They arrive at an abandoned house on the town’s edge. George leads her inside, and before she can question him further, pain sears through her head. She awakens, handcuffed to a radiator in a dark basement.
Determined to escape, Hailey uses hand cream from her bag to slip free from her cuffs. She arms herself with a chair, bracing to face George. When her moment comes, she strikes him and bolts up the stairs, only to confront Martha by George’s car. Ignoring her pleas, Hailey jumps into the driver’s seat and speeds off, but Martha, panicking, grabs the wheel, sending them careening off the road into a pole.
Hailey awakens in a hospital, where Officer Daniels gently questions her. Slowly, she shares the twisted tale that led her there, and he reveals George’s truth: he survived a supposed plane crash and adopted a new identity, leaving her to mourn his betrayal alone.
As the officer leaves, Hailey closes her eyes, daring to envision a future beyond this nightmare. She vows to rebuild, determined to redefine herself—not as a victim but as a survivor ready to embrace life anew.