Who is Brandy Alexander? Why is Brandy visiting the speech therapist at the hospital? Is the meeting between Shannon and Brandy coincidental or planned? Why does Shannon become obsessed with Brandy? Is it Brandy's personality that draws Shannon to her or something else?

Who is Shane McFarland? Why does Shannon hate him? Why did Shannon's parents throw Shane out of the house? Why does Shannon and her parents believe Shane is dead? Why did Shannon not let Shane into the house the night her parents threw him out? Why did Shane light their clothes on fire?

Why did Shane put a full bottle of hairspray in the trash? Did Shane want to disfigure himself? Compare this act to Shannon's accident. Why did Shannon shoot herself in the face? Why did she pretend it was an accident? What was Shannon attempting to achieve? How does...