Fairy Institute

Street performer and former high school gymnast, Julie, performs in the midst of Central Park. She makes enough money to share with her fellow performer, Pearlie. Police Officers rush to take Julie and return her to her older brother, Roy and his fiancée, Wendy. The next day, Roy finds a razor blade in her bedroom after being told by Wendy that Julie took it. Minutes later, two police officers show up and take Julie to a mental institution. During her entering the institute, she meets an orderly named Darnell.

During a group session, she meets a Schizophrenic named Carla, and a bipolar patient named Corey. Rather than spend time alone, Darnell invites Julie to watch television with him and they fall asleep. Roy starts to become suspicious of Wendy and finds paperwork for a power attorney in her purse. He gets a second opinion from his lawyer and realizes his fiancée is trying to take over. Rather than accept, Roy breaks up with Wendy and sends her on the way out the door.

Darnell surprises Julie by setting up a balancing beam in the gymnasium. After the surprise, Julie gets a visit from Roy, but she is not thrilled to see him, but he pleads with her. The siblings reconcile. In her second session, Julie relieves herself by going back to when she was a gymnast and quitting due to her parents dying in a car crash. As time passes by, Carla has become happier and has a boyfriend. Corey receives a new hat that brightens his mood. Julie returns to gymnastics and goes to college. Having a support system with Roy, Darnell and Pearlie.

Now with the past behind them, Julie finds peace with her life complete.