- I'm so sorry.
- It's okay.

Well, Amy told me that
you did the ILI trial.

Are you gonna do
limb-sparing this time, or...

No. I'm in remission, actually.

Well, good for you.

But if you ever do want to talk to
anyone, I can add you on Facebook.

[sighs]

[yoga instructor] Now
lying down on your back,

relaxing through your shoulders.

And softening through your
eyes, relaxing through your jaw,

relax through your fingers
and through your toes,

take a deep breath
in through your nose

and with your final breath in
shavasana, let everything go.

[inhales, exhales deeply]

- [instructor] Namaste.
- [whispers] f*ck.

[instructor] Thank you so much
for coming to class today.

Please take your
time to come up.

[man clears throat]

Milla, hi.

Arlo, Currumbin Primary,
Miss Histed. I...

- Arlo, hi. How are you?
- Hi.

So, hey, also, didn't we...
Didn't we pash once at schoolies?

[upbeat music playing]

I don't think so.

Hey, so what course
are you doing here?

Uh, I'm... in...

You... yeah, I'm...

I just... I'm so...
I... yeah. I heard.

- It wasn't gossip. People were worried.
- I know.

I heard you kicked
its ugly butt.

Mmm-hmm.

Just doing the Outsmart Cancer Weekend
to make sure it's fully kicked.

That's amazing.

And you...

I... uh, meditation
teacher training.

It sounded fun. [laughs]

Hey, do you want to grab breakfast?
I'd love to hear everything.

Oh, I have to go to my next
workshop, but I'll see you later.

Yeah, okay.

- Thank you.
- Thank you.

[cell phone ringing]

Hey.

What a day.

Oh, don't even worry,
babe. I just got here.

Um...

Oh, no.

Oh, I used to get
the worst periods.

It's a good thing about
being pregnant, hey?

Um...

Yeah, maybe try
magnesium supplement?

If you want to just come for an
hour, I can still drive you back.

Right. Yeah, right,
right. No, I get it.

Um...

Yeah. I've actually got
a shocking headache.

Um...

But listen, I'm gonna do
you up a care package.

Primrose and turmeric.

No, I will.

Okay, um...

Yeah. All right. Bye.

[Belle crying] And now my
vision's starting to blur.

My mum has MS,

but this pain feels more like...

like structural
than neurological.

Like, there's
something in there.

[doctor] Just to keep
you nice and still.

[machine beeping]

- Hey!
- What's this?

- Hey, can you...
- "Sweet Valley is stunned by the news."

"Beautiful young Elizabeth Wakefield
lies in a coma, on the brink of death."

It's just comfort food.

What happens in the
end? Does she make it?

There's like 150
books in this series.

[chuckles]

Hey, I've got something
for you. I found this.

In the river, I don't usually take
them. But this one, I wanted you to see.

The other's black and
grey, but this one...

It's all by itself.

Pretty.

- Keep it.
- I don't need to keep it.

No, it's okay. I got it for you.

Do you know, I remember in primary
school, green was your favorite color.

And you used to pick four-leaf
clovers every little lunch.

It's a weird thing to remember.

Hey, Milla.

Hey.

Must be inspiring.

The energy in the group?

You think?

Yeah, the survivors' energy.
It's nothing more powerful.

It's toxic.

Sick energy.

You know they did it
to themselves, right?

I did. I knew.

I knew I was putting all
this sh*t in my body.

- The chemo...
- No, not the chemo, before.

School, uni, I just worked so
hard and I thought, I don't know,

it was my right to get f*cked up
on a Wednesday if I felt like it.

But I knew.

I'm so sick of being
good, you know?

But I knew.

- You beat it. Milla, you did it.
- No, I didn't beat it.

No, I'm getting my
arm cut off next week.

The doctors, they're in charge now
because it's back and it's worse.

A lot worse.

I can feel it inside
me. I hate it.

And I have no choice.

- Hey, you have heaps of choices.
- No, I have no choices.

♪ Lumine de... ♪

What are you doing?

Stay with me. Stay
with me. I know...

- ♪ Lumen de Lumine ♪
- My God.

♪ Lumen de Lumine ♪

♪ Deum de Deo ♪

♪ Lumen de Lumine ♪

♪ Deum de Deo ♪

♪ Lumen ♪

♪ Deum de Deo ♪

♪ Lumen de Lumine ♪

♪ Deum de Deo ♪

♪ Deum de Deo ♪

[Milla] Good girl.

She's brave and she's kind.

Never a downer, never angry.

Good girl.

It's how we're conditioned.

And so I didn't know the words
to describe the rage I felt

when the doctors looked at
my body and only saw disease.

But then this beautiful
man, who wasn't yet my man,

gave me a stone and reminded me
that the world is more magical

than we give it credit.

[yoga instructor] into
your lion's breath.

Pressing your chest forwards
as you inhale... [inhales]

[exhales]

Hear yourself set free...

[yells]

Good, Milla.

[Milla] So, no more lying and
pretending and pleasing everyone.

From now on, I'm gonna
stop thinking with my head

and start feeling with my body.

Because I know that cutting
off my arm is wrong.

Like I know that
chemotherapy is wrong.

I have to find the
right way. For me.

[greets in Indonesian]

[in English] Good morning
from Ubud in Bali.

Oh, gosh, it's...

been such an amazing few
days talking and sharing

with so many inspirational
women from all over the world.

- Luce?
- If you are feeling ground down

or pushed and pulled apart...

Can you try to get some sleep?

I'll turn the sound down.

Places like the Hirsch
Institute in Mexico

and they treat the whole person,

the cause of our toxicity
and not just the symptoms.

[doctor] Okay, so I am...

seeing you on Thursday.

Sorry, just quickly.

I wanted to ask about...

There's this treatment place in
Mexico that a friend recommended.

Who? Which friend?

It's called the
Hirsch Institute.

Belle Gibson?

- A friend of hers.
- You're 3C.

We don't mess around with 3C.

There is no 3D.
There's Stage Four.

And you know what
happens at Stage Four.

Yes.

Thank you.

Thank you for your time, Doctor.

Just make sure she's
here on Thursday.

[Lucy] She is so
f*cking arrogant.

I want that. I want to
hear it straight from her.

Why can't she just admit
that it's not working?

- I don't know, Luce...
- This idea that one size fits all,

- it's insane.
- We're not qualified to make those kind...

- What's wrong? You're breathless?
- I'm fine.

You're not my carer.

- You're meant to be.
- Come here.

Hey, hey.

[sniffles, sighs]
This is not sexy.

I disagree.

It's gross. [sighs]

I'm gross. I don't want
to keep feeling like this.

Okay.

What's your alternative, Luce?

This Mexico thing?

Because I'm not letting some
influencer with a f*cking nose ring

undercut years of
actual medical research.

You're not letting?
That's great.

[Lucy gasps]

[grunts] I can do it myself.

I'm sorry.

- [sobs]
- It's okay.

[sobs] I'm sorry.

- [sniffles]
- We're fine, thank you.

[sighs]

We're fine.

[laughs]

[typing]

[Belle] As a first-time young
mum-to-be, I would have hoped for

a little more consideration and
support from the people I call friends.

I know everyone is busy
with their own lives,

and I try not to complain, but
with all the scary medical dramas

I've been facing, it feels
pretty tough right now.

And damn it, I was looking
forward to my baby shower so much.

[laptop chimes]

[woman 1] Aw, honey. Hugs.

What medical dramas?

I think I've mentioned I've
been battling migraines.

What I haven't shared is that I
had an episode at work recently

where I collapsed.

I'd just got home
from the hospital.

My doctor said...

"You have brain cancer."

Belle...

"You have a malignant
brain cancer."

"You're dying."

"You have six weeks to live."

"Four months tops."

But I'm gonna prove him wrong.

For myself and for my
bubba, I'm going to live.

[woman 2] Oh, my gosh,
that is so unfair.

[woman 3] Oh, you poor darling.

[woman 4] You poor thing.

[women voices overlapping]

[woman 5] Seriously,
we're all here.

[woman 6] Here's a
blog you might like.

She's just like you.

[Milla] Every day on this, I
really hate the word journey,

I do feel like my voice is becoming
stronger and louder than it's ever been.

I'm not alone and
I'm not broken.

I'm allowed to be loud. I'm
allowed to take up space.

I am stronger than I know.

So look out world
and hear me roar.

Hey, Millie, what do
you want me to do?

Whatever you want, I'll do it.

I want to destroy her.

[upbeat music playing]

[Chanelle] Change your
body, find your soul.

Oh! f*ck, I love good marketing.

We haven't met yet.

I'm Belle's former manager.

Milla's oldest friend and pretty
much the hero of this story.

A little about me.

I graduated high school at 16 and became
a banking analyst before I turned 20.

Soul-destroying, I quit that
sector four months later

and moved to Berlin to set up an
incubator in the social impact space,

which basically became too much
fun for my little body to handle.

And so, time to come home.

Well, someone is going to
meet with me today in person.

Great.

Yes, that's fantastic. I can
be there in, uh, 30 minutes.

So you're in the, uh,
investigations team?

Uh, yeah, yeah,
what's left of it.

Hey, can I get a soy flat white?

- And are you sure you're...
- No, I have my water. Thanks.

Thank you. Cheers.

Are you vegan, Sean?

No.

Oh, so you just... The soy,
you just like the taste?

I'm just trying to be healthier.

No, that's not...

necessarily healthier.

It's, uh, the soy, the isoflavones,
impersonate estrogen, extra cell growth.

- You should probably do some research.
- Okay, I will.

- Yeah.
- So, Chanelle?

Mmm-hmm. Two L's
and an E at the end.

And you have something
for me on Mel Gibson.

My colleague passed me and said
you had an urgent tip-off on...

Belle.

It's Belle Gibson.

Okay, who's that?

That's a good question.

Um, how much time do you...

Just, Just, Just... Are
you off to the hearing now?

- [Justin] For my sins, yeah.
- Can we catch up in a minute?

Hello?

So sorry, um, Chanelle, this is
Justin, also on Investigations.

- Have you heard of Belle Gibson?
- Not Mel Gibson.

- Belle, why?
- You have?

- Lucy follows her. Why?
- What do you think of her?

I haven't met her.

Do you have an instinct?

I think maybe a leech.

Possibly a viper. You?

I think...

- Can I talk to him as well?
- What's she done?

Sugar returning.

Hmm.

I'm sorry, I...

I think I lied before...

to you.

That's okay.

Yeah.

Let's take a breath.

Let's start from when you first
lied about having brain cancer.

No, I didn't ever
lie about that.

When I said people
like me instinctively,

that's not totally
factually correct.

I try really hard,

like, really, really
hard for them to like me.

["Paint The Town Red"
by Doja Cat playing]

And in the end...

they never ever do.

♪ Walk on by Walk on by ♪

♪ Yeah, b*tch, I said what I said
I'd rather be famous instead ♪

♪ I let all that get to my head I
don't care I paint the town red ♪

♪ b*tch, I said what I said
I'd rather be famous instead ♪

♪ I let all that get to my head I
don't care I paint the town red ♪

♪ Mmm, she the devil
She a bad little b*tch ♪

♪ She a rebel... ♪