Bait (2025)

[bunniefuu]

- Hello.

Hello?

Hello?

Help!

Help!

Help!

- It's so weird being back here.

I don't know. It's just

different, you know?

No, we live in Delaware now, Wes.

Yeah, it's great. We love it there.

Kids are really settled.

Yeah, weather's pretty

good most of the time.

- Yeah. Perfect weather for

the party I was forced to miss.

- But this is family,

Lucas. It's important.

- England sucks.

- Enough already.

- Stop being such a baby.

- You stop being such a baby.

- Shh.

Sorry. Wait, what was that?

Oh yeah, I think we're

gonna be about how long?

- Three hours.

- Three hours?

- Two hours, I think. Yeah.

You're making good time. How's mum been?

- You never found that key, huh?

- I'm making a new one.

- Ooh.

- Look, just 'cause I can't

vent about you in my diary,

it doesn't mean I can't do it in my head.

- Great job, Jelly Bean.

- Look, it's hard enough

for mom being back here.

Don't make things more difficult.

- I don't have a problem with mom.

- If you've got a problem with dad,

then you've got a problem

with mom, so grow up.

- Okay.

- That sounds great.

Yeah, Lucas and Josie are

really looking forward

to seeing Noah again.

- Noah?

- The creepy cousin.

The creepy British cousin.

- Oh.

- I know.

- Him.

- Yeah.

- Yeah, it would just be so nice

to get the family together

again, wouldn't it?

All right, shall I give you a

call when we're a bit nearer?

Okay, Wes. All right, bye.

- Everything okay?

- Yeah, it's just it was so hard leaving

in the first place, you know?

So many memories.

- Well, we're back to make new ones.

- How are you doing?

I know driving in another

country stresses you out.

- I'll survive. God save

the king, and everything.

- Okay.

Look, there's no rush, Drew.

I just didn't want Wes

to think he had to hold the

fort with mum for too long?

- No, we're making good time.

Traffic's clear. Road's clear.

We'll be there to rescue him in no time.

- Mom, look, I told you I could do it.

- Ah, well done, sweetheart.

Lots of pages to fill

while we're over here.

- We'll be all right.

- They're doing fine.

They'll be here in a couple of hours.

- Perfect.

- Can I help you with anything?

- I've waited a long time

to cook for all of you.

I can manage. Thank you my love.

- Okay. This will be great.

- Actually, it would be lovely

if you could take all the

rubbish out before they get here.

Or is it trash?

Should I be calling it trash?

- Sure, you don't need

to call it anything, Mum.

And it'll be out of sight.

Noah?

Noah?

- What?

Tr... Rubbish, please.

- Yeah?

- Noah, always on the phone.

- Noah, rubbish, now.

- So how long shall I tell him?

- I don't know, this

damn GPS keeps changing

the arrival time.

- Why?

- I don't know, Angela.

Honey, I'm sorry.

It's okay. There's a sign up ahead.

- Are we there?

No, honey.

- God damn, I'm hungry.

Dad, what is going on?

- God, I don't believe this.

- Well, the satellite says this

road shouldn't even be shut.

There's not even any diversion signs.

- Oh my God.

- Not everything has to be posted, Josie.

- I'm sorry guys. We're

gonna be running late.

Can you see if there's another road

back there we can turn on to?

- There's a dirt track

a couple of miles back.

It'll take us back onto the main road.

- A dirt track?

No, not if you're gonna make me clean

the car, absolutely not.

- Yeah, honey, he's right.

We wanna try and keep the rental clean.

- Serious, Drew, we need to

get there today, you know?

- Well, what's the alternative route?

- Well, if you

don't want the dirt track,

it's back to the main junction.

- Where is that?

- About 40 miles back.

- Dad, take the dirt track.

- No, just drive through it.

Look, the sign doesn't even look legit.

- Oh, yeah, great idea. The we

end up in a f*cking sinkhole.

- Uh, language, Josie.

- Yeah.

- Dirt track's a couple miles.

- I'll message Wes.

Let him know we're gonna be a little late.

- What the hell is up

with these British roads?

- Is this a roundabout.

- No, sweetheart.

- So how long is a couple of miles?

- Well, it's not exactly too much.

- Three kilometers.

- I need the bathroom.

- There's no rush, Drew. Just take time.

- Dad, if you wanna be a rally driver,

I'll get you experience

when we come home, okay?

Just chill a little

bit, yeah? Jeez Louise.

- Drew?

Drew, Drew?

Josie, Josie?

- We crashed. Oh my god,

we crashed.

Mom?

- Lucas, I'm just here

sweetheart. You okay?

- Mom, where are we?

- I don't know. Try and stay calm.

- Oh, no, this can be happening.

The f*ck this is happening.

This can't be f*cking-

- Shh, Lucas, need to try and stay quiet.

We don't know who put us down here.

Dad will wake up in a minute.

Can you just keep an eye on him?

- Yeah, yeah.

- It's alright.

- Shh.

- It's okay.

It's okay.

- It's all right.

We came here together. Together, okay.

We're gonna get out of here, okay?

Someone would've found our car.

Someone must've seen.

- Oh my God. Who brought us here?

- Listen, we can try and break our chains.

Look at them.

They look old.

One of our brackets might be loose.

Come on. We've gotta try.

- Is Dad okay? He hasn't-

- He's fine. He's gonna be fine.

He's gonna be fine.

He hit his head, but he's gonna come too.

Look, the best thing we can do is to try

and get out of here and

find help, all right?

- f*ck!

f*ck!

No, no, no, no.

We do this, okay?

Ready, in three. One, two, three!

- See if you can find

something to hit the chains.

Break them apart, okay, guys?

- There's nothing.

- Look, look up those stairs.

Do you see a door or is there an air vent?

- There's nothing down here, Mom.

- My god, Mom, Mom, Mom.

- What was that?

- Get back to where you recovered.

Act unconscious.

- Please let me go.

- Angie?

- No.

- Please.

Please

Please.

- Don't.

- Please. Please, I need to leave.

Please, no, no.

Please, I need to go home.

- Mom?

- Mom, no.

- What are you?

- No, I'm all right. Thanks, Mom.

- Do you think you could try them again?

- It doesn't ring, Mom. I

think she's out of battery.

They'll be fine. Don't worry.

Okay.

- Could you leave a voice message?

- It doesn't ring, so I

can't leave a voice message.

- Well, have you tried Drew or the kids?

- Drew and I haven't exchanged

each other's numbers.

Noah, you've got Lucas's number, right?

- Uh, yeah.

- Give them a call, please, sweetheart.

I bet he'd love to speak to you.

- Of course it's me.

Dead.

- Don't say dead, Noah.

- Something's happened to

them, Wesley. I just know it.

- No, sure they're fine.

It's an easy route up here.

Even Drew couldn't mess it up.

I'll go and look for them.

- I'll come.

- No, Noah, do what you

do best. Stay there.

Stay here in case they

arrive when I'm gone,

you can call me.

Try not to worry, Mom, okay?

I'm sure it's one of

Angela's little pranks.

You know, she's got me running

around the countryside.

She's gonna rock up here.

She's gonna drink my wine.

- This is good tea.

- Well, that's something,

isn't it, sweetheart?

- Thank you.

- I'm sorry. It's not your fault, Josie.

- Well, no, I could've freed us,

but I dropped it and...

- What happened?

Angie, what happened?

Where are we?

- Mom?

- We need to find a way to clean this up.

- Doubt that.

- I'm fine.

Well, maybe not fine but...

Honey?

- I don't know where we are.

Something is in here with us.

- Why?

is everyone okay?

- There is a woman.

- We need to get out now.

I don't think it can reach

us. It's chained up too.

- We're chained up?

What the f*ck?

- We can just get to that door.

- No.

- We have to try and break them.

- There's no use.

- Drew, honey?

- Dad?

- Drew, honey?

- Mom?

- They're bolted.

We've tried already.

Must've reinforced them.

- He?

- Mom?

- It's, Josie.

- What is that?

Angie, you have to tell

me what's in here with us.

- It's a monster.

- Josie, please, honey,

what are we talking about?

A dog, a bear?

- It's monster, Dad, okay?

He stood there, just

stood there like a human,

just f*cking human.

- Lucas?

- Where is it, then?

Is it even gonna come back? f*ck!

- Did you see it had a collar?

Chained up just like us.

- Who chained us up?

- There was a man.

- A man?

- You saying some god damn guy did this?

f*ck, I thought we were

somewhere civilized.

- It doesn't want to eat us just yet.

It can't quite reach us.

That buys us some time, all right?

- Yeah, well, I don't

know how much time I have.

- Lucas?

- Please don't.

- Lucas, can you find

some water or something?

We need to get this cleaned

up. Anything, Josie?

- Mom, I'm scared.

I know, sweetheart, why don't you...

Why don't you tell me about

that guy you've been texting.

What's his name again?

- My god, Mom. No, I don't even like him.

It's pathetic.

- It's not pathetic, listen.

- Oh my, f*ck!

It's a f*cking arm.

- Lucas?

Lucas?

- That f*cking thing's

still wants me, don't you?

Then here.

No, f*cking take it!

sh*t, he's coming.

- Who the hell is this?

- There'll be people

looking for us, our family.

- Where our we?

Answer me, you as*h*le!

Don't, don't you dare look

at them. You talk to me!

Why us?

Why this family?

Answer me, god damn it!

Talk to me, god damn it!

- It was a good feed.

- What is that thing?

- I'm going to help you out a little.

- So you're gonna let us go?

- This carcass,

it's your barrier.

If you stay behind it,

you'll be safe to morning.

Decide, which one of you

gets served up first.

- Drew?

- Shut up.

- I'll see you in the morning.

- Wait, can we have some water?

- There's water in here somewhere.

- And a first aid kit.

- I don't think she's

going to make it, do you?

- My husband has a head wound.

You may have noticed, if it gets infected,

and that thing eats it, it'll get sick.

I'm sure you're feeding it for a reason.

I'm sure you need it healthy

- Water in the bucket in the corner.

- Thank you.

and the first aid kit?

- If you don't want him to suffer,

then why not offer him up first?

- Any luck?

- No. No sign.

Angela told me they took this route,

but there's just the one road.

It goes straight down. It

doesn't make any sense.

Mom, did you hear me?

- I heard you, Darling.

Shall I call the police?

Wesley, are you okay?

- Yeah, I'm okay. I've gotta

check something out here.

- Have you found them?

- No, I don't know.

Yeah, call the police, Mom,

and I'll call Noah when

I've got more information.

- Okay, Love. Be careful.

- I will. Love you.

- Love you. Bye.

- Dad?

- Hey, Mate. I think Drew

may have taken a detour.

I'm gonna head down there.

- Why would he take a detour?

- Well, there was a road

closed sign at the back

of the road on the side.

It wasn't there when we came up

and the Sat Nan was all clear.

I think someone must be playing a prank.

- Okay. Should I call Grandma?

- Yeah, if you can get her

to pass it onto the police

and I'll call you back when

I have more information.

- Love you, Dad.

- I love you. Bye.

Excuse me?

- Is everything okay?

- Yeah, I'm sorry to bother you,

but I wonder if you'd notice

a parked car around here.

My family went missing around an hour ago

and we're worried that

they might've broken down

or gotten lost.

- No, it's stead all the way along.

- Right, where does this road come at?

- It just joins the main

road a few miles up.

There's a big dirt bike

race here tomorrow.

I'm just closing some roads.

- Ah, the road closed sign back there.

- You found it. Thank you.

Some little prick must've moved it.

- Yeah, back there on the right.

- Thanks, my wife,

she always says

tough people get through tough times.

I'm sure they'll turn up.

- Thank you.

- Hi, Darling.

Tough day?

- Difficult but good.

- I'm proud of you.

- I'm gonna have to take the

car for a wash in the morning.

I had to come home via

the dirt track again.

- Okay, but don't forget

my sister is coming.

I hope this isn't your

way of getting out of it.

- I wouldn't dream of it.

Have you seen that little

first aid kit somewhere,

one I was kicking around?

I'd like to have it in the car with me.

- In the kitchen.

Still thinking about that car accident?

- I just wish I could've done more

- Called the ambulance and

waited with them all night.

One day you'll give yourself credit

for always putting others first.

- What time's your sister coming?

- Lunchtime.

- Perfect.

- Oh, ugh.

- Stuck in a f*cking dungeon.

f*cking typical.

Has everyone checked their pockets?

Maybe we have something sharp we can use.

Josie, your hair pin.

- Drew, we've tried that.

We've tried everything.

- There must be something

we can do, honey.

- Sorry, we'll be okay.

There'll be people looking for us.

Wes and my mother

would've been on the phone

to the police already.

Wes is probably out

there looking for us now.

Drew, what are you doing?

- Shh, I'm just checking.

- Dad, be careful.

- That psycho said we'd be safe as long

as we didn't go past this lady.

- And you believe that's

psycho now, do you?

- No, Lucas, I don't.

We have nothing to lose.

I'm so sorry.

Nothing.

- What were

you expecting to find?

The keys to all our shackles and a g*n?

- Lucas.

- Oh, gimme a minute.

She has a belt.

- So?

- So we can use that.

This tip looks pretty

sharp. Could do some damage.

Maybe to that freak's face.

- Drew, come back here, sweetheart.

- Almost got it.

- Drew!

- Got it.

- Jesus, Dad, was it worth it?

- In the morning, that's

gonna be one of us.

- I won't let that thing touch any of us.

- How can you say that?

What can you do?

You two try and get some sleep.

Me and your dad will think of something.

- Look, I'm afraid we can't

conduct a formal search

until they've been missing for 24 hours.

- Well, they're only a

couple of hours away.

This doesn't make any sense.

- I understand your frustration.

- We're all very worried

and we appreciate you'll do what you can,

but surely there must

be something you can do

before it turns into a

missing person's case.

- Yeah.

- Well, we have a tight

community around here.

We'll speak to the people with farms

or private residents

within range of the road.

If they had an accident,

they might have gone to one

of those places for shelter.

- How 'bout the other

missing people in the area?

How old are those posters

out there? Did you find them?

- We have ongoing investigations.

- Yeah, well, have you found a car?

- Well, we have people looking.

- Well, can I tell you where I looked then

so you can rule that out?

- Wesley.

- No, no, I'm sorry.

But it just sounds like

you're more concerned with

a dirt bike race being set

up on the road out there

than outsiders going missing.

- What dirt bike race?

- One of us should try and sleep.

We need to be sharp.

- I can't.

- Same.

- What do you think that thing is?

- Something that shouldn't be here.

- He feeds it.

- Shh.

Honey, that's not important.

You said Wes is the

pretty switch on fella,

that he'll be all over this.

This freak is gonna be

into all kinds of sh*t.

He's gonna be on all the police radars.

Honey, they will find us.

- When?

- What can you tell us about him?

- Now you're interested?

- Wesley.

- I dunno, a guy in his 50s, a white guy.

None of our family are

into dirt bike racing,

so they're not gonna be camping out

to be first in the queue for that one,

if that's what you're thinking.

- Look, we are very proud

of our community here.

We look out for each other, right,

but we do have dangerous

disorientating landscapes.

If you're not from around

here, you can get lost easily.

Now the best thing for

you guys to do right now

is sit tight and let us do our jobs.

If we find out anything

more, we'll let you know.

Likewise, please, if you hear

from them, please let us know.

- That's it?

- Thank you for your help, Officer.

- Goodnight.

I won't be able to sleep,

but I need to be in bed.

- We'll find them, Mum.

Dirt bike racing...

f*ck.

- You okay, Dad?

- Yeah, yeah, we'll find 'em, Mate.

- I'm coming.

- What are we gonna say?

- What?

- When he comes back,

he's gonna ask us to choose.

Oh, we're not gonna choose but

what's gonna happen?

- We're not gonna say anything, honey.

- It's morning.

- We can't.

f*ck!

When they feed us to it,

do you reckon they'll take our

chains off for the monsters?

What if they take that thing's collar off?

Maybe we can trap it in on

our chains or something.

- He's not gonna take

its collar off, Lucas.

- How do you know?

- Because he's scared of it too.

- Hey, good morning, you f*ck.

How'd you sleep?

- Why are you doing this?

- I must feed it.

I have a duty of care.

- Care, oh yeah.

Very caring guy you are.

Why us, huh?

- It's very fussy.

Human flesh only.

It's nothing personal.

I know you're missed.

I spoke to someone who's looking for you.

- Who, was it Wes?

Was it Wes? What have you done with him?

What did you do?

What happens when that

thing runs out of food?

You're just gonna kidnap people forever?

- What would you have done

if you'd have found it?

Left it where it was?

Defend for itself in a place

it doesn't know? I help.

- Help by strapping a

collar around its neck?

- Until I find something better.

- You're deluded.

What do you think is gonna happen?

- I'm going to provide.

Time's up.

Did you decide?

Allow me.

Who first, the mother?

How would you taste?

Or the first-born, daughter perhaps?

What about you?

You look like a sprightly young fella.

He likes a challenge.

I brought you a gift.

- Take me, I say,

but just get over with it quick.

For God's sakes-

- No.

- Get it over with.

- Dad, no!

- How brave.

- No, no. Don't hurt him, please. No.

- Dad, Dad.

Dad, f*ck, huh!

- Ha!

- Mum, Mum.

Dad, Dad!

- Drew?

- Until it comes in,

and try and get the keys.

- Drew?

- It's okay, guys.

- Dad, it's coming.

- No!

- Belt!

- Mum!

- Josie, can you hold that up?

- I'm sorry.

- Stay with us, Dad.

- Have to stick together.

- Dad?

- Oh, no, no, no, no, no.

- Please, wake up, please.

- Dad? Help.

- We're gonna have to make a plan.

I'm gonna need your help, okay?

- So that's done.

Now, so we've done Big Boat.

We've done Bladon,

and now we're up to ship.

Are you gonna get that?

Dad, Dad?

- Hi. Good morning.

I'm sorry to bother you, but my wife

and her family went missing in the area.

I'd be searching for them.

I'd be searching all night.

I'm just hoping someone around

here has seen something.

- Oh my goodness. How awful.

- Oh, I'm just looking

for any information.

If you saw, a car accident

or heard anything,

- Please, come in. I think

you need to take a moment.

- Thank you.

- What is your sister's name?

- Angela, she lives in America

with her husband, Drew.

And her kids, Lucas and Josie.

Well, not kids, but, you know,

we're all very worried about them.

And I know I should be with my Mum,

but I can't face going back

to her without any news.

- I think she'll know.

- That's our son, Harry.

He's part of why I

invited you in actually.

He went missing too.

- Oh, I'm so sorry.

- I know how important hope is.

- Yeah. We'll be moving

along soon, Grandma.

Are you sure you're okay?

Yeah. I'll tell him.

All right. Okay, buh-bye.

- That will get cold.

- The police said

there've been many missing

persons in this area.

- It happens, the landscape is beautiful,

but people get lost in

beauty as well as darkness.

- When Angela was pregnant with her first,

her eldest, Josie,

she knew it'd be risky.

She knew there'd be complications.

She was lucky.

But it was obvious how hard

she fought for them to survive.

She won.

She's the strongest person I know,

but I've worried about

her every day since then.

- Love from family makes us strong.

- Cool. That's my son.

I should get going.

- Oh, yes, of course.

- Thank you for your hospitality.

I'm sorry for your loss.

- I'll be thinking of

Angela and her family.

You'll find them. I know it.

I always say to my husband,

tough people get through tough times.

He's practically working by himself

at the brewery these days.

Your mother sounds like the type of person

who gave you both belief.

Keep that in you.

- Come on. Come on.

Let's go. Thank you.

- Harry, Harry!

- Yes?

No, I think I'll be late.

Yeah, that'll be nice. Thank you.

- See you then.

- Well, how'd it go?

Grandma's making dinner.

What are we gonna tell her?

- We can't go back to

Grandmas until we found them.

- We will, so,

what did the lady say?

- Not much, do you know where

the Ferris Beer Brewery is?

- Yeah. It's like the middle of nowhere.

Thanks

for coming with me.

- All right, let's see.

- I'm so cold.

I know, sweetheart.

Don't worry. It won't be much longer now.

- Mom?

- sh*t.

- Lucas, what are you doing?

- Looks like we dragged him.

We can't leave it like this.

- Mom, we have to be ready.

- You're not going to finish this.

- It'll get cold.

- No, Josie!

- f*ck you!

- A son

without anyone to protect him.

- Unforgivable.

Dad!

- Here, come here, you f*ck.

Leave my family alone, here!

Get away from my family!

f*ck you, follow me!

I love you.

- Dad?

- Oh, no, no, Dad!

- Dad!

- Dad! Dad!

Dad.

- Drew.

- I don't feel so good.

- Lucas, please. Please, Lucas, please.

- Mom, help.

Mom, what are you doing?

- Josie, Josie, we need

to work together now.

Josie!

One of us have to reach

up, okay, yeah, up, up, up.

Please, stop.

- What would you do for your father?

- Oh sh*t.

Mum?

- It's Dad's wallet.

- I never got to tell him I'm sorry.

Please take it, please.

- Let's go.

- Yeah.

- Just give me a minute.

- What did you see in the brew?

- I don't know, but I

think we're the last.

- Great.

- Lock.

- Ready?

- Let's go.

- Okay.

- Yeah.

- Good.

- Okay.

- Yeah.

- You good?

- Yeah.

Ah!

You okay?

- Yeah.

- You okay?

- Yeah. I'm okay, keep going.

We gotta go.

- Okay.

- You okay?

- Yeah, it's okay.

- There they are.

Boys.

- Oh, oh.

Guys, guys, guys, oh.

Good to see you. Let's go.

Come on, b*stards.

A little bit, keep going.