We're asked to believe that the death from cancer of her brother, Chris, is the source of her depression, and yet from the time that she and David are «introduced» through Mace's efforts, she changes instantly from a wallflower to a live wire, encouraging her new boyfriend to dance with her
at a party and, stripping down to her bikini, seduces him into jumping into the water
at her
dad's lakeside
beach house.