Ava lives in a house of fear. Her mother, Ellie, forces her to wear an "Honesty Monitor" that shocks her whenever a red light flashes. Ellie believes the machine detects lies, but it actually only measures heart rates. One day, Ava’s appendix ruptures. She is in terrible pain, causing her heart to race. The monitor turns red. Ellie, convinced Ava is faking, increases the voltage to "punish" her. Ava eventually dies from shocks and internal infection.After Ava’s body is found, the police reveal the horrific truth. When Ellie wears the device, it turns red even when she tells the truth—simply because she is panicking. Even worse, the younger sister’s "perfect" green monitor was just a cheap plastic toy with no sensors at all. It is a heartbreaking story of a mother who trusted a broken machine more than her own daughter’s cries for help.
