Return to that night, ten years ago.
[Shadowy Man] Welcome to Playland.
[girl sobbing]
He's forcing me downstairs again.
Remember, Alys, no matter what you experience,
you are absolutely safe.
[young Alys sobbing]
He's hurting me.
[woman] Nothing can harm you.
[Shadowy Man] Now you behave.
Come to the Black Door.
[Alys] He's pulling me inside the door.
Alys, follow the memory.
[Alys] I can't.
[gasps]
[exhales]
[woman] You really need to push yourself harder.
Any more hallucinations?
Any more psychotic breaks?
[sighs] We're stagnating.
I'm trying.
I know.
This isn't a judgment, it's an observation.
Everyone evolves at their own pace.
In order for you to move past the trauma,
you've gotta confront it fully, fully in the light.
I believe that all of your missing memories
are behind that door,
and you're not gonna truly know who you are or who you were,
until you confront it and go right inside.
♪
Okay, first thing, your patient needs to apply for what's called a T visa.
- T visa? - T visa.
They're specifically set aside
for victims of human trafficking into the United States.
Karen, what did her police report say?
Um... [chuckles] She has no police reports.
She escaped her captor ten years ago
and he was never identified.
She has no memories, no recollection
of really anything at all, not even her escape.
That's extremely bad, Karen.
To get the T visa she needs to prove that she's a trafficking victim.
That means real documents, real police reports.
Without them, no one knows who she is.
The authorities will likely, well,
they'll likely just treat her as a criminal prostitute.
This is a girl who has been through so much
that I can't believe she's still alive,
and you're telling me the authorities are just gonna... just drop her?
I'm sorry, Karen.
Some people just fall through the cracks.
[Karen] My lawyer friend can't help you, and I'm afraid I can't either.
The truth is I wanna keep counseling you, I really, really do,
but the suicide center called me.
There's three other women that are closer to the brink than you are,
and that's just in the last two weeks.
Can you be strong for me?
[heartbeat pounding]
[Shadowy Man] Hello, Alys.
Alys?
[panting]
Are you having psychotic breaks, again?
[heartbeat pounding]
I know you don't have a lot of money,
but I want you to take these samples of anti-psychotics, okay.
And I want you to promise me that you're gonna take them if you need them.
I'll make progress, I promise.
Good.
Hey, what's up shorty, you tryin' to hit this?
Lookin' all sad, girl. Let me put a smile on your face.
She be trippin'.
[woman shouting] I don't have it!
[baby crying]
[gasps] Don't touch me.
- Where's my money, Alys? - Get the hell out of my room.
Wrong! This is my room, and you pay for the privilege of breathing in it.
- [gasps] - You are six months late on the rent.
You got a nice snatch.
Why don't you use it?
You know, if you're very nice to me,
maybe, just maybe we can make an arrangement.
- You like that idea? - Mm-mm.
Yeah? Well, we're gonna discuss this tomorrow
after I throw your shit out on the street,
and then you and I...
[chuckles]
...we're gonna renegotiate.
[panting]
[door slams]
♪
[breathes heavily]
[horns honking in distance]
[sighs]
♪ Rock-a-bye baby ♪
♪ In the treetop ♪
♪ When the wind blows ♪
♪ The cradle will rock ♪
♪ When the bough breaks ♪
♪ The cradle will fall ♪
♪ And down will come baby ♪
♪ Cradle and all ♪
[woman laughing]
[Shadowy Man] Hello, Alys.
[Karen] Close your eyes.
It's not real.
- [woman laughing] - [gasps]
[woman] I don't have it, seriously.
[landlord indistinct]
All right, well, thank you, come again soon.
[shop bell jingles]
[chuckles] You again.
Look, I already told you, I can't help you.
- Please. - No, I'm sorry. We use E-Verify here, all right?
You need a social security number. I can't have the Feds cracking down on my spot.
[phone ringing]
Davy Rockets, hello.
Yeah, what's your order?
Look, hey, get outta here. I already told you.
Sorry, not you. What'd you need?
[line ringing]
[breathes deeply]
[Karen] You've reached the voicemail of Dr. Karen Nera.
I may not be able to answer the phone right now,
but rest assured, I'm always here for you.
[man indistinct]
Hey, yo, come here.
Some fancy suits came by lookin' for you today,
wanted to leave a letter with the landlord, but I said,
"Hell, nah, his sleazy ass can't be trusted."
Paid me to hold this for you.
[panting softly]
[man] Miss Alys L. Lashley,
you have inherited the home of your Uncle Silas Visler.
You have 48 hours to collect the home.
If not claimed within that time,
the home will be turned over to the bank and sold at auction.
Sincerely, Charles Dusker, Attorney at Law.
Miss Lashley, pleasure to meet you.
Charles Dusker.
So, let's get straight to business.
You've been named in the will
of your recently deceased Uncle Silas Visler.
You remember him?
I don't know anything about my family.
My name is not real.
How did you find me?
Mr. Visler instructed his attorneys
to identify you by name, which is quite unique after all, and by your appearance.
It seems he was aware of your non de plume which is all that really matters.
Now, the bottom line is if you're gonna collect your inheritance,
- you have to show up in person as required by the will. - To where?
Mr. Visler's hometown in Auraria, Michigan in two day's time.
That's the deadline before his estate
is sent through the escheat process. Blah, blah, legalese.
The short version is
there are other potential heirs to the estate
that certainly will challenge your inheritance after that deadline.
So, please present yourself to the executor of the estate before then.
Now, these documents will define your new responsibilities to the state.
But I have no money to travel to Michigan.
I'm just the messenger, Miss Lashley.
We merely received a small finder's fee.
So, take my advice.
If I were you I'd get going.
Have a safe trip.
All right.
Apply pressure.
Can I come back tomorrow?
I don't know, hon. By law you can only donate once a week.
[monitor beeping]
- [bell dings] - [cash register dinging]
[man] Next!
[Karen] Close your eyes.
You can sleep.
[Shadowy Man] Hello, Alys.
[woman laughing]
[girls giggling]
[Alys] I'm here to claim my uncle's estate.
You're cutting this awfully close, Miss Lashley.
We better get a move on if we're gonna get there before sundown.
[crow cawing]
[man] Telephone service is disconnected
and there's no cell service up here.
You'll have to drive back down into town
to contact anyone.
Your uncle lived pretty much out in the middle of nowhere.
You two must've been close.
Mr. Visler passed over all his children
to leave you his estate.
How well did you know my uncle?
Truth be told, he only hired me about a week before his passing.
Said he was gonna leave it all to the lady of the stream.
How did my uncle die?
Let's just say,
he went out hunting a little too far from home.
- Hey. - [exhales]
We're here.
Look familiar to you?
Well, this is it.
There she is.
This is all mine?
To do with as you please.
The utility services are cut off,
so I wouldn't recommend staying here
for more than a couple of days, it being winter and all.
How much is it worth?
Three, maybe 400,000.
But for now... you and I are finished.
These are for you.
- Okay, thank you. - Take care.
[door closes]
[shivers]
[wind whistling]
[door creaking]
[clock ticking]
[watch beeps]
[sighs]
[Shadowy Man] Hello, Alys.
[panting]
You're not real.
[panting]
[stomach gurgles]
[birds chirping]
[sighs]
What's back there?
[shivering]
Nice.
[chuckles]
[bell dings]
[birds chirping]
[chuckles]
[sighs]
This is my house.
[clock ticking]
[woman screams]
♪
[woman screams]
Hello?
[animal growls]
Is anyone out there?
[growling]
[screaming]
[door banging]
[Karen] Take the pills, Alys.
[woman] Alys...
[light switch clicks]
♪
[Shadowy Man] Welcome to Playland.
[laughing]
[Alys gasps]
[gun cocks]
[door creaking]
No. No.
[panting]
[gasoline sloshing]
[generator humming]
[electricity crackling]
[static crackling]
Hello, Alys.
By now you've realized I'm not your long lost uncle.
Don't blame yourself for not recognizing the place.
After all, I brought you here blindfolded.
You were my best purchase from the auction.
The other girls on that ship were not worth the investment I made.
You are, sweet Alys.
I stole your innocence in this very room.
Remember?
- [static crackles] - [screaming]
Oh, not you again!
I filmed all the key moments for posterity.
- [panting] - Feel free to browse my little video collection.
[heartbeat pounding]
- [girl sobbing] - You were the only one who got away.
You're probably wondering right now,
why leave everything to you in my will?
Maybe I just wanted to lure you back here.
Like I told you long ago,
I'm the only one who cares about you.
Now that you've suffered a few years out in the real world,
you know I speak the truth.
So, enjoy the house again.
I hope you like the food in particular.
Stocked, especially for you.
I added a special ingredient to every single item,
an old favorite of yours:
psilocybin,
and maybe left a few treats, as well.
You have nothing to fear.
After all, I'm dead.
Or am I?
[gasps]
[panting]
[retching]
♪
[girl sobbing]
[Shadowy Man] It was hard to find you, Alys.
What happened to your blonde hair?
[panting]
[Karen] Close your eyes.
It's okay.
You can sleep.
You're safe.
[clock ticking]
[laughing]
[gasps]
♪
[gasps]
I have to get out of here.
[clock ticking]
[gun cocks]
[birds chirping]
[wolf growls]
♪
[gasps]
[wolf growling]
[growling]
[wolf whines]
Shit.
[panting]
[wolves howling]
I'll die if I keep going.
[door creaks]
[coughing]
♪
Go away!
Leave me alone.
[Karen] Alys, close your eyes.
It's not real.
[panting]
[Karen] You're safe.
[panting]
No. I threw it out.
[panting]
[Shadowy Man] After all, I'm dead.
Or am I?
[coughing]
[gasoline sloshing]
[woman laughing]
[coughing]
[grunting]
♪
[girl sobbing]
[Alys] I threw it out, there's no way.
[Shadowy Man] It was hard to find you, Alys.
What happened to your blonde hair?
Open wide. That's a good girl.
What's the matter, good girl?
[young Alys sobbing]
[Shadowy Man] Huh?
If you don't eat, you know what happens, hm?
There you go.
Good girl.
Now swallow.
[plate shatters]
[screams]
[sobbing]
[Karen] Take the pills, Alys.
[panting]
[Karen] Close your eyes.
You can sleep.
It's your fault.
[vomiting]
[coughing]
[cabinet creaks]
You know what happens if you don't eat.
I added a special ingredient to every single item,
an old favorite of yours: psilocybin.
[cabinet creaks]
[coughing]
[clock ticking]
[wind whistling]
I need to eat.
[generator humming]
[static crackling]
[DVD fast forwarding]
[Shadowy Man] After all, I'm dead.
- Or am I? - [DVD fast forwarding]
I've been watching you, Alys.
I'm more alive in your soul than you care to admit.
But on some level,
you know that already.
It always impressed me how you escaped.
I suppose you hardly remember that night.
Does the Black Door still call to you?
Or is it just another precious detail you've forgotten?
Maybe you realize why I've given you all that I have.
You are my true heir.
More than my own flesh and blood.
I love you, Alys.
But my affection has limits.
I brought you back here to present a choice,
return my love or die.
You can find everything you need to destroy me,
or rather everything you think you need,
right here on this property.
I kept all the damning evidence,
every record of every crime in the closet by the attic.
The question you must ask yourself is, "Who am I?"
Are you a girl who would take this evidence to the police?
Go up and do the right thing if you dare.
The choice is yours again,
as it was back then.
But remember, I'll be watching.
[static crackling]
The question you must ask yourself is, who am I?
[DVD rewinding]
You are my true heir,
more than my own flesh and blood.
[DVD rewinding]
Does the Black Door still call to you?
[DVD rewinding]
Does the Black Door still call to you?
Where's the Black Door?
[clock ticking]
♪
[Shadowy Man] Good morning, Alys.
Or should I say good afternoon?
- [stomach gurgles] - [groans]
[Shadowy Man] Starving? That can't be good
for your physical and mental stability.
You can't avoid my food forever.
- [woman laughing] - [Shadowy Man] Ignoring me won't make me go away.
[Karen] Take the pills, Alys.
[Shadowy Man] That won't help you.
That's a good girl.
Partake of my bounty.
Eat my tainted food again.
That booze is a good compromise, huh?
But... I'm coming for you.
Closer with every passing breath.
Closer.
[bottle clatters]
[Shadowy Man and Alys] I'm closer than you think, Alys.
[Alys laughs]
♪
[Shadowy Man] Welcome home, Alys, to the Black Door.
[heartbeat pounding]
[Alys] You're not real!
[door closes]
Shit.
[shuddered breathing]
[shard clinks]
[groaning]
[watch beeps]
[Alys] A glade with a stream.
[Shadowy Man] You're probably wondering right now,
why leave everything to you in my will?
He said he was gonna leave it all
to the lady of the stream.
[Shadowy Man] It always impressed me how you escaped.
I suppose you hardly remember that night.
[young Alys sobbing]
[panting]
[gasps]
[Karen] Alys?
Alys, your mind doesn't know the difference between fantasy and reality,
which means if you imagine happy things,
even if they're false,
your body will think they're real.
Alys, I love you dearly.
You're such a brave young woman.
Alys...
I don't have any kids.
I don't have a daughter.
Would you like to be my daughter?
- Alys, I love you dearly. - Alys?
[Karen] Alys, I know why you don't wanna eat this man's food.
But if you don't, you'll die.
Alys, you need to eat.
[coughs]
[sighs]
Where's the gun?
[panting]
Oh, no.
No, no.
[generator humming]
[water dripping]
[generator humming]
Shit.
[panting]
[gasps]
♪
I know you're in there! Come out!
[panting]
[door creaking]
[generator humming]
[DVD drive whirring]
[girl screaming]
No, no!
[screaming continues]
[coughing]
[footsteps approaching]
Alys, you have to eat his food.
Alys.
[coughing]
[generator humming]
[panting]
[coughing]
- [oven hisses] - [groans]
♪
[girl screaming]
He had another house.
[wind whistling]
[girl] Help!
[Shadowy Man] Let's go, let's go.
[girl sobbing]
Come on, you need this.
You smell like a horse. Come on!
[girl sobbing]
[gasps]
[panting]
[girl screaming]
[sobbing]
Help me!
[yelling indistinct]
Help!
[screaming]
[panting]
[fly buzzing]
What's your name?
I thought I heard your voice earlier...
but I guess it was just me losing my mind.
I think I was here, too.
You were his last victim weren't you?
No one found you.
You were just left here.
I died here alone.
I'm sorry.
No one saved me.
I don't know if I can live anymore for my own sake.
Maybe I can for you.
I promise I'll find your family and tell them where you are.
[sniffles]
I forgive you.
[DVD drive whirring]
Please, no.
Please, stop!
Please, no, no! Stop!
[screaming]
Stop it, it hurts!
No! Stop it!
[sobbing]
Stop it!
[screaming]
[door slams]
[door rattling]
[Shadowy Man] Through the Black Door.
[generator whirring]
[coughing]
[sighs] Where is it?
Where is the camera?
[clock ticking]
[static crackles]
[woman's voice] Alys, it's Imowyn, remember me?
You can't ignore me forever.
My name is Alys I. Lashley.
Lashley.
[muttering]
[Shadowy Man] It was hard to find you, Alys.
Imowyn.
[static crackles]
[sobbing]
[screams]
[Shadowy Man] Oh! Oh, not you again.
I want the other girl!
I want Imowyn!
No.
[Shadowy Man] What happened to your blonde hair?
[Shadowy Man panting]
That's a good girl, good girl, come here.
No.
That's not what happened.
He raped me.
It wasn't me.
[screams]
[woman's voice] You're back again, playmate!
[laughing]
Where are you, you filthy whore?
You're not me, you tricked me!
You hid inside the Black Door, I know it!
Everything that happened was your fault!
It was you, not me! He kidnapped you!
[laughter]
My fault?
[gasps]
No, no, no, your fault.
[gasps]
All your fault.
[yells]
[panting]
- Let go of me! - This is where you belong.
[laughs]
I told you so, Alys.
If only you listened to me
and didn't wear the slutty clothes and makeup.
Then he woulda found some other girl.
Alys...
where are you?
[laughs]
Look at me!
Where are you going?
Want me to get you a drink?
- Can I trust you? - [chuckles]
Of course, silly.
I'd like a brandy.
Hm, hm?
- Imowyn, come back! I love you! - [Imowyn sobbing]
- [footsteps approaching] - [cans rattling]
[gasps]
[sobbing]
[Shadowy Man chuckles]
Who are you?
[laughing]
- No. - I've always loved you.
You're supposed to be dead.
Why aren't you dead?
[chuckles]
- Kill him. - [gasps]
Kill him!
[laughing]
Kill him, now.
[Shadowy Man] How does it make you feel, Alys?
This is our chance.
- [Shadowy Man] Imowyn! - It's not him!
Kill the monster!
Do it!
You're weak.
[Shadowy Man] You're weak. Do it.
[Imowyn] Do it!
[Karen] It's not him.
[Shadowy Man and Imowyn] Do it!
- [Karen] It's not him. - [Imowyn] Do it!
[Karen] Close your eyes.
[young Alys sobbing]
You again.
I want the other girl.
I want Imowyn! I want the other girl!
[shutter clicks]
[Alys] Let go of me!
[shutter clicks]
Hey.
- [gasps] - I won't hurt you.
How'd you get in here?
My father used to own this place, okay?
Hey, I'm Patrick.
Silas Visler was my father.
You're the girl that he obsessed about.
I just didn't know how much
until I looked through his things.
My family didn't understand why he left you this house.
To kill me.
He's dead now.
Don't be too sure.
He died alone.
Walked out of his house into the snow
and just kept on walking.
You've seen his body?
I have.
- [sighs] - Please have a seat.
I tried to come and see you before
to discuss my father's criminal activities.
But you were unreachable.
You broke into my house.
The first time I came here, you weren't here.
My father gave me an old key.
The second time you chased me away with a shotgun.
I'm... not feeling well.
[sighs]
Phost told me that you claimed the property.
Why?
Why would you accept the inheritance
if my father did these terrible things to you?
Your father tricked me to get here.
I'm sorry, I should have realized that.
I know, I look like him,
which isn't a good thing right now.
Did your family know about the girls?
How could they not know?
You weren't the only one who was afraid of my father.
My mother and I didn't want to know.
I need a ride back to the bus station.
- I wanna leave. - Hold on.
Have you decided what you're gonna do with the house?
If this gets out, it will destroy my mother.
The police need to be told.
We have businesses here. We're leaders of the community.
[chuckles] No wonder your father got away with everything.
I'm prepared to buy you out.
I-- I'm gonna offer you
three times the market value of the house.
That's $1,000,000.
You want me to help you cover everything up, huh?
He's gone.
What good does it do to destroy the rest of my family?
Let me help you, okay?
You won't be able to sell this place
once everyone finds out what happened here.
- Please! - Don't touch me.
Listen, the victims' families don't need to know what happened.
You're just reopening old wounds. I won't let you hurt us.
I'm gonna tell the police where the evidence is upstairs.
Dad's closet.
Wait!
No, don't open it.
Please, don't open it.
- [gunshot] - [gasps]
[gasping]
[panting]
[keys jingling]
[exhales]
- [cougar growling] - [gasps]
♪
[cougar growls]
[sighs]
[engine starts]
And this is your check.
It's a bigger number than I thought we'd get for it
given the circumstances,
but you were absolved of everything.
So, that made it easier to get it on the market, get it sold.
When you're ready to reinvest that... [voice trails off]
Just once around the block
before I bring you back to your mommy and daddy.
[cooing]
[birds chirping]
Baby, yes, you are.
Yes, you are.
[Silas] After all, I'm dead.
Or am I?
["Can Anybody Hear Me?" by Yulia Klass playing]
[birds chirping]
[shutter clicks]
[laughs]
[shutter clicks]
Aww.
[shutter clicking]