You Can See Everything (2026) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Elizabeth Holmes and Billy Evans selected Nathan Fielder over other reporters and journalists because they believed he would help tell the version of the story Elizabeth wanted told. Rather than approaching established news outlets, the couple offered him intimate access in exchange for what they hoped would be a sympathetic portrayal leading up to her eleven-year prison sentence for defrauding investors.

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Elizabeth became visibly upset specifically during scenes depicting her relationship with Sunny Balwani, her former president and romantic partner at Theranos. Watching Amanda Seyfried portray that period of her life, just days before she was about to begin an eleven-year prison sentence, forced Elizabeth to confront the collapse of both her company and the relationship that was central to it.

Foreshadowing: Her fixation on The Dropout before Nathan arrives signals how deeply she still resents how that era has been portrayed.

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• the dropout
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• amanda seyfried
• emotional reaction

Speaking privately with Nathan, Christian Holmes disclosed that things began to go downhill for Elizabeth after she was sexually assaulted while a student at Stanford. The revelation reframes the origins of her obsessive drive and compulsive lying as responses to deep trauma, though Billy quickly interrupted the conversation and grew defensive about Elizabeth's parents not living with the family.

Foreshadowing: Elizabeth's insistence that she 'never lied a day in her life' is set up earlier as a clue that the truth about her compulsions runs deeper than business decisions.

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Yes. Elizabeth showed Nathan a deconstructed version of the Theranos device and insisted it performs the way she originally claimed, running hundreds of tests from a single drop of blood. She acknowledged that something went wrong somewhere along the development process, but she continued working with Billy on 'Theranos 2.0,' suggesting she has never fully accepted that the technology was fundamentally impossible.

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Billy Evans revealed during a meeting with Nathan and Amanda Seyfried that he holds legal power of attorney over Elizabeth, giving him authority to make financial and personal decisions on her behalf. This stunned both of them because it meant Billy could negotiate deals, control her assets, and manage her public image without needing her direct consent, raising serious questions about whether she was being manipulated.

Foreshadowing: Elizabeth earlier said she was unaware of Billy making money deals behind her back, foreshadowing the revelation that he legally controlled her affairs.

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• elizabeth holmes
• power of attorney
• control
• exploitation

Two years after Elizabeth entered prison, Nathan showed the footage to Amanda Seyfried, who was so affected by Elizabeth's reaction to her performance in The Dropout that she agreed to reprise the role. For any scenes that occurred before filming began or where the crew could not be present, she re-enacted Elizabeth while Christopher Abbott portrayed Billy, creating a layered blend of documentary footage and staged recreation.

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• christopher abbott

Nathan and Amanda discovered that Billy was actively using Elizabeth's social media accounts to post messages Elizabeth herself would never write, including swearing and insulting people. This violated the very image Elizabeth was trying to project and suggested Billy was either speaking through her or making public statements on her behalf without her knowledge or approval.

Foreshadowing: Elizabeth had told Nathan she was unaware of Billy making any deals behind her back, hinting at a broader pattern of him acting without her consent.

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• control

Billy showed Nathan several Times Square billboards featuring Elizabeth's image, including the iconic photo of her holding a blood sample, an image she personally dislikes. He also had AI-generated videos of her circulating publicly. The displays projected a larger-than-life public persona that Elizabeth herself did not control or approve of, reinforcing how Billy was shaping her image for his own purposes.

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Elizabeth explained that any money Billy negotiated from the documentary would be taken from her regardless because she owes hundreds of millions of dollars in restitution to defrauded Theranos investors. Even if a payment reached her, it would immediately be seized to repay victims of the fraud, which is why she saw no personal benefit in the arrangement Billy was pushing.

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• restitution
• defrauded investors
• theranos
• deal

Although the ending text does not spell out Billy's full reasoning, the film implies that the pressure of being exposed for exploiting Elizabeth, combined with the documentary's unflattering portrayal of his behavior, led him to walk away. His decision to abandon the deal marks the only consistent gesture in the film that puts Elizabeth's dignity above his own financial interest.

Foreshadowing: Amanda's earlier accusation that Billy was 'batshit crazy' and exploiting Elizabeth foreshadows the documentary's gradual erosion of his leverage.

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• money deal
• documentary
• exploitation
• elizabeth holmes

Elizabeth and Billy fixated on a New York Times quote attributed to Elizabeth that said actresses portraying her are 'playing a character I created.' However, Elizabeth insisted she never claimed she herself created the character, implying the quote was taken out of context or misattributed. Despite Elizabeth's denial, the original reporter stood by the quote at the end of the film, even though she could not produce direct evidence to verify it.

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In her final days of freedom, Elizabeth underwent full 3D body scans, though she was visibly uncomfortable with the idea of her image being used afterward. The scans appear to have been commissioned by Billy or the production to create realistic recreations of Elizabeth for Amanda Seyfried's re-enactments, and Elizabeth's discomfort foreshadows how her likeness would later be used in billboards, AI videos, and staged scenes without her full approval.

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• image rights

After weeks of trying to reach Elizabeth through limited prison phone minutes, Amanda finally spoke to her directly and was visibly shaken. The encounter underscored how Elizabeth, despite being incarcerated and convicted of fraud, still projected an unsettling presence and persuasive power that even the actress who had spent years studying her could not fully shake off.

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• elizabeth holmes
• phone call
• prison
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Elizabeth repeatedly proclaimed that her love for Billy is real, and during her prison conversation she grew emotional defending their bond. Given her trauma history, her approaching eleven-year sentence, and the complete collapse of her public identity, Billy represented the only person still fully committed to her, which may explain why she tolerated his control over her finances, social media, and public image.

Foreshadowing: Billy's insistence that he loves Elizabeth 'despite everything he has heard' sets up the question of what he knows and chooses to ignore.

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• billy evans
• relationship
• love
• control
• prison