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liberty wells is a 16 year old high school student who attends summer camp regularly
while reading a book on a bench a young boy takes a picture without her consent causing
her to shout at him and get tommy's attention who she happens to have a crush on. shortly
after her mom michelle picks her up she tries to converse with her daughter but libby seems
preoccupied with reading her book michelle turns on the radio to try and make libby smile but
she just gets annoyed she teases libby about having a crush on tommy and she defensively denies it
both of them have a quiet road trip back home. they stop halfway as michelle lets her daughter drive
the car at first her mother is worried about her skills but libby says she can manage to drive as
they drive slowly she sees a for sale sign of their property and almost hits a tree
her mother explains that it's for her college education as money runs tight at the moment
she asks about the new watch that her mother is wearing to which she replies that it is
a gift from someone. finally they arrive home safely michelle calls john her new boyfriend
and libby sees him for the first time he gets out of the lake to meet her and give
her a gift she opens the box and sees a bracelet with the navajo tribe stone of life he explains
the origin of the bracelet and chooses to give it to her because she loves archaeology libby gives
a timid smile and expresses her gratitude in her room she looks for an outfit that she
thinks would impress john she puts on a blue dress and heads downstairs to say hi to john
as they prepare dinner she takes a glimpse of him while he reaches for something in the
cupboard. michelle notices that libby dressed differently that
evening and compliments her appearance. out of curiosity libby asks how the both of them
met and her mother explains that on a typical day of writing on the porch john just appeared john
explains that he is an aquatic geneticist he is part of a research team about freshwater animals
and tries to solve problems in nature. he continues to demonstrate his study using two glasses
of water and ice as the two women listen attentively she begins to feel attracted to john finding
herself twirling her hair as he speaks just like her mother. john coughs excessively after eating
a piece of vegetable michelle approaches him and hugs him after he apologizes. while they embrace
he touches libby on the shoulder and smiles at her this gives her a weird and confusing feeling.
she has difficulty sleeping that night because john's touch bothers her so much. she goes downstairs
to grab a drink from the fridge but hears noises from her mom's bedroom, which sounds like
she is making love with john. she takes a peek through a small gap at the bottom of
the door but someone approaches so she rushes back to her room. because of this she even
forgets to close her door. john passes by and takes a look at her while she pretends
to sleep. the following day libby wakes up and finds her mother and john in the kitchen having
a moment. she disturbs them by entering the room abruptly michelle tells her that the three of
them will be going on a hike. she reminds her mom that it is the 28th of august a special
day for the both of them and they should spend time together instead. they both go
outside in a nearby tree libby digs a hole using a gardening shovel she understand cans
that are labeled with her family members names. she opens a tin can and slides a note
inside after kissing it. she hands over a tin can to her mother but she does not put
anything libby gets sad over this and tells her that michelle never cared about anything
every year libby makes it a tradition to put letters in the cans intended for her family
members. michelle explains that she stopped making letters because as a child she felt
unwanted in her family. after their argument libby becomes quiet and decides to go for a walk upon
picking up a rock a centipede crawls on her hand she gets frightened by this and almost steps
on it. just in time jon stops her by saying that it is a scala pendra a rare species
of centipede. libby tells him that it bit her but jon explains that it is just trying
to protect its offspring as he lifts a piece of wood that reveals other centipedes hiding
under it she shows him the bite mark on her hand and he blows it carefully he comforts
her that she will be okay. despite the bite being venomous they continue to share a conversation
while taking a walk in the nearby lake. john apologizes to libby for disturbing their mother-daughter
time and suggests that it would be better if he leaves. she disagrees telling him that he
should stay. back at the house libby goes to her mother's
room who currently has a stomachache she apologizes to her mother for her behavior earlier.
michelle apologizes as well for telling her too much information about their family problems.
they both make up and forgive each other. michelle also breaks big news to libby she and john
are planning to get married. libby says that she wants them to be happy but she is obviously
not thrilled about it. one issue is that john does not know michelle's actual age he
thinks that she is 35 when she is actually 42.
libby researches more about scolopendras the type of centipede she saw earlier on her laptop.
from her window she sees john arrive at the house after jogging she takes a peek at him
removing his shirt and warming down after exercising she lies down on her bed and sees
the bracelet from john. she looks at it intently and decides to offer him a drink. she knocks
on the basement store where john conducts his study and research he does not respond.
so she enters and sees the basement completely dark john hears libby and asks her to turn
her flashlight off she finally sees him holding a red light and offers him some soda he respectfully
declines as sodium is bad for him. so he chores her to his workplace instead big aquariums
fill the room john keeps lampreys these are an ancient extant lineage of jawless fish
that have lived for millions of years. lampreys are parasitic and can adapt to their hosts
and their survival rate is highly unmatched he discusses more about the fish with libby who
seems interested both in the topic and john. libby asks about john's marriage proposal
to her mother he responds by saying that michelle is very special to her and that
they are very much happy together. both of them plan on getting more samples from the
lake so they ride on an inflatable raft to go through the river. libby asks john questions
about his past as he paddles he tries to reach for a cage he uses to get samples and asks
libby to hold his legs while he stretches his arms. they talk about libby's plans for
college and how passionate she is in archaeology. when all of a sudden her period arrives and
blood seeps through the raft john reacts quickly by covering it with his shirt this
frightens and embarrasses libby but john also apologizes for how he reacted. the situation
grows extremely awkward and uncomfortable for libby.
once they got home libby takes a shower and removes the bracelet that john gave her.
he knocks and checks up on her but she does not respond libby is starting to feel a weird
vibe toward him she does not mind his questions until she hears the door open. john enters
the bathroom without libby knowing while she showers john sniffs her from the shower curtain
as if he is craving for her. unsatisfied he also sniffs the shirt that was used to cover libby's
blood in the raft she senses that someone is inside the bathroom she checks but john
makes his way out in time. she checks on her mother to see if she's feeling better but
john is currently massaging michelle on the back when she enters the room john gives off
an intense stare at her. so she closes the door. libby tries to go to the basement but
it is locked. she tries to access it from outside the house but all light sources are
blocked and sealed worried that john is hiding something she tries to contact her best friend
marley but the reception is unstable. she tries talking to marley using her laptop
to invite her to come over however marley says she is unable to go and asks if there is a problem.
libby writes back that her mom is marrying a freak of nature. libby hears a knock on her
door and finds out that jon prepared a sandwich for her to make up for the awkward situation
at the lake that night a red light wakes her up she walks to her window to find its
source. she sees john walking toward the red light coming from the lake john submerges
himself in the water and the light goes off libby panics and gets confused about what
she saw. she tries to wake her mom up but michelle is unresponsive she goes to the lake to she
investigate him about what she saw. he denies it by saying that he suffers from sleepwalking.
libby walks out unconvinced the following day michelle calls her she finds her mother
in the bathroom throwing up. at this point michelle looks greatly unwell so she asks
libby to drive to the pharmacy and get her some medicines in a pregnancy test. libby
suggests that they call an ambulance instead because she does not have a license yet libby
asks where john is he is out for his daily jogs and won't be back for at least an hour. her
mom experiences more pain so she does not have a choice but to rush to town. at the
pharmacy she sees jon walk by with another woman she follows them but the cashier stops
her as she forgot to pay. libby gets home and sees marley in the living room waiting
for her she heads directly to her mother to give her some medicine john makes her extremely
uncomfortable while she is in the room. michelle continues to rest and john assures that she
will be taken care of. before leaving john gives her a menacing smile marley tells libby that he
finds jon hot and is thrilled to talk about him. libby tells her what she saw last night
at the lake how jon grabbed her and the uncomfortable things she experienced. libby asks if marley could
stay the night but she has an event to attend with her father marley gets furious after
libby's confessions she tells her that she will let michelle know that jon is acting
inappropriately. libby tries to eavesdrop on the conversation but she fails to hear
anything while waiting for marley to come down she falls asleep instead. she wakes
up and heads to the living room john and michelle are watching clips of libya when she was young.
michelle tells her that she is pregnant this underwhelms libby and michelle gets disappointed in her
reaction. she gets mad at libby for always coming up with negative comments about the men that
she dates. she calms down when jon tells her that it is okay as he hugs michelle he grins at libby
his eyes deform and she pulls her mother away from him. michelle slaps her daughter out
of anger, because of this libby tells john the actual age of her mother. it disappoints
jon very much causing him to walk out the door upon exiting michelle stops him and
his body language shifts totally. the mother and daughter continue to argue in the living
room that same night libby guards the house by staying in the living room after hearing
thumping sounds from above she goes outside to check if something is on the roof. she
goes around the house as she is very curious about the noises. she also looks over the lake for
any signs of john and points the flashlight everywhere but finds nothing.
back inside she hears john and michelle making love in their bedroom. libby goes to the lake
and finds something in the water that looks like a spaceship. she uses the car's light
to take a better look at it but she forgets to set it to park when she got out. this
causes the vehicle to be partly submerged in water. she turns on the light on a high beam
and finds out that it is actually where the red light came from. it confirms her
theory that jon is not human she tries to call marley for help but here's a ringtone
that seems to come from the basement. because of the blue light she is able to see symbols
on her wrist it came from the bracelet that john gave she sees her mother tied with half
her body submerged in a tank. she sees the same symbols on her mother's wrist and the basement
walls. michelle gains consciousness and freaks out. jon comes down but his feet look entirely
like that of a different creature instantly he returns to his human form he checks on
michelle who is obviously in great pain and screeches in an alien-like manner. she gives birth to
what seems to be a creature similar to john. however it does not survive which devastates jon so
he goes outside trying to revive the creature libby scratches a part of the window to spy on john.
she sees him transferring a blue light to the creature using his mouth. she continues to try
and untangle michelle from the tank libby locks the door and hears the creature snarling outside
the basement. she sees marley's phone and dials 9-1-1 to ask for help she sees a device that
causes the signal not to work in their house. john tries to talk to libby so he could get in he
becomes more agitated and takes his real form she breaks the device while john smashes the window
using his hand. libby is panicking and gets even more scared when she sees marley being eaten by
lampreys. while hiding under the desk john grabs and strangles her. a long and animal-like
tongue flicks out of his mouth but she manages to fight back by pouring a bucket of salt
on him, this seems to be john's weakness she gets michelle out of the tank while john
is still unconscious. michelle apologizes to libby for not believing in her as they
try to escape and run away her mother falls to the ground causing them to slow down. someone puts
a bag over libby's head and she wakes up in an underground place where she is tied. clones
of john start appearing and smashing the room walls revealing other dead bodies in
tanks. libby screams out of fear and agony when one of the clones approach her. a blue
kind of orb is transferred to libby from john's mouth she refuses to swallow it but
he forces her to do so. this knocks her unconscious again she wakes up with rashes all over her
face and finds that she is trapped in a diamond-shaped tank along with other bodies. she becomes
restless as she panics eventually as the water fills the tank libby smiles in a deranged way.
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