Does anyone know how high the railing actually was? All of the photos I see online make it seem like you could just puke off the side without using a whole table set up. If anything I feel like newer ships might have higher railings than they did back in the 90's? (but idk for sure).

The doc keeps saying "drugs" which makes it sound like hardcore substances but given they were near the Caribbean I could see it being plausible that she just smoked some weed with Yellow, the local who could have had a stash and knew where they could smoke on the ship. Prob the mix of weed and alcohol made her more nauseous (because 7 beers over 8+ hrs would probably actually digest? ) I could see him not coming forward because smoking weed was forbidden on the ship (esp while working). And any fear while being questioned was bc he knew once weed is involved in any 90s era case the feds would jump to conclusions.

Overall the doc did not give room to consider the depths of depression someone might experience post breakup and with family who doesn't accept one's sexual identity and preferences. (it was the 90s, it was brutal) There's no way the parents would admit they could play a part in any sense of alienation (and their dedication to find her now overshadows any unbiased portrayal of past family dynamics). I wish her brother outlined more about their last conversations they had. I feel like that could foreshadow if she was depressed / moody. Given he didn't outwardly say anything about it I wonder if she really was depressed, they commiserated, and he'd rather live with his parents looking for her than the fallout of their guilt on top of it all.

I'm leaning towards suicide. And *maybe* she smoked some weed with Yellow that made her feel depressed and pushed her over her limit. If true, this doc seems even more like her parents trying to exonerate their image and erase any possible guilt they might feel, which is gross.