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Instacult (2024)

Pop Goes the Weasel?! Thriller & Mystery Movie Collection.
(Psychological/Film Noir/Mystery/etc.)

Instacult (2024)

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[girls laughing]

[ominous music]

[Julia gasps]

"I know what you did."

[breathes heavily]

[ominous music]

[hammer clunking in distance]

[breathing heavily]

Dad, seriously.

[sighs heavily]

[wrench clicking]

Hey, Dad, thanks for

the hammer alarm clock

at 9:00 on a Sunday.

Well, you know, honey,

the world belongs

- to those who wake up early.

- Hmm.

You wanna help me fix this baby?

You know I'd obviously love

to, but I have to train.

That's my girl.

Hey, Jules?

Are you uh... you

ready for tomorrow?

Kind of a big day, huh?

I guess so.

Been homeschooled for a year.

You kinda need a

social life, yeah?

Yeah. Sure.

I could use longer arms.

Come on.

- Morning.

- Morning.

Are we still going

to the movies today?

Oh. I'm sorry, Julia,

something came up.

Lemme guess. Work?

Classic.

[bowl clatters in sink]

We can go tomorrow.

[sighing]

[phone rings]

Oh. Hi, Mr. Mayor.

[gentle music plays]

[loud scream in distance]

[music stops]

Nina?

[school bell rings]

[giggling]

Oh. Look who's back.

Are you done serving

your jail time?

Back off, Brittany.

Oh, look, another weirdo.

How was your summer, Adam?

Spent it being a creep?

Leave. Now.

Bye.

m*rder*r.

Are you okay?

I'm okay.

Are you still having

the same dream?

Yeah.

Do you think I'm capable

of hurting someone?

Do you?

I can't remember

anything from that night

and the dream never changes.

It always ends the same way.

What if I'm the

one who hurt Nina?

Do you think you're

capable of hurting Nina?

Capable of hurting anyone?

I don't think so. No.

What do you think

about hypnosis?

It could help unlock some things

and put your mind to rest.

Can I think about it?

Of course. Take your time.

[whirring]

[keyboard clacking]

[hacker]: This has to be

a tough code to break.

- Piece of cake.

- I could do that in my sleep.

- Jules, ready?

- Yeah.

You know, you still

haven't told me about

your first day back yet.

Um, it was fine, thanks.

Anything interesting happen?

Nope, just boring old school.

- Boring's good.

- I guess so, yeah.

Hey, you know, your mom's

eating dinner with us tonight.

It's exciting, right?

Great.

So, what's goin'

on with you two?

Nothing. We're fine.

I know she's been

working more lately.

- Is that it?

- No.

No, Dad, don't worry about it.

Well, could you make more of

an effort with her? Please?

I don't hear you.

Yes, sir.

That's my girl. Vamonos.

All right.

[indistinct chatter]

The suffragettes were a

women's activist organization

in the early 20th century under

the banner "Votes for Women".

They fought for the right

to vote in public elections

in the United Kingdom.

Isn't that amazing,

guys? [phone vibrating]

I mean, they were the

first ones to do it.

The term actually refers

in particular to members

of the British Women's

Social and Political Union.

That's a women-only

movement founded in 1903

[phone rings] by

Emily Pankhurst,

which engaged in direct

action and civil disobedience.

Write this down, in

1906, a reporter writing

in the Daily Mail coined the

term "suffragette" for the WSPU.

Now, it's derived

from "suffragist",

which is any person

advocating for voting rights.

Now this was a term used

to belittle the women

advocating for women's suffrage.

Julia?

- I'm sorry.

- It's so disrespectful

to be on your phone, Julia.

Brittany, we don't

need your comments.

Julia, come see me

after class, okay?

Okay, can anyone tell me

what they were fighting for?

Don't forget to read

Chapter 6 for tomorrow.

[indistinct chatter]

[soft piano music]

Don't worry, I'm not

planning on lecturing you.

It's good to have you back.

How are you, Julia?

I'm okay.

And it's okay if

you're not okay.

Must be hard not knowing if

Nina's alive or if she's...

She isn't.

Why do you say that?

Nina was upset, so

we left the dance,

ran into the woods and... I

dunno, it's kind of a blur.

Do you remember something

from that night?

No.

I just keep thinking about how

Nina wouldn't just disappear

and not give me a sign

that she was okay.

The whole town believes

I m*rder*d her.

- But she wouldn't do that to me.

- I'm sorry, Julia.

It must be hard for you being

constantly reminded of it.

And with the first anniversary

of her disappearance coming up,

it's even more...

- It's a good thing.

- Having her memorial.

I don't want people

to forget about Nina.

I don't wanna forget about her.

- Can I go now?

- Of course.

And Julia...

I'm here if you

ever need anything.

I mean it.

[ominous music]

Hey.

- Hey.

- How's it going?

Fine.

Um, thanks for

yesterday, by the way.

Adam.

And it was my absolute pleasure.

I hate those girls.

Thanks, Adam.

Look, there's something

I need to tell you.

- Okay, maybe later?

- I gotta go.

I wanna do the hypnosis.

I wanna remember.

I need to know what

happened to Nina.

Focus on your breathing.

You're feeling more

and more relaxed.

You let my voice guide

you back to that night.

You're in a deeper

state of relaxation.

You start to remember the smells

and the sounds in

the air that night.

You are safe.

I'm safe.

What do you see?

Nina and me.

Coming back from the dance.

[giggling]

Still in our dresses,

walking through the woods.

No matter what happens,

please know that I love you.

[crying]

[gasps]

She knew something was

gonna happen to her.

[insects chirping]

[phone chiming]

[knocking on door]

- Hey, Mom.

- How was your day?

Fine, thanks.

So, your cousin Matt

is gonna be staying with

us for a couple of weeks.

What? Again?

Thought his school

thing was done?

No. He has his

final internship

at your dad's shop

before he graduates.

Great. Can't wait.

You two used to be

such good friends.

What happened?

Nothing.

Just don't really

like him anymore.

Is it about what

happened with Nina?

No. Never mind,

Mom, it's fine.

It would be nice if you can try

and resolve your differences.

I can't promise

anything, but I'll try.

Thank you, Julia.

Dinner's almost ready.

- Tacos.

- Awesome.

Mm, thanks, babe.

How's it goin' on

the track team?

Pretty good.

How exciting you could get a

scholarship to go to uni...

- Don't jinx it.

- It might not happen.

- Still, it's very exciting.

- Mm-hmm.

[phone chiming]

[F]: "We've gotten to know you

and we think you're very special.

-F"

[phone chiming]

"No. -F"

[phone chiming]

"Fine, I will. Tomorrow. -F"

[ominous music]

- [laughing]

- Rough morning?

[laughing]

[gasps]

- [chuckles]

- No, great morning, actually.

[phone chiming]

[phone chiming]

How did you know?

How did it help?

[ominous music]

It's not about me anymore.

It's about the bigger picture.

A greater goal.

Bigger than you or me.

It gave me hope and a purpose.

- So, you don't...

- feel that void anymore?

No, I feel fire in my belly

for all the things I

want to accomplish.

That sounds amazing.

Would you like to join us?

You wouldn't have to

be lonely anymore.

- Why me?

- You remind me of myself.

You're resilient and passionate.

I don't feel like that anymore.

I feel weak, empty.

Julia, you have so much

potential and talent.

You can use it for a

good cause by joining us.

Really?

We want to help you

and people like you

find a family and a purpose.

We want to do good and help

the world be a better place.

But every good thing

comes at a price.

What price?

You have to be fully

committed to the cause.

You have to be loyal

to us, your new family.

- I can do that.

- [school bell ringing]

[indistinct chatter]

Do you mind?

Um... can I have your sundae?

Sure.

Um, my name is

Julia, by the way.

I don't think I ever

told you my name.

I already knew it, to be honest.

Of course.

Nina seemed very nice.

- I'd rather not talk about it.

- If you don't mind.

[whispering indistinctly]

[classical music

playing in the distance]

[phone chiming]

[F]: "Not everyone would

walk alone at night

into the woods to

meet a stranger."

[phone chiming]

"Congratulations, you just

passed your first test."

"There's something special

for you under the table."

[whispering indistinctly]

[AI voice]: Welcome, Julia.

[Adam]: I think we should

see "The Great w*r".

- It's an awesome film.

- The w*r film?

Yeah, sure. Why not?

Super interested by w*r and

the importance of history.

Cool.

Um, is this movie like,

playing anywhere or...

Sure! Yeah, it's showing at

Center Ridge Cinemas tonight.

- Do you wanna come?

- Why not?

Here, put your number in.

What does she want?

[sighing]

There is nothing cuter than

two losers getting together.

Oh, Adam,

do you want me to tell

your little secret

to your new friend?

- What are you talking about?

- I'll give you one hint: camp.

I'll tell yours

if you tell mine.

Oh, please, you

have nothing on me.

Are you sure?

Don't waste your time

trying to seduce him.

He plays for the other team,

if you know what I mean.

I know the guy he made out

with at camp last summer.

You're not missing out on

much. He's a bad kisser.

At least my secret

won't put me in jail!

Wait, what do you mean?

She was in the woods last year.

The night Nina went missing.

She followed you.

I tried to tell you.

I-I promise, I meant

to tell you, I just...

- What did you do?

- Why were you following us?

Okay, calm down, you're gonna

give yourself a heart attack.

He's lying!

I wasn't there.

Hmm. Bye.

I'm not lying.

I promise.

I should've told you

earlier. I'm so sorry.

It's okay. I understand.

Great.

Matt's here!

[knocking on door]

- Hi.

- Hi, Matt.

How you been holding up?

- Not great. You?

- Same.

You're busy. Um, do you wanna

hang out or catch up later?

- Um, I...

- [phone chiming]

I'm sorry, I have plans.

Um, do you wanna

take a raincheck?

- Sure. Yeah.

- No, that's-that's cool.

Um... I'm-I'm gonna be around,

so if you wanna like,

you know... yeah.

[insects chirping]

Hey.

Hey, um, I'm really sorry

about Brittany

outing you before.

I feel sorry for you.

It must be hard knowing

you can't have all this.

My heart is broken. Shattered.

Come on. Let's go.

So, if you saw

Brittany that night,

- I guess you were there too?

- Yeah.

How come?

What do you mean?

I mean, you saw Nina,

me, Brittany, her whole

g*ng, going into the woods.

What were you doing there?

Oh, no, no, I saw you

going into the woods,

but back from the parking

lot. I stayed at the dance.

Hmm.

I didn't like, follow

you into the woods,

if that's what you're

trying to get at.

No.

Did you see anybody else at all?

Like a guy, a little

bit older than us?

No. Why?

My cousin.

I don't trust him.

He acted really

weird around Nina.

Hmm.

You know what they say, keep

your enemies closer, right?

Hmm, yeah. Right.

[phone chiming]

I should get going.

Thank you for this, the

movies and everything.

I think I really needed it.

You're welcome.

Okay, bye.

Get home safe.

[ominous music]

- [Julia]: Hey.

- Hey.

What're you doin'?

Um, I'm setting up.

Getting paperwork done.

What about you? What are

you doing here so late?

Looking for you.

My dad told me to

find you, so...

- I need to ask you a question.

- Um... okay.

Did something happen

between you and Nina?

Why do you say that?

Because I-I saw you having

a hushed conversation

the day she went missing.

She didn't look happy.

What happened, Matt?

Nothing.

Come on.

I saw you hanging

around her house

when I came to pick her up.

I just wanted to talk

to her about something.

- About what?

- Okay, I can't tell you, Julia.

I'm sorry.

Okay, so something

did happen then.

Look, I don't wanna be mean,

but it's none of your business.

Whatever we talked about

is between me and Nina

and it's not your right to know.

Nina always told me everything.

The only reason she would

hide something from me

would be if she thought

it would hurt me.

Like, let's say if my cousin

were to be a creep

who was harassing her.

I'm really sorry you think that.

Nina was allowed to not

involve you in everything.

Whether you like it or not.

She changed, Matt.

Before she went missing.

Something bad must've

happened to her.

Yeah, I saw her change, too.

It wasn't me, Julia,

it was something else.

[breathing heavily]

No matter what happens,

please know that I love you.

Okay?

Nina was my friend, too.

I want answers as

much as you do.

Brittany was in the

woods that night.

Brittany?

The one and only.

I mean... m*rder?

- I wouldn't put it past her.

- Are you sure?

It could've been an accident.

- A prank that went too far.

- Maybe.

Why does she hate

you so much anyways?

The three of us

used to be close.

Me and Nina just

got closer, so...

Yeah.

Anyway, I gotta go, but...

You promise me you don't

know what happened?

I promise.

Friends.

Friends.

- All right.

- I'll see you later.

See ya.

[insects chirping]

[ominous music]

[laughing]

[Mr. Reynolds]: Nina, enough.

Julia, I need you to go home.

[Nina]: Dad, we were

just having fun.

Dancing like a stripper is fun?

Bad influences, you

and your cousin.

Let's go.

[ominous music]

[gasping]

[birdsong]

[Mr. Reynolds]: I don't want

you near my daughter anymore.

It's you who shouldn't

be near here.

She can't stand how hard

you're trying to control her.

I want to protect her.

- You're not protecting her.

- You're suffocating her.

Stop it! Both of you!

Stop acting like either of

you know what's best for me

or what my problem is!

- I-I...

- Leave!

Julia, please just go.

Dad, I know that you care

and I know how hard this is,

but Mom was k*lled because

she was in the wrong place

at the wrong time and

you can't control that.

And you can't control

what can happen to me

unless you wanna literally

lock me in a box.

I will if I have to, Nina.

I'll do everything to make sure

you don't end up like your mom.

Listen to yourself, Dad.

[crying]

[phones chiming]

[indistinct chatter]

- What's going on?

- You haven't heard?

I think Brit-Brit lost her mind.

She wrote this Insta post

where she apologizes for

being such a hideous human.

[chuckling] It's

quite hilarious.

- It doesn't sound like her.

- Yeah.

I mean, she was either

possessed by some other entity

or someone hacked her.

My guess would be

somebody hacked her.

I talked to Matt, by the way.

- About him and Nina?

- Yeah.

And?

I dunno.

I wanna trust him

because he's my cousin

and we used to be close,

but I also know there was

something weird going on

with him and Nina.

Like what?

Like they were hiding

something from me.

Maybe there's something else.

Like something silly.

Yeah, maybe but...

Right before she disappeared,

Nina started avoiding Matt.

I asked her about it, she

said everything was fine,

but it's weird, right?

I mean, one day they're

talking in whispers,

the next, they're doing

everything they can

to avoid each other.

Yeah. Doesn't sound good.

What are you going to do?

I guess I'm gonna keep

looking for answers.

All right, try that.

[engine sputtering]

[sighing]

You know, I noticed you were

here pretty late last night.

Thought I'd get ahead

of the boring admin.

I also noticed you deleted

the history in that computer.

Oh, yeah.

Uh, sorry, I... clean

my history regularly.

Habit.

Yeah, but don't

do it in that one.

Sometimes I need to go

look back at things.

Sorry.

Hey.

Hey, Jules.

Memorial starts soon.

All right, we'll uh, close up

and go change and go together.

Okay.

[sad music]

I hope today isn't

too much for her.

Me too.

[insects chirping]

Who's that girl

with Mrs. Delgado?

- I dunno.

- Maybe her niece?

[ominous music]

[soft music]

[Matt]: "I'm so sorry Nina.

Always and forever. M."

[eerie music]

Are you okay?

[gasps]

Julia... Who did this?

You bunch of ignorant idiots!

Julia!

[insects chirping]

Julia?

What?

Hey, are you okay?

Everyone thinks I did it.

[sighing]

They think I have something

to do with Nina going missing.

It was his fault that she

had to lie all the time.

She couldn't wait to

get away from her dad.

Julia, listen...

It might be time to accept

that maybe Nina ran away.

No.

She wouldn't let the whole town

blame me for her disappearance.

She's probably just dead.

And I'm... stupid for

trying to find her now.

I'm sorry.

I just... I think I need

to be alone right now.

All right.

[phone chiming]

[F]: "We know you

didn't hurt Nina. F"

[ominous music]

[gasping]

[Nina]: "You need

to leave me alone."

[whispering indistinctly]

[door banging]

Matt?

[suspenseful music]

Matt?

We need to talk.

Mr. Reynolds.

What did you do to my daughter?

[screaming]: What did

you do to my daughter?!

Um, I don't remember.

I-I promise I

don't, I don't know.

I heard her on the phone to you,

talking about how

everything would be better

if she disappeared.

You put that in her

head, didn't you?

- What? I-I...

- I will do everything

that I can to find my

daughter. Do you hear me?

I never had that

conversation with Nina.

I have nothing to

lose anymore, Julia!

If I have to tie you down

and question you for days

to get answers, I will!

Mr. Reynolds,

please, I-I promise,

I-I don't know what

you're talking about.

I wanna die knowing what

happened to my daughter.

Please! I don't know! Please!

Ah! [breathing heavily]

[panting]

[phone chiming]

[F]: "We will always

have your back. F."

How? What?

[sirens blaring]

Oh my gosh! Julia!

She's having a

nervous breakdown.

She's under

psychiatric evaluation.

Oh, honey, are you okay?

- Where were you?

- What's your excuse this time?

Whoa, whoa, Julia,

don't blame your mom

for being at work.

It's not about her being at

work, and she knows that.

Don't you, Mom?

What?

Paul, can you leave

us for a bit, please?

Okay.

What do you mean, Julia?

Ever since Nina went missing,

you've been avoiding me,

like my pain is contagious.

You started burying yourself

in work after she went missing

like you wanted to be

literally anywhere but here.

With me.

And I needed you.

So much.

I know.

I'm so sorry.

Why?

Why did you leave me when

I needed you the most?

I tried to be there

for you at first.

But I couldn't stand

to see you like that.

You were in bed all day,

just... staring ahead,

stuck in your own head.

Every time I looked at

you, it broke my heart.

You seemed so shattered.

I can't help but think,

my daughter's gone, too.

That when Nina disappeared,

you disappeared.

I need you.

I know.

I'm sorry.

I love you so much.

- I miss you.

- I love you, too.

[groans]

[phone chiming]

[gasping]

[F]: "Ready for your next task?"

[phone chiming]

"The quicker you do your tasks,

the quicker you'll be

a part of our family.

And we can't wait to have you."

257,225 girls are missing

this year in this country.

Make sure people can't

ignore that fact.

Men are getting richer while

their employees do all the work.

Let's give your mom

the bonus she deserves.

Go into your principal's office

and get copies of the documents

in the top left drawers.

[Julia]: "middle drawers...

get folders containing

private information

about specific people."

[phone chiming]

[F]: "Expose your mother's boss

about his financial

irregularities."

[sighing]

[door closing in the distance]

[Julia]: Where are you going?

Super original. Creep.

I was thinking, if you

wanted to have like,

a study date or something,

we could like...

- Yeah, if you wanted.

- Yeah.

- For sure.

- If you want.

[indistinct chatter]

[suspicious music]

Where're you goin'?

I think she's

going to meet Matt.

All right.

- I'll go.

- Okay.

- There they are.

- I knew it.

[phone chiming]

[F]: Do your task

tonight, at the gala. F.

Damn it.

- What's up?

- Nothing.

Thanks again for breakfast.

Dessert tonight?

[Matt]: That sounds great.

Hmm, it's a date.

Gotta get to class.

See ya later.

I knew I couldn't trust him.

He was supposed to be

with my dad this morning.

Hey, let's grab some food.

- That always helps me brainstorm.

- I think I'm gonna skip school.

You can tell 'em I

got sick or something.

- Sure.

- Is everything okay?

Yeah. Yeah, just

have to do something.

- See ya later.

- See ya.

[ominous music]

[phone chiming]

[indistinct chatter]

[upbeat jazz music]

Okay, we'll catch up.

You're here!

This is Adam, my friend.

It is so nice to

finally meet you, Adam.

- You too.

- Where's Matt?

Uh, he wasn't feeling well, so.

- I hope he'll be all right.

- I'm sure he's fine.

[ominous music]

You're exhilarating and

mysterious, you know that?

If only you knew how

twisted I can be.

Do you think I can

be twisted too?

I don't know, are you?

Well, do you feel safe,

here, all alone with me?

Shouldn't I?

Hmm, well, depends if you're

more twisted than I am.

It's too early for me to reveal

all the skeletons in my closet.

- [chuckling]

- That many, huh?

[upbeat jazz music]

[Melissa]: Mr. Mayor, I want

you to meet my husband, Paul.

- Hi.

- My wonderful daughter, Julia.

This is her friend, Adam.

Well, it's so nice to

finally get to meet you all.

- You too.

- Melissa talks about you a lot.

- Oh, boy.

- [laughing]

- But especially you.

- Thanks.

- She talks about you a lot, too.

- Oh, got a good mom.

- Thank you.

- Excuse me.

- Where're you goin'?

- I'm just gonna get some water.

- I'll go with you.

- No, no, stay here.

Okay.

Hi, can I get some

water, please?

[gasping]

Thank you.

[ominous music]

[whispers indistinctly]

[phones chime]

It's a beautiful event.

- Well, thank you.

- Your mom's worked really hard

to put this all together.

- Hmm.

- Proud of her.

- I know.

- Thank you.

- [Mayor]: Mm-hmm.

- Are you doin' okay?

You seem a bit off.

I'm sorry.

I think I... I just haven't

been sleeping well lately and...

[indistinct chatter]

If you folks will excuse me.

I need to freshen up.

[dramatic music]

[crying] Sorry.

[crying]

[banging] [gasping]

[woman]: Never test

us again, Julia.

When we say jump, you jump.

Actions have consequences.

[breathing shakily]

[indistinct chatter]

What's wrong?

Come in here, please.

What's going on?

The mayor was arrested this

morning for tax evasion.

Oh, Mom, I'm so sorry.

Which means my entire

team at work is suspended

until the investigation is over.

Which also means I'll be able

to keep an eye on

you more from now on.

What? Why would you...

The school called

us this morning.

You're suspended

from the track team.

- What?

- Your grades are terrible.

And skipping class.

What's going on with you?

You've barely gone

back to school.

Nothing. I... I...

Julia, you promised us

that you were gonna try

to make things

better for yourself.

- I am.

- That is not

what your actions show, Julia.

Words mean nothing, you hear me?

Nothing if you can't back

them up with actions.

I'm sorry.

Party's over.

From now on, your life

revolves around school

and getting back

on that track team.

Oh, and no more phone.

- What?

- Phone. Now.

[scoffs]

And go get your laptop.

Don't think I haven't

noticed a brand new laptop.

I don't know what you've

been doing, but it ends now.

- Hey.

- What are you doing?

- Shut up and listen to me.

- What?

- We gotta talk.

- Come here.

[panting]

I know you've been

going through my things.

This ends... now.

- What are you talking about?

- Stop playing dumb, Julia.

It's time for the truth.

I've been seeing

Brittany. [scoffs]

- Yeah, I know.

- I know you know.

I've been keeping

tabs on you, too.

Brittany and me, it's

not what you think.

I think she might be involved

and she was really close

- to confessing to me last night.

- Really?

Yes. I'm just

trying to figure out

what happened to

Nina. Just like you.

Why should I trust you?

Because I've decided

to trust you.

And I'm about to

tell you the truth.

I didn't tell you before

because I didn't wanna

betray Nina, or hurt you.

Nina and I were in love.

We were together.

- Yeah, right.

- She would've told me.

She didn't wanna

tell you, Julia.

- You're lying.

- She told me everything.

She didn't, actually.

Julia, she thought you

were as suffocating

as her dad was towards the end.

What?

You were trying so hard to

protect her from her dad

and the world that

you became like him.

You were too involved

in her things

and she was tired of it, okay?

We both wanted our

relationship to just be for us.

[crying]

I just...

We've been through

the worst together.

All the bullying.

And her losing her mom.

I know I've always been more

shy and anxious than her,

but I... I guess I just

thought she needed me

as much as I needed her.

She did.

But... she also thought

it was important for you to

learn to be your own person.

It's not healthy to only

rely on one person so much.

Believe me, after this

last year without Nina,

I know it's not healthy. It

almost k*lled me to lose her.

- But you survived.

- And you're here,

standing on your own two feet.

Were you two really together?

What happened?

Why did she start acting weird?

I don't know.

She broke it off with me

right before she went missing.

My guess is someone

found out about us

and was using it

to blackmail her.

Brittany.

She's my first choice, yeah.

We need to work together, Julia.

For Nina.

Yeah. For Nina.

[ominous music]

[whispering]: "School library,

aisle fourteen, third

book on the left...

first bookshelf,

third shelf up."

Nina.

This is Nina's handwriting.

[suspenseful music]

"How Women Can

Dominate the World".

What is this?

Nina?

I'm sorry.

- Hey.

- Hi, Mrs. Delgado.

Interesting book

you've got there.

- Oh, yeah.

- I don't think I've seen it

- in the library before.

- There's a lot of books.

- [chuckling]

- True.

- Well, I hope you enjoy it.

- Thank you.

- Oh, and Julia?

- Yeah?

Your parents called me.

They're worried

about you, you know?

- I know.

- Anything I can help with?

Thank you, I'm okay.

Bye.

[footsteps approaching]

- Hey.

- Hey.

I've been going

over all the notes

you received from the Family.

- What does this mean?

- I dunno.

I need to figure out who

is behind the Family.

It all seems connected.

Why did you get

involved with them?

Honestly...

It felt like I had

nowhere else to turn.

It was the first time I felt

seen since Nina went missing.

And I thought they

might be able to help me

figure out what happened.

Where did you get that?

The Family gave it to me. Why?

Nina was reading it.

Really? Are you sure?

Definitely.

Do you think the

Family's dangerous?

Maybe. I dunno.

Okay.

Well, you keep playing

ball with them.

I'll see what I can get out

of Brittany in the meantime.

Please be careful, Julia.

Deal.

[ominous music]

[insects chirping]

[phone chiming]

[F]: "Someone looks guilty. F."

What the...

[cassette loop]:

Julia is a m*rder*r.

[cassette loop continues]

[cassette loop continues]

[dramatic music]

[gasps]

[laughing] [door closing]

[groaning]

Why are you doing this to me?

Get off me!

I have a photo of you

wearing Nina's scarf.

What did you do to Nina?!

I'm so exhausted, Brittany.

Me too.

Believe it or not, I came here

to call off the box prank.

Are you the one

sending me those texts?

What? No.

Why would I believe you?

- You don't have to.

- I don't care!

If you ever hurt me again,

I will make sure

everybody sees that photo.

You hear me?

Look, I found it that night,

I took a photo, I put it back.

I am not a m*rder*r.

Let's hope people believe you.

I'm done.

[pants]

Hey...

Nina was seeing an older guy.

I heard her talking

to him on the phone.

It's always the

boyfriend, isn't it?

[crying]

[gasping]

[ominous music]

[gasping]

[panting]

Oh, Julia.

Another nightmare?

The same nightmare.

[sighing]

What happened last night, Julia?

It's nothing...

It was nothing. Don't worry.

Honey, the school called.

They had to permanently

ban you from the track team

because of your fight

with Brittany last night.

What?

Is she making your life hell?

[sighing]

I can handle it, Mom.

I don't think you can.

Dr. Ford called.

You haven't been

going to therapy.

Your phone is

constantly ringing,

you're not sleeping,

you're skipping school.

I wanna help you get

back on track, Julia,

but you have to

help yourself, too.

Please, Julia, we're gonna

need to talk this through

with your dad later.

Okay.

We love you.

[birdsong]

Julia?

- Everything all right?

- Can we talk?

Of course, yeah, come on in.

Thank you.

Hmm, how 'bout a cup of tea?

Yeah.

Is this because of what

happened last night?

It's about everything.

I just don't know

what to do anymore.

Hey, it's gonna be okay.

I promise.

I know it feels like

everything's falling apart

right now, but it

will get better.

Can't last forever.

[sighing]

I'm sorry, it's just a bit cold.

Of course.

- I'll heat it up for you.

- Thank you.

Stay there.

[phone vibrating]

[ominous music]

What?

- What are you doing?

- Why do you have this?

Oh, I confiscated it.

- From who?

- Some kid at school.

- Who was it?

- Was it Brittany?

I'm sorry, I can't

tell you that.

Did she do something

else to you?

No.

Never mind.

Okay. Here you go.

So, you still don't remember

anything from that night?

- [phone chiming]

- Sorry.

[F]: "Prove that you put us,

your Family, above Adam. F."

- Um, sorry, that's my mom.

- I-I should go.

Of course.

And remember, I'm here

if you need anything.

Thank you.

Hey, Adam?

Can you meet me?

You don't look great, Julia.

You okay?

Something else

happen last night?

- [sighing]

- Yeah.

But that's not what I

wanted to talk to you about.

Okay.

I haven't been honest

with you, Adam.

I've been doing

things for people.

Things?

Tasks, like-like,

I was the one who

graffitied the...

It doesn't matter.

At first, I thought

they were good.

They were helping me

out of my loneliness

and it-it just, it got

really bad, really quickly.

- And it's...

- Slow down.

Who is "they"?

I don't know.

I've just been getting

threatening texts

from an unknown number and...

I don't know who

to trust anymore.

You can trust me.

I'm so confused.

I... I don't know

what to believe.

Why are you telling

me all of this now?

Before, I wanted to

keep you out of it

because I wanted to protect you.

Julia...

My last task is about you, Adam.

I don't wanna do

it, but if I don't,

there will be consequences.

Well, what is it, the task?

I don't know.

They didn't tell me.

Do you think it'll

be something bad?

It's not gonna be good, Adam.

I need to find out who they

are before it's too late.

I-I mean, don't you

think you've done enough?

- You have to go to the police.

- I can't.

I've done ill*gal

stuff for them, Adam.

- I could get in real trouble.

- Julia, this is insane!

- You have to go to the cops!

- I can't!

Julia, please.

Just be careful. Okay?

They might come after you.

[phone chiming]

[panting]

[dramatic music]

[birdsong]

[dramatic music]

[screaming]

[owl hooting]

[breathing shakily]

Julia.

Welcome to your new Family.

Mrs. Delgado?

I've been working to

slowly build my own army

of strong women.

Women and girls go

missing constantly

without much care

from the authorities.

They're just runaways

or troubled teens.

The patriarchy has

been defining the rules

since the beginning of time

and women are always

the losers in that game.

All over the world, in

almost every culture,

women are considered less

than, used for profit,

as weapons of w*r, for men's

gratification or lineage.

Women don't matter. For now.

We're about to change that.

How?

All the girls and

women you see here

ran from terrible situations.

They're just runaways

who don't matter.

But they matter to me.

To the Family.

I kept them safe,

gave them a home.

Took their pain away,

gave them a purpose.

I care about what

happens to these girls.

And slowly, we'll take

down powerful men,

like your mother's boss.

We are all living for

the greater cause,

women's complete

emancipation from men.

How could you think I

would be okay with this?

As I said before,

you remind me of myself

when I was your age.

You're resilient and passionate,

and you're also a good

runner and hacker,

which will be very useful

for your future tasks.

You were F.

All along.

We are all F.

We are just one person

never to be alone again.

Isn't that what you

always wanted, Julia?

To never be alone?

[breathing heavily]

What do I do next?

I'm so glad to see you're

still eager to join us.

First, I have a

surprise for you.

[dramatic music]

[ominous music]

Oh! Nina!

Hey. [crying]

Hey. Are you okay?

I am, I'm okay. I'm okay.

I'm even better, now

that you're here.

How did you...

Happy?

Of course.

It's time for your final task.

[indistinct]

[suspenseful music]

- [breathing heavily]

- Julia!

What is this?

Men are not our friends, Julia.

They never were

and never will be.

We can't humanize them

or make any exceptions

if we want our plan to work.

You know what to do.

[gasps]

You can't be serious.

I can't hurt him.

Julia, we were there for you.

We helped reunite you with Nina.

We are putting an end

to your loneliness!

He's just a detail.

A small character in

a much bigger story.

Stopping you from

achieving great things.

Never forget the

greater cause, Julia.

[breathing heavily]

I know you.

I've seen your soul.

You are one of us, Julia.

Don't fight it.

[breathing shakily]

Do it... Julia!

[suspenseful music]

You're wrong about me.

I have changed.

I don't need you or the Family.

[g*n clicking]

[sighing]

Guess you're not there yet.

But you will be,

eventually. Trust me.

We just need to break

you a little more.

I'll take care of it.

I know her better

than anyone else here.

Fine.

You've done well helping

us attract Julia.

Consider this your

chance to prove yourself.

Thank you.

- Adam!

- Julia!

[Nina]: You really haven't

changed, have you, Julia?

You're just still that

same needy little friend

that you've always been.

I mean, look how far

you went to find me.

Shows how much you need me.

[crying]

Not anymore.

A lot has changed

in a year, Nina.

Oh really? Sit down.

We need to get out of here now.

Nina?

I'm so sorry that I said

those things earlier.

- I didn't... mean...

- No, it was true.

But everything is different now.

I didn't know at first

when I joined, okay?

I mean, I-I bought her whole

spiel, but she's insane.

I mean, she keeps us

all locked down here,

and the other girls, they're

completely brainwashed

and dedicated to this

cause. [Maria]: Oh, Nina...

[gasps]

[whimpering]

You're breaking my heart.

[banging]

[grunting]

- Go, Nina!

- Get outta here!

- No, I'm not leaving!

- No, Julia!

- Matt?

- [panting]

I've known about this

place and had a hunch.

[coughing] [groaning]

- [Nina]: Julia!

- Don't worry,

I'm not gonna k*ll you,

just put you to sleep!

[gasping, coughing]

Julia. Julia.

Oh! Mom.

- Hey!

- [panting]

- No, no! No time for that.

- We have got to go. Go, go!

[Adam]: We should go.

Gotta go. We gotta go!

We gotta go!

Go! [Julia]: I'm

not leaving you!

[grunting]

- Come on, Julia!

- Mom!

[sirens blaring]

Come on, quick!

- Okay, let's run! Go!

- Come on!

[panting]

[banging]

[soft music]

[birdsong]

[Paul]: My little girl,

going off to school.

It's all yours.

Nothing's more deserved.

Thank you.

- We love you.

- Love you so much.

- I love you too.

- I love you guys.

I'm so happy for you guys

and I'm glad your

dad is doing better.

- Thank you.

- Thanks, Julia.

Good luck.

Thank you.

- Hey, you.

- Hey.

You get outta here.

Go find your own life, okay?

I will.

Promise.

[Paul]: Bye, Jules!

[Melissa]: Bye.

[engine starting]

Bye!

Keep those doors locked!

[chuckling]

[soft music]