Noseeums (2025) Movie Script
1
[arrows wooshing]
[insect buzzing continues]
[sinister]
The land.
The land knows you.
Even when you are lost.
[insects buzzing]
[tense]
[faint buzzing]
[faint chiming
instrumental]
[insect buzzing]
[whispers]
Ember... Ember.
[growing louder]
Ember.
[faintly]
Ember. Ember.
Did you find it,
Ember?
Ember,
did you find it?
[Louder]
Ember! Ember!
Did you find it?
Ember!
[layered whispers]
Did you find it?
Did you find it?
[shouting]
Ember!
[suspenseful]
Oh! Agh!
[spitting]
[whispers]
Fuck.
[thudding impact]
[suspenseful]
[coughing]
[suspenseful]
-[thudding impact]
-Ugh!
[woman screaming]
[birds & insects
chirping continues]
[menacing]
[crowd chatter]
[sinister]
[Professor] It could be
narcissism,
or pure curiosity
of self-origin.
But, some data shows that
ancestral research
is the second most common
research done online
in the United States.
Right next to
pornography, of course.
[snickers]
Damn right it is.
[Professor]
Enough.
Has anyone heard of
ancestral lineage healing?
-Oh.
-Ember?
Yeah, its purpose was
to source inherited
ancestral trauma,
and try to heal.
Whatever that means.
What about harm?
Ah, yeah.
I mean,
the deeper you go,
the more you find out.
There could
have been harm,
but I think its main purpose
was to heal.
Or, harm can happen in
the process of healing.
As Black people in America,
we find a lot of cruel truths.
But today, we focus
on Black land loss,
an issue that plagues Black
land owners across the South.
[Ember] Oh,
like heirs' property?
[Professor] Exactly.
Heirs' property is the
leading cause of
Black land theft today.
Black people would
buy land, die,
and give their land to their
children or other family.
They hope that
as heirs of the land,
they might be protected.
The issue is
one of cloudy title.
They're unable to prove
they own the land,
so it's susceptible
to be taken from them.
Why can't they just change
the title themselves?
Or, get someone to
help them change it?
I mean,
don't get me wrong,
I know there's a lot of
systemic issues,
but shouldn't it be our
responsibility to
change that standard?
So, go to the hood,
knock on their door,
and teach them that.
You don't want to give up
your comfort because
you have your
own life, right?
It will be a lot to
commit to.
Changing systems is
easier said than done.
[pensive]
[phone vibrating]
15% German?
Girl, bye.
Ember, you have got
to try this shit.
I don't have time for
that right now, Jas.
Sh!
See, that's why nobody be
here in the first place.
That's why you need to
stop playing around.
-'Cause we gotta study.
-Come on!
You know those things are
just an easy cash grab for
people desperate enough to
find out how Black they are?
[Jasmine] Okay, and?
Haven't you ever
wondered if you had
a little Cherokee in you?
[Ember] Girl...
No, I don't.
[Jasmine] All right...
All right.
[sighing]
[Ember]
This is a waste of time.
[Jasmine] You can take a
few seconds away from
your social anthropology.
[Ember] Alright, fine.
What's your
mom's full name?
-Wiley.
-Full name.
-Oh, sorry. Sonja.
-Okay.
Wiley.
[Jasmine]
And your dad?
[Ember] Girl...
Are you serious?
I don't know.
I wouldn't know that nigga
if he walked in here
right now.
Mm-mm-mm.
[Both]
Sorry to that man.
[laughing]
Okay, well, did you
have any other family,
'cause I could still...?
[Ember] Ah, no. It's just
been me and my mom.
We kind of do
our own thing.
I stopped asking about the
rest of them years ago.
[Jasmine]
So, like...
no one's reached out
or said anything?
[Ember]
Jas, can we not?
[Jasmine] Sorry.
[sighing]
[hip-hop]
[Jasmine] Bitch.
Now I know this
is your shit here.
[hip-hop]
[Ember]
Oh, this is my shit.
[Jasmine] Aright,
that's it, come on.
I have to see you use
those mega knees.
[Ember] In the library?
[Jas] Yes! Nobody cares!
[hip-hop]
...play my music
in the club
they skip your shit
like hopscotch.
Niggas know
I ain't a charity.
I need it all back.
They still talking 'cause
they scared of me.
Them niggas all flat.
I ain't dumb, you got
a problem, nigga.
[laughing &
humming along]
Oh my God, bitch, there's
a party this weekend.
No, Jas, I'm not going to
any more parties with you.
[Jas] Why?
[Ember] 'Cause last time
you were crazy.
I can't. I've got plans
this weekend.
[Jasmine]
Are you serious?
Don't tell me it's that
flaky white boy again.
Ember!
Let's go!
[Jasmine]
Oh, okay, I see.
So you're ditching me for
the white bitches again?
[Ember] What?
Jas, it's not
even like that.
And Tess isn't
even white.
Look, you were the one who
told me I need to go out
and have fun
this weekend.
[Jasmine] I meant
have fun together.
[Ember] I'm sorry, Jas.
Okay? I gotta go.
[Jasmine] You know,
it's not a requirement
to hang out with
your ex's friends.
So why do you do it,
Ember?
[Ember] Because they're
my friends, too.
Just like you.
And they're nice.
I have to go. Okay?
I love you.
Stay Black.
[Jasmine]
No, you stay Black.
[Ember] Let's go!
Woo-oo-ooh! Ow-ow!
[laughing]
[Ember] Girl, if you don't
get your bony ass
down from there.
What, are you,
crazy?
See, I knew
you would do this.
[Ember] Do what?
Have a stick up
your ass, Ember.
We're on a girls' trip.
[phone vibrating]
[Tessa] I'm doing this
for your own good.
[Ember] Tess, no,
it's, it's not him.
[pop song
playing faintly]
[Tessa] False alarm.
It's just her mom.
I'm surprised it wasn't
from one of your homegirls.
[laughing]
[Tessa] Is there a
particular reason
you don't answer
their calls around us?
You know, she talks
differently when she's
on the phone
with them, right?
Oh, my God,
she does!
[Ember] No, I don't,
I talk just the same.
No, no, no.
Yes, you do.
[Tessa] As your roommate,
I can attest to this.
You're like, "These girls
got me doing
some white girl shit."
[laughing]
Mm-hm.
[Ember] I, I don't
sound like that.
Oh, you do be
talking like that.
Well, hey, at least I do
have "home girls."
These two fake bitches
are just here
for a free trip.
Ah!
Am not, geez.
Now that I think about,
Ember is the only one
who pays me back
for anything.
You know what, Em?
You always keep it real.
That's what I love
about you.
I mean, it sucks that
Pauly couldn't see that.
Love him, but your boyfriend
is being such a jerk.
Ex-boyfriend.
[Tessa]
They're just on a little...
break.
Okay, guys?
Sure, well...
there will be no talk of
shitty boyfriends
on this trip,
past or present.
We are on our
white girl shit!
We're gonna get you
white girl wasted
at some point
this weekend.
Woo-woo!
Ah!
I'm about to pee myself!
Ah, so ghetto.
I have to pay inside.
[Ember] Don't worry.
It's just my mom.
[Friend] Mm-hm.
Ah, 20 on pump one.
[Cashier]
That handle's sticky.
Make sure you
press it hard.
Gross.
[Mom: Sonja]
Where are you?
I see you turned off
your location.
[Ember] Mom, really?
Come on.
I'm almost 21.
I'm with Tess
and the girls.
[Mom] But I thought you
said you were coming?
[Ember] Yeah, well...
Plans change, Mom.
[hushed]
I know! Yes!
[indistinct whispering]
Dude!
Hi.
Hey.
[Ember] I don't
need anything.
My friends are
treating me.
[Sonja] Treating?
My daughter doesn't
need a handout.
[Ember] Mom, it's not-
They're my friends, okay?
That's kind of what
friends are for.
[Sonja] What about
that other nice girl?
Jasmine?
[Ember] Yeah, Mom,
Jas is my friend, too,
but you know I'm allowed to
have other friends, right?
[Sonja] Mm...
You know you
could come home...
whenever.
I love you, babe.
[Ember] Oh, shit!
My apologies.
I didn't mean to scare you.
Ah... This yours?
[Ember] Yeah.
Fuck, my shirt.
Again... Sorry.
[Ember] Mom?
Can I call you back?
Right, thanks.
[Ember sighing]
[mutters]
Damn.
[bells on door ringing]
Hi.
Um, excuse me,
do you have a restroom?
[Cashier] Rest rooms are
for paying customers only.
[Ember] Ah... okay.
I don't, I don't have
any cash on me.
[Cashier] Well, then I guess
I can't help you then.
[Ember] Hey, do you
have any more cash?
I have to buy something
to use the restroom.
Why?
I didn't have to.
[scoffing]
[bells jangling]
[Tessa] What's wrong?
[Ember] Ask Lexi.
[Lexi] Ah, I don't know.
The lady at the register
wouldn't give Ember
the restroom key.
[Tessa] Are you serious?
[Lexi] What?
[insects buzzing faintly]
[eerie]
[insects buzzing]
[whispers]
Ember, Ember...
[faint whispering]
...did you find it?
Did you find it?
Did you find it?
Ember...
Ember...
[Friend]
Let's roll, ladies!
Hey, what town is this
lake house in again?
It's not too far away.
[Tessa] It's dope how
your dad lets you use
his properties whenever.
Yeah...
about that, actually, I,
I kind of had to
finesse the keys.
[Tessa] What?
Look, what Daddy doesn't
know won't hurt him.
And plus, it's not like
this would be
the first time anyway,
I mean...
Remember Boca?
[laughing]
[Lexi] Yes!
[sinister]
[birds chirping]
So...
What do we think,
ladies?
Isn't it, like,
so fab?
[Tessa]
It's so natural.
[faintly echoing]
Em...ber...
[sighing]
I'm... obsessed.
Aren't you obsessed?
[faint calling]
Em...ber...
[faint screams of a woman]
[indistinct whispering]
[echoing whispers]
Ember, Ember...
[Tessa] Hey...
Are you good?
[Ember] Yeah,
yeah, I'm fine.
[silently]
Okay.
[creaking]
[suspenseful]
[gasps]
[gasping]
Ah!
[Lexi] Woohoo!
[giggling]
[creaking rope]
[insects buzzing]
[whimpers]
Y'all gonna stand
there all day?
[creaking rope]
Ember, can you
grab the luggage?
[thudding]
Oh, thanks, Em.
[eerie]
[Tessa] Abs,
this place is... something.
[Abigail] I know, it was
practically like nothing
when we bought it,
but a couple years of
some TLC and I'll be
making bank off this place
with the snap of a finger.
[suspenseful]
[insects buzzing
continues]
[suspenseful]
[Tessa] I thought you
said it was a lake?
[Abigail] Um,
I'm sorry, Tessa.
How many waterfront
properties do you own?
[Ember] And you don't have
any neighbors, like, at all?
[Abigail] No,
private property.
The land's been in
the family for like... ever.
My dad's got land
all over Florida.
So, how about
we go explore?
[insects buzzing
& birds chirping]
[Abigail] This looks
like the best room.
This'll be mine.
Ooh!
Master bath!
Ooh, can't wait to get
in here later.
This must be the terrace.
This will be
your room, Ember.
[Ember] It feels a little hot
in here, don't you think?
[Tessa] Doesn't feel
any different to me.
But we can trade rooms,
if you want.
I really don't mind.
[Ember]
It's cool, I guess.
[Tessa] Are you sure?
[Abigail] Look, she said
she's fine, Tessa.
Why don't you just, like,
open a window or something?
I'll send somebody to take
a look at it tomorrow...
if that makes you
feel better.
[Ember] Yeah, that works.
[Abigail] Cool.
Well, I'm gonna
go get settled.
[sighing]
[Tessa] Dude, this place
is fucking shit.
[laughing]
[birds chirping &
insects buzzing]
[sighing]
[suspenseful]
[startling]
[Ember] Phew!
Oh-ho, ha.
You scared me.
[Tessa] Where you going?
[Ember] Oh, I was
just gonna go outside.
To call my mom.
[Tessa] Again?
[sighing]
Okay.
Listen to me.
You deserve...
better than him.
Okay?
I mean, how is he gonna
learn any better if you
don't put your foot down
and show him
his behavior is
unacceptable?
[Ember] I know.
But I also just really
need some closure.
So...
I'll be right back.
I promise.
Okay?
[phone ringing]
[phone] What's up?
It's Paul.
Leave a message and
I'll try to get back to you.
[phone beeps]
Hey, hi, um...
I think we need to talk.
How things ended
between us was...
pretty fucked up.
So...
When you get this,
can you just...
give me a call?
'Kay.
[sighing]
[faint & echoing]
Ember...
[eerie]
Hello?
[whisper]
Em...ber...
[insects buzzing]
Hello?
[buzzing]
[sinister]
[buzzing]
[faintly] Ember.
-Ember.
-[buzzing]
[buzzing hum]
[whispers]
Reach in...
[buzzing hum]
[suspenseful]
No!
[screaming]
Help! Help!
Somebody help me!
Please!
[gasping,
panicked breathing]
[loud buzzing]
[Tessa]
Oh, my god, Em!
[Abigail] Oh, my god,
are you okay?
What were you
doing out there?
[Ember] I was trying to
call Paul, but then...
[Lexi] [scoffing]
See what happens when
you break the rules?
[Ember] No!
Shut up, Lexi! Listen!
Okay, there's this thing.
There's this thing
out there.
I was walking, and I saw
this gravesite, and...
It was full of flies.
And something
reached up...
And it grabbed me.
[Abigail] What thing?
You mean like,
like an animal
or something?
[Ember] No, it was
like a person.
[Abigail]
What? Outside?
[Lexi] Oh, my god.
[Abigail] Oh, my god.
Do you think I need to call
the police or something?
[Ember] Guys,
it didn't look...
human.
[Lexi] Well, are you
like bleeding or...?
[Ember] No, you're not
listening to me.
There was something outside
that tried to kill me!
So, I- I think we
just need to leave.
[Lexi] I think...
someone...
is missing their ex.
[Abigail] [laughing]
Oh...kay.
Well, look, Ember.
We, like, literally
just got here.
[Tessa] Em, are you
good, like...?
[Ember] I'm serious.
There's something
out there.
And...
I can show you.
And once you see it,
we, we need to leave.
[Abigail] Okay.
We'll go out there with you,
but after this,
there will be no more
talk of leaving,
and no more Paul!
We're all here
to have fun. Okay?
[Ember] Whatever.
Can we just go?
[Abigail] Whoa.
Oh, my god,
this is ridiculous.
Ember, it's just a hole.
Probably leftover from
construction or something.
You know, if you wanted
to go home so badly,
you could've
just said so.
We'll take a vote.
All in favor of leaving my
somewhat luxurious lake house
so that Ember
can go fuck Paul?
[Ember] This isn't
about Paul.
I just want to leave.
[Abigail] Okay...
All in favor of staying
and having a lovely
dinner tonight?
Well, looks like
you've been outvoted.
I say you go shower,
clean up,
and just get ready
for dinner. Okay?
[Lexi] You know, maybe next
time try fake being sick.
If the D is worth it,
it'll work every time.
[Ember] I wasn't faking!
[sighing]
[Tessa] Come on.
Let's just go.
[Tessa] Ember?
Ember?
Feeling better?
[Ember] Yeah...
Yeah, sure, mm-hm.
Wait, what's...?
What's that smell?
[Tessa] Lasagna.
[Lexi] Mm!
[Tessa] Family dinner
complements of Lexi.
[Abigail] Luckily, she
didn't burn the house down.
[Lexi] Alright, oh, I did
forget something though.
No, actually, I have it.
It's right here.
-Oh!
-[laughing]
[Ember] Kind of
smells like home.
[Lexi] Where are
you from again?
[Ember] I'm...
from all over.
Um, I lived in Florida
until I was 8.
And then, um...
I guess something must have
happened 'cause then
my mom moved us
away, so...
We don't really
talk about it.
[Abigail] Don't talk
about what?
[Ember] Um, it's...
kind of funny.
My mom would say
that she could
hear me up at night,
sleep walking.
And that she would
hear me talking.
[Lexi] To who?
[Ember] No one.
[awkward laughing]
Um, she said that I
was interacting with
the ancestral plane.
[Tessa] I'm also
big on spirituality.
I heard actually that clear
quartz in your pillowcase-
[Abigail] Oh, Tessa, don't
start with that airy fairy
crystals up the ass shit
tonight, please.
[Lexi] Well, my nana always
says that God speaks to us
in mysterious ways.
Do you believe in God?
[Ember] No, I don't.
My mom does though,
which is another reason
why we don't really
get along much
these days.
Can you, um, like,
pass me the knife now?
[singing]
Happy birthday...
to you...
Happy birthday
to you...
Happy birthday,
dear Ember.
Happy birthday
to you.
Happy birthday, Em.
[Lexi] Yay!
[laughing]
[Ember] Guys, come on.
My birthday's not
until next week.
You didn't have
to do this.
[Abigail]
Of course we did.
[Tessa] We just wanted to do
something extra special
for you while
we're all together.
[Ember] Thank you.
[Tessa] Now make
a wish for your...
Um...
[Ember] Guys, I'm 21.
[Abigail] 21!
[Lexi] Duh.
[Abigail] Legal!
[Tessa] Right.
[laughing]
Cheers to a
bomb-ass 21st birthday
to the best roomie
I could ask for.
[exhaling]
[cheering & laughing]
[Lexi] Alright, it's time
to drink, bitch.
[Ember] Oh, God.
[Lexi] Let's go.
[Ember] Okay, that's...
[Lexi] No...
We're gonna keep going.
[Ember] Lexi, that's...
a bit much.
[sighing]
Fuck it.
[mocking tone]
Let's get white girl wasted.
[laughing & cheering]
[Lexi] Cheers, cheers.
[laughing]
That's that, that's that,
that's that, that's that...
Pressure.
[indistinct R&B vocals]
Pressure.
[indistinct R&B vocals]
Pressure.
Make this shit
look easy.
Yeah, pressure.
Make your bitch
believe me.
Pressure,
pressure, pressure.
That's that...
Pressure,
pressure, pressure.
That's that, that's that,
that's that...
Pressure.
[laughing]
[Lexi] You guys want
to see something crazy?
[laughing] Okay.
[Tessa]
[laughing] Okay...
I'm gonna
change the song.
[laughing]
[hip-hop]
[Ember] Oh, shit, yo,
this is the shit now.
[rapping along
to the music]
...play my music
in the club
they skip that shit
like hopscotch
nigga say you
wanna smoke weed
...like hot box
then the feds at the door
we live the school
of hard knocks
don't even hit my phone
unless the upshot
They still talking
'cause they scared of me.
[Abigail singing along]
Them niggas all flat.
I ain't dumb,
you got a problem, nigga.
We can solve that.
[Ember]
What did you say?
[music stops]
[Abigail] What?
[Ember] What did
you just say?
[Abigail] What?
I was just singing along.
[Lexi] No, I don't think
she said it.
[Abigail] I thought
we were having fun.
[Ember scoffing]
[Abigail] Whatever.
[crickets &
frogs chirping]
[Abigail] Look, I really
just don't want to
talk about this right now.
[Ember] I don't smoke.
Remember?
[Tessa] I think we should
talk about it, Abigail.
[Abigail]
Okay. Well...
Your family also has money.
[Tessa] Yeah, but you have a
different kind of privilege.
[Abigail] Don't even start
with the privilege card.
[Tessa] It is privilege.
[Abigail] Well, why is it
such a crime
to have money
in this country?
[scoffing]
[Abigail] Care to
share your thoughts?
I mean,
you're the expert, right,
Miss Social Anthropology?
[Ember] Well...
Let's be real.
Who needs this many homes?
And everyone
knows that assets,
in this country,
equates to power.
And without those assets,
people have no rights.
[Abigail] Please!
Everybody
wants power.
I mean, people are mad at me
for having what I have,
but they also
want what I have.
[Ember] No,
it's not just that.
It's how you've
gained that power.
You, Abigail, you have
had a head start.
What about the
people who haven't?
[Abigail] Well, why should
I have to suffer for
the sins of the past?
I didn't enslave
or kill anybody.
I mean, should I, should I
just pretend to be poor,
to appease people and
cater to their discomfort?
Huh?
[sinister]
Get over yourself.
I don't see any shackles
around your feet, Ember.
[Ember] That's my cue.
Good night.
[insects buzzing
continues]
[whispers] Ember.
Did you find it?
Did you find it,
Ember? Ember.
Hello?
[sighing]
[door creaking]
[eerie]
[suspenseful]
[gasping]
[echoing]
Ember, Ember...
Did you find it?
Ember, Ember...
[gasping breaths]
[neck cracking]
Did you find it?
[gasping]
[shrill screaming]
[screaming & gasping]
[muttering]
What the fuck?
[knocking]
[gasping breaths]
[Abigail] Oh...
You look like shit.
[Ember] Thanks.
I was doing...
morning yoga.
Did, did you
need something?
[Abigail] Ah, I just wanted
to come and apologize,
you know, for,
for last night.
I don't want you to think
I'm like some sort of...
insensitive rich bitch
or something.
[laughing]
I probably just
had like...
too much to drink.
[Ember] It's fine.
I don't think that.
[Abigail] Um,
while you're up,
would you mind
grabbing some drinks
and bringing them
outside for us?
[Ember] Sure. Let me just
get washed up first.
[Abigail] Perfect.
[sighing]
[eerie]
[suspenseful]
[music softens]
[Ember] Hey, guys,
I got the drinks.
[Tessa] Thanks.
[Abigail] Hey...
Do you like Chanel?
[Ember] Sure?
Why?
[Abigail] Here.
[gasping]
Ooh!
[Abigail] Perfect!
[Ember] Yeah?
[Abigail] Those look
so good on you.
[Ember]
Thanks, Abigail.
This is for you.
[Abigail] Oh, ah,
I can't really drink that,
sweetie.
That makes me, like...
really bloated.
[Ember] Okay.
[Abigail] Actually, if you
could just grab me
like a regular water.
Thanks.
[Ember] Okay.
[sighing]
Hey, Abigail, what's the ETA
on the guy coming
to fix the air conditioning?
[doorbell ringing]
[Abigail]
Can you get that?
[Ember] You're the creep
from the gas station.
Creep? Creep is
a strong word.
I was just trying to be
a good samaritan, is all.
Hey, look...
Clean hands this time.
[Ember] Yeah, you owe me
a new shirt.
I honestly should
take that one.
80 years?
Yeah, don't let the
white people fool you.
We been here much
longer than they have.
[Ember] You know,
I can't imagine
staying in one place
for 80 years.
Much less with family.
Well...
Sounds like somebody's
never been to
a family reunion before.
[Ember] I haven't.
Honestly, I don't even
know if I have cousins.
That's sad.
Sad.
I'm everyone's
favorite cousin.
[Ember]
[snorts] Right.
So, that means that you
must live around here then?
Oh, no, I live about
an hour away.
Family used to be
closer until
they started moving in.
[footsteps]
[Abigail] Oh!
You're here already.
Ah, the AC unit is outside.
Do you think you could
have it finished
by the end of the day?
I'll try my best,
ma'am.
[Abigail] Ah, well,
we'll be out by the pool
whenever you're...
done.
[Ember] Okay.
[Abigail]
Somebody's interested.
[laughing]
[Ember]
In the handyman?
-[insect buzzing]
-Did you- ow.
Did you find
the problem yet?
[sighing]
It's strange.
I've checked everything.
And, nothing
appears to be wrong.
[Ember] Great, so it's
all in my head.
Right?
I didn't say all that.
It just...
Maybe it's something else.
What do you mean?
I've heard stories
about this house.
Go on...
I wouldn't be surprised
if you see
some weird shit
going on.
Why not?
Property has history,
you know.
History like how?
-[buzzing]
-Ow.
[suspenseful]
Then the midges got
a hold of you, I see.
[Ember] Midges?
Yeah, the flies,
no-see-ums.
Tearing you up.
And there's something else.
[Ember] What?
You shouldn't stay here
after dark.
[menacing]
Look, you should see
the look on your face.
Look, these are just stories
my grandpa used to tell.
Like...
[Ember] What the fuck?
Before I forget,
if you need anything
just give me a call.
"From the window
to the wall,
just give Earl a call?"
[Earl] Mm-hm, that...
that's some good shit.
Some good shit.
[Ember] Is it?
[flies buzzing]
[crickets chirping
& frogs croaking]
[phone ringing]
[phone chiming
& vibrating]
[Jasmine] Great!
So you're alive.
Thanks for telling me
you made it.
[Ember] Hi, Jas.
Sorry, I forgot to
call you.
[Jasmine] Girl,
where are you at?
[Ember] Chill.
I'm at this lake house.
If you could even
call it that.
When I tell you
rich people
will buy anything...
[Jasmine] Girl, send me
the address
so I can Zillow
that shit.
[Ember] Okay, hold on,
let me text you.
[phone chiming]
[Jasmine] Oh, I know
you fuckin' lyin'.
Girl, this is
a pond house.
[Ember] Right?
But this girl is loaded!
I'm talking old money.
[Jasmine] You think they
ever owned any...?
[Ember] Don't,
Jas, don't start.
[Jasmine] I'm kidding!
I'm kidding.
[door slamming]
[menacing]
[Jasmine] Hey?
You there?
[Ember] Let me...
call you back.
[Jasmine] Hello?
[repeated banging]
We need to go now.
[Ember] Tess?
[suspenseful]
[flies buzzing continues]
Come on!
[suspenseful]
[music softens]
Hurry!
[faint buzzing &
fluttering wings]
We gotta go!
[gasping breaths]
This isn't our land anymore.
Wait.
I need to get it.
[suspenseful]
-In there.
-[cocking firearm]
[suspenseful]
We don't have
time for this!
[suspenseful]
[shattering]
[gasping]
[banging on door]
Ember!
[sighing]
[birds chirping]
[frustrated screaming]
Agh!
[Lexi] It's okay.
[Abigail] Stop! Stop!
[indistinct speaking]
What the fuck?
[Ember] What?
I told you I didn't do it.
[Abigail] Oh, cut the shit.
[Tessa] Yeah, Em.
Are you mad or something?
[Ember]
Why would I do this?
[Abigail] Okay.
We're gonna get this all
figured out right now.
Look. I have security
camera footage.
This you?
[Ember] That's...
[Abigail] Another one
of your morning
"yoga routines," right?
[Tessa] That's enough.
She said she didn't do it
then she didn't do it.
[Lexi] Are you really
taking her side?
That's called enabling.
[Abigail] Yeah, well, maybe
it was Tessa who did it.
[Tessa] What?!
My shit is scattered
outside, too, Abigail.
Do you even
hear yourself?
[Lexi] Ember's stuff isn't.
[Abigail] Well?
What do you have to say?
[Ember] Look, you're gonna
believe what you want.
No matter what I say,
you're still gonna accuse me.
[Tessa] Okay,
why don't we all just
take a moment to cool down?
[Abigail]
Just clean this shit up.
Tessa?
Are you coming?
[flies buzzing]
[Ember] Jas, I think I might
be losing my mind.
I really shouldn't have
come on this trip.
[Jas] Damn, do I need
to beat someone up?
Do you need something?
I will literally drive up
there to come get you.
[Ember] What?
No, no.
Don't, don't do that,
it's just...
It's some shit with me and
Abigail that I gotta handle.
[Ember] I was there.
It felt so real.
Like I could feel and,
and touch everything.
And she feels
so familiar, I...
Tilly's angry.
Whoa, wait.
You said Tilly, right?
[Ember] Yeah,
it's the same name
I keep hearing
in my dreams.
[Earl] You sure?
[Ember] You didn't see
what I saw.
[Earl] Ride with me.
[Ember] What?
[Earl] You want help,
or not?
[Earl] You can trust me.
[Ember] Earl...
Who is that?
[Earl] Relax.
[sighing]
Papa Boyd.
I got somebody
I want you to see.
[Ember] Hi.
Nice to meet you.
[Papa Boyd]
You nervous, child?
[Ember] Earl just
brought me here because
he says you have stories.
About some of the
houses by the lake?
[Papa Boyd] Child, I got
as many stories as
there are stars in the sky.
But now you don't
come to hear that.
[Ember] What did I
come to hear?
Being see things at that house,
now ain't ya?
How do you know?
I know.
Just like you know.
You gifted, child.
And only the gifted
can see kin
like you see kin.
[Ember] Kin?
What do you-
what do you mean, kin?
[Papa Boyd]
This air...
don't smell familiar?
This grass...
don't kiss your feet?
Look around.
Your blood is in
these trees,
just like mine.
She's an angry spirit,
ain't she?
Just like you.
Ain't you angry too?
Let me put it plain.
Usually, an angry spirit
means it's
unfinished business
on this side
before it can pass on,
need closure.
That backyard
you playin' in...
could be...
somebody's graveyard.
[Ember] Can we leave?
[Earl] Yeah.
Alright, Pop.
[Papa Boyd] She's the
only one that stayed.
Never stopped
fighting tooth and nail
for her land back then.
Still fighting.
[Ember] Tilly.
[Papa Boyd]
Your blood.
[Ember] Hey, Mom.
[Mom: Sonja]
Everything all right?
[music fading away]
[Ember] Why did you never
bring me around my family
when I was younger?
[Sonja] Where's all this
coming from?
[Ember] Mom, please,
can you just-
can you please
answer the question.
It was like you were
running from something.
[Sonja] I didn't want to
get you all riled up
like you used to.
But I guess
you're older now.
I told you before,
but you would have these...
[Ember] Dreams.
[insects buzzing]
-[attacker grunting]
-[Tilly coughing]
[Sonja] If you can
even call them that.
Most nights, I would
wake up to your screams.
[screaming]
This isn't our land anymore.
[screaming]
[menacing]
[Sonja] Wake up, baby!
Ember!
[on phone] And it just kept
getting worse.
So, we moved.
Somehow, the further away
from those
Florida backwoods we got,
the better you were.
[Ember] Backwoods?
[Sonja] Just...
shy,
north of Wakulla.
[Ember] Oh, my god.
[sobbing]
[Sonja] Oh, sweetie,
are you okay?
Are the nightmares back?
[Ember] Yes.
Tilly, she...
[sobbing]
[Sonja] How do you
know that name?
[Ember] Mom, she's been
haunting me since I got here.
[Sonja] Ember...
Listen to me.
You need to get
out of there.
I almost lost you once.
[Ember] I can't
run anymore, Mom.
[crying]
[somber]
[Ember]
I need to go back.
[Lexi] Oh, wait, wait.
Okay.
[Abigail] Hey...
Make yourself
at home, boys.
[Lexi] Yeah.
Make yourselves at home.
[gentle instrumental]
[Earl] So, ah, you and
your mom always like that?
[Ember] Yeah, here lately.
She just runs
from everything.
And I think there's
a difference...
between caution and fear.
[Earl] Sounds like
she loves you.
She's trying to make sure
you're safe.
Look...
I'm here for you.
But I also want to make sure
it doesn't get out of hand.
You know, even wise people
like my papa are limited in
what they know about
what we can't see.
[Ember] But I have seen.
Why do you even care?
You barely know me.
[Earl] I...
I could tell you
need a friend.
That you ain't got none.
That ain't too hard to tell.
Plus,
I think you're really...
Nothing, nothing.
[crickets chirping
& frogs croaking]
[Ember] Abigail?
Tess?
[faint chatter & laughing]
[Earl] Just in time
for the fun.
Well...
Where was the last time
you saw Tilly?
See anything?
[gasping]
Whoa,
what's happening?
[Ember] Don't move.
[Earl] I don't see shit.
[Ember]
She's right behind me.
[suspenseful]
[whooshing
& door creaking]
[shrieking]
[Earl] Yo... Ember?
[Tessa] Ember!
Come hang!
[Earl] Ember!
[Abigail] Looks like she's a
little busy with her new boo.
[Lexi] Yeah, it looks like
they aren't wasting any time.
God, who knew she'd actually
get some on this trip?
This property's sick.
Thanks for the invite.
[Lexi] Well,
the pleasure is all mine.
[Abigail] Ah,
technically mine.
[Lexi] Oh, we should
play "never have I ever."
[Abigail] What, are we
like in middle school?
[Lexi] Come on, okay.
Whoever's done it
has to drink. Hm?
[Tessa] What about Em?
[Abigail] Ah, I think she's
a little preoccupied
with Mr. Handyman.
[Lexi] Yeah.
[laughing]
[Tessa] You're disgusting.
[Lexi] Oh, come on.
[Earl] Ember, slow down.
Slow down.
[flies buzzing continues]
[Ember] [shrieking]
[gasping breaths]
Wait...
Wait, this is where
she first grabbed me.
[flies buzzing loudly]
[Earl] What are you doing?
[Ember] What?!
I have to figure out
what she wants.
[Earl] So you're just gonna
swan dive into
a God damn shit hole?
[flies buzzing]
[laughing & chatter]
[music playing faintly]
I gotta piss.
[Abigail] Ah, there's a
bathroom to your right
when you go in the-
-[unzipping]
Dude!
You're barbaric.
[urinating] What?
Nature calls.
[laughing]
[Earl] I think
we should leave.
[Ember] Whatever!
[suspenseful]
[Ember] What?
Do what you-
[screaming]
[suspenseful]
[Earl] Ember!
[Lexi] Okay,
okay, okay, okay!
I have one, I think.
Ah...
Okay, never have
I ever had...
a one night stand.
I don't believe you.
[Lexi] Well, there's a
fist time for everything,
don't you think?
[laughing]
Never have I ever been
skinny dipping in public.
[sputtering]
Fuck you, dude, like...
[laughing]
[Lexi] Bro!
What?! No way!
[laughing]
Oh, uh-uh,
no way, bullshit.
Tessa, come on.
Fess up.
[Tessa] No bullshit.
It was a dare
at church camp.
[Lexi] Okay.
I had some fun at
church camp too.
[Earl] Ember!
[flies buzzing]
[gasping & grunting]
No!
[grunting]
[coughing]
[Tessa] Okay, I have one.
Never have I ever...
[laughing]
Thrown up on a date.
Who the hell
has done that?
[laughing]
[sinister]
[laughing & chatter]
Oh, no!
[Lexi] Abigail, it really,
it's not that bad, guys.
It's really not.
No!
Once you hear the
full story. I promise.
[flies buzzing loudly]
[clanging]
[Ember]
Damn, it's stuck.
[effort grunting]
[indistinct whispering]
[laughing] No.
Seriously?
[crickets chirping
& frogs croaking]
[Abigail]
Okay!
My turn.
Never have I ever...
been a backstabbing bitch.
Oh-ho!
[Lexi] Ah...
[laughing]
Ah, that's not really
like a thing, hun.
Maybe you want to try
and be more specific.
[Abigail] Hm, sure.
Never have I ever
fucked my roommate's
boyfriend.
[flies buzzing continues]
[Ember] It's stuck.
[Earl] Hold on, hold on.
[gasping breath]
[Tessa] What did
you just say?
[Abigail] I said,
never have I ever
fucked my roommate's
boyfriend.
[Lexi] Oh!
[laughing]
[Tessa] Shut up, Lexi.
[Abigail] You can drop
the innocent act, you know.
You're just like me.
You take what you want.
Just admit it.
Cheers, babe.
[Tessa] So I fucked Paul.
Who cares? It didn't
mean anything.
[Ember] You did what?
[Tessa] Ember.
[Ember] Don't...
...bullshit me right now.
What did you
just fucking say?
[Abigail] Take a sip if
you've ever done that.
I certainly haven't.
Lexi?
Boys?
Ember?
[Tessa] Fuck you, Abigail.
[Abigail] What?
It's just the game.
[Ember] Is it true?
[Tessa] Em, listen to me-
[Ember] Answer the question.
Is it true?
[Tessa] Ember,
it was one time.
[Abigail]
That's also bullshit.
[Lexi] Abigail!
Chill out.
[Tessa] I didn't know
how to tell you.
[Ember] Was that the
purpose of this entire trip?
To smooth things
over with me?
[Tessa] No,
I wanted you here.
[Ember] Right.
So let me get this straight.
The backstabbing
roommate teams up...
with the queen bee who
treats her friends like shit.
Brilliant plan, ladies.
[Abigail] You think
I'm a queen bee?
[Ember] I think...
that you are a
self-absorbed bitch
who treats her
friends like shit
and uses her money
to get away with it.
Because I think
you know, Abigail,
that no one likes you,
or wants you...
[shouting] Or can even
stand to be around you
unless there's an
expensive trip involved!
[Abigail] [laughing]
Wow.
There she is.
The real Ember.
I didn't even want you here.
You and I
were never friends.
[Ember] You treat your
friends like property.
But you know,
you actually don't own shit.
Do you see this?
This is the deed
to this land.
And this right here
is the signature of
Tilly J. Wiley.
[Abigail]
[scoffing] Bullshit!
[Ember] So I think that
makes this my land!
[Abigail] You know,
I think I heard
those stories actually.
Yeah, yeah, my ah, my
grandpa told me about this
Black family that just
refused to leave the land.
They were basically
squatters without proof
that they even
owned anything.
Lexi, hand that to me.
You spineless twig.
I said hand that to me.
Now!
[Lexi] Ember,
just let her see it.
[Ember] Yeah, no.
[Abigail] Are you joking?
[Tessa] Ember...
Just, just talk-
[Ember] What is there
to talk about, Tessa?
What? Hey!
Give that back!
-Abigail!
-Agh!
Abigail!
[Abigail] Oh,
shut the fuck up!
[Boys] I think we're
gonna leave.
[Lexi] No! No!
No, okay,
we're cool, it's cool.
We're just having...
a moment.
-We're gonna go.
-Stay.
It'll be fun.
I promise.
[rustling]
[eerie]
[suspenseful]
[gasping breaths]
[effort grunting]
[Jasmine hitting the ground]
[Ember] Jas?
Jas?
Jas?!
Jasmine, get up.
Jas, get up.
Jas, get up,
you have to get up, Jas.
[crying] Jasmine!
[suspenseful]
[Abigail]
She was trespassing!
This is not my fault.
Who do you think you are?
This is my fucking property.
My land!
[flies buzzing continues]
[Abigail inaudible]
[buzzing grows louder]
[suspenseful]
[music intensifying]
[screaming & shrieking]
[flies buzzing]
[screaming]
[flies buzzing]
[suspenseful]
-Dude, hurry!
-Shit!
[flies buzzing]
What the fuck?
[screaming]
[suspenseful]
[flies buzzing]
[screaming]
[suspenseful]
[car sputtering]
[flies buzzing]
[Abigail whimpering]
[car sputtering]
[thud]
[Abigail] What the fuck?
[gasping & crying]
[screaming]
[Lexi] Please, Abigail!
[thudding impact]
[crying & screaming]
[thudding impact]
[suspenseful]
[crying]
[Lexi hits the ground]
[Ember] Wait, I...
I have to get it.
[car sputtering]
[Abigail crying] Fuck!
[panicked breathing]
Okay.
[Ember] Abigail!
[Ember] Give it back.
[Abigail] All of this...
is mine!
You really think I
give a shit
about some shit
that happened a
million years ago?
You are too stupid
to know when to quit
for your own good.
Deal with the mistakes
of your past and
stop bringing
everyone else
into your mess!
[flies buzzing]
[buzzing loudly]
[suspenseful]
No! No! No!
No! No! No!
[gasping & sputtering]
[suspenseful]
[cracking]
[thud]
[buzzing fades away]
[crickets chirping
& frogs croaking]
[coughing]
[Ember] Jas?
Jas!
Are you okay?
[Jas] I told you about
those crazy white bitches.
[Ember] Let me see.
[Jasmine] Ow!
[Ember] Okay, sorry.
I just want to make sure
I wrapped it right.
[Jas] You're hurting me.
[Ember] Right.
[Jasmine] Oh,
she doesn't smoke.
Okay, you're a
big girl now, I guess.
-[coughing]
-[laughing]
Ooh, girl,
give me that.
[coughing &
clearing throat]
[Earl] Welcome to
the neighborhood.
[Jas] Well, I, I hate to be
the bearer of bad news...
But what are we gonna say
about all these dead bodies?
[Ember] Um...
I mean, I guess we can
just tell the truth.
Technically, they were
trespassing.
[Jas] Right, yeah.
[Ember] Mm-hm.
[laughing]
[Jasmine] Okay.
[groaning & laughing]
[flies buzzing]
[suspenseful]
[arrows wooshing]
[insect buzzing continues]
[sinister]
The land.
The land knows you.
Even when you are lost.
[insects buzzing]
[tense]
[faint buzzing]
[faint chiming
instrumental]
[insect buzzing]
[whispers]
Ember... Ember.
[growing louder]
Ember.
[faintly]
Ember. Ember.
Did you find it,
Ember?
Ember,
did you find it?
[Louder]
Ember! Ember!
Did you find it?
Ember!
[layered whispers]
Did you find it?
Did you find it?
[shouting]
Ember!
[suspenseful]
Oh! Agh!
[spitting]
[whispers]
Fuck.
[thudding impact]
[suspenseful]
[coughing]
[suspenseful]
-[thudding impact]
-Ugh!
[woman screaming]
[birds & insects
chirping continues]
[menacing]
[crowd chatter]
[sinister]
[Professor] It could be
narcissism,
or pure curiosity
of self-origin.
But, some data shows that
ancestral research
is the second most common
research done online
in the United States.
Right next to
pornography, of course.
[snickers]
Damn right it is.
[Professor]
Enough.
Has anyone heard of
ancestral lineage healing?
-Oh.
-Ember?
Yeah, its purpose was
to source inherited
ancestral trauma,
and try to heal.
Whatever that means.
What about harm?
Ah, yeah.
I mean,
the deeper you go,
the more you find out.
There could
have been harm,
but I think its main purpose
was to heal.
Or, harm can happen in
the process of healing.
As Black people in America,
we find a lot of cruel truths.
But today, we focus
on Black land loss,
an issue that plagues Black
land owners across the South.
[Ember] Oh,
like heirs' property?
[Professor] Exactly.
Heirs' property is the
leading cause of
Black land theft today.
Black people would
buy land, die,
and give their land to their
children or other family.
They hope that
as heirs of the land,
they might be protected.
The issue is
one of cloudy title.
They're unable to prove
they own the land,
so it's susceptible
to be taken from them.
Why can't they just change
the title themselves?
Or, get someone to
help them change it?
I mean,
don't get me wrong,
I know there's a lot of
systemic issues,
but shouldn't it be our
responsibility to
change that standard?
So, go to the hood,
knock on their door,
and teach them that.
You don't want to give up
your comfort because
you have your
own life, right?
It will be a lot to
commit to.
Changing systems is
easier said than done.
[pensive]
[phone vibrating]
15% German?
Girl, bye.
Ember, you have got
to try this shit.
I don't have time for
that right now, Jas.
Sh!
See, that's why nobody be
here in the first place.
That's why you need to
stop playing around.
-'Cause we gotta study.
-Come on!
You know those things are
just an easy cash grab for
people desperate enough to
find out how Black they are?
[Jasmine] Okay, and?
Haven't you ever
wondered if you had
a little Cherokee in you?
[Ember] Girl...
No, I don't.
[Jasmine] All right...
All right.
[sighing]
[Ember]
This is a waste of time.
[Jasmine] You can take a
few seconds away from
your social anthropology.
[Ember] Alright, fine.
What's your
mom's full name?
-Wiley.
-Full name.
-Oh, sorry. Sonja.
-Okay.
Wiley.
[Jasmine]
And your dad?
[Ember] Girl...
Are you serious?
I don't know.
I wouldn't know that nigga
if he walked in here
right now.
Mm-mm-mm.
[Both]
Sorry to that man.
[laughing]
Okay, well, did you
have any other family,
'cause I could still...?
[Ember] Ah, no. It's just
been me and my mom.
We kind of do
our own thing.
I stopped asking about the
rest of them years ago.
[Jasmine]
So, like...
no one's reached out
or said anything?
[Ember]
Jas, can we not?
[Jasmine] Sorry.
[sighing]
[hip-hop]
[Jasmine] Bitch.
Now I know this
is your shit here.
[hip-hop]
[Ember]
Oh, this is my shit.
[Jasmine] Aright,
that's it, come on.
I have to see you use
those mega knees.
[Ember] In the library?
[Jas] Yes! Nobody cares!
[hip-hop]
...play my music
in the club
they skip your shit
like hopscotch.
Niggas know
I ain't a charity.
I need it all back.
They still talking 'cause
they scared of me.
Them niggas all flat.
I ain't dumb, you got
a problem, nigga.
[laughing &
humming along]
Oh my God, bitch, there's
a party this weekend.
No, Jas, I'm not going to
any more parties with you.
[Jas] Why?
[Ember] 'Cause last time
you were crazy.
I can't. I've got plans
this weekend.
[Jasmine]
Are you serious?
Don't tell me it's that
flaky white boy again.
Ember!
Let's go!
[Jasmine]
Oh, okay, I see.
So you're ditching me for
the white bitches again?
[Ember] What?
Jas, it's not
even like that.
And Tess isn't
even white.
Look, you were the one who
told me I need to go out
and have fun
this weekend.
[Jasmine] I meant
have fun together.
[Ember] I'm sorry, Jas.
Okay? I gotta go.
[Jasmine] You know,
it's not a requirement
to hang out with
your ex's friends.
So why do you do it,
Ember?
[Ember] Because they're
my friends, too.
Just like you.
And they're nice.
I have to go. Okay?
I love you.
Stay Black.
[Jasmine]
No, you stay Black.
[Ember] Let's go!
Woo-oo-ooh! Ow-ow!
[laughing]
[Ember] Girl, if you don't
get your bony ass
down from there.
What, are you,
crazy?
See, I knew
you would do this.
[Ember] Do what?
Have a stick up
your ass, Ember.
We're on a girls' trip.
[phone vibrating]
[Tessa] I'm doing this
for your own good.
[Ember] Tess, no,
it's, it's not him.
[pop song
playing faintly]
[Tessa] False alarm.
It's just her mom.
I'm surprised it wasn't
from one of your homegirls.
[laughing]
[Tessa] Is there a
particular reason
you don't answer
their calls around us?
You know, she talks
differently when she's
on the phone
with them, right?
Oh, my God,
she does!
[Ember] No, I don't,
I talk just the same.
No, no, no.
Yes, you do.
[Tessa] As your roommate,
I can attest to this.
You're like, "These girls
got me doing
some white girl shit."
[laughing]
Mm-hm.
[Ember] I, I don't
sound like that.
Oh, you do be
talking like that.
Well, hey, at least I do
have "home girls."
These two fake bitches
are just here
for a free trip.
Ah!
Am not, geez.
Now that I think about,
Ember is the only one
who pays me back
for anything.
You know what, Em?
You always keep it real.
That's what I love
about you.
I mean, it sucks that
Pauly couldn't see that.
Love him, but your boyfriend
is being such a jerk.
Ex-boyfriend.
[Tessa]
They're just on a little...
break.
Okay, guys?
Sure, well...
there will be no talk of
shitty boyfriends
on this trip,
past or present.
We are on our
white girl shit!
We're gonna get you
white girl wasted
at some point
this weekend.
Woo-woo!
Ah!
I'm about to pee myself!
Ah, so ghetto.
I have to pay inside.
[Ember] Don't worry.
It's just my mom.
[Friend] Mm-hm.
Ah, 20 on pump one.
[Cashier]
That handle's sticky.
Make sure you
press it hard.
Gross.
[Mom: Sonja]
Where are you?
I see you turned off
your location.
[Ember] Mom, really?
Come on.
I'm almost 21.
I'm with Tess
and the girls.
[Mom] But I thought you
said you were coming?
[Ember] Yeah, well...
Plans change, Mom.
[hushed]
I know! Yes!
[indistinct whispering]
Dude!
Hi.
Hey.
[Ember] I don't
need anything.
My friends are
treating me.
[Sonja] Treating?
My daughter doesn't
need a handout.
[Ember] Mom, it's not-
They're my friends, okay?
That's kind of what
friends are for.
[Sonja] What about
that other nice girl?
Jasmine?
[Ember] Yeah, Mom,
Jas is my friend, too,
but you know I'm allowed to
have other friends, right?
[Sonja] Mm...
You know you
could come home...
whenever.
I love you, babe.
[Ember] Oh, shit!
My apologies.
I didn't mean to scare you.
Ah... This yours?
[Ember] Yeah.
Fuck, my shirt.
Again... Sorry.
[Ember] Mom?
Can I call you back?
Right, thanks.
[Ember sighing]
[mutters]
Damn.
[bells on door ringing]
Hi.
Um, excuse me,
do you have a restroom?
[Cashier] Rest rooms are
for paying customers only.
[Ember] Ah... okay.
I don't, I don't have
any cash on me.
[Cashier] Well, then I guess
I can't help you then.
[Ember] Hey, do you
have any more cash?
I have to buy something
to use the restroom.
Why?
I didn't have to.
[scoffing]
[bells jangling]
[Tessa] What's wrong?
[Ember] Ask Lexi.
[Lexi] Ah, I don't know.
The lady at the register
wouldn't give Ember
the restroom key.
[Tessa] Are you serious?
[Lexi] What?
[insects buzzing faintly]
[eerie]
[insects buzzing]
[whispers]
Ember, Ember...
[faint whispering]
...did you find it?
Did you find it?
Did you find it?
Ember...
Ember...
[Friend]
Let's roll, ladies!
Hey, what town is this
lake house in again?
It's not too far away.
[Tessa] It's dope how
your dad lets you use
his properties whenever.
Yeah...
about that, actually, I,
I kind of had to
finesse the keys.
[Tessa] What?
Look, what Daddy doesn't
know won't hurt him.
And plus, it's not like
this would be
the first time anyway,
I mean...
Remember Boca?
[laughing]
[Lexi] Yes!
[sinister]
[birds chirping]
So...
What do we think,
ladies?
Isn't it, like,
so fab?
[Tessa]
It's so natural.
[faintly echoing]
Em...ber...
[sighing]
I'm... obsessed.
Aren't you obsessed?
[faint calling]
Em...ber...
[faint screams of a woman]
[indistinct whispering]
[echoing whispers]
Ember, Ember...
[Tessa] Hey...
Are you good?
[Ember] Yeah,
yeah, I'm fine.
[silently]
Okay.
[creaking]
[suspenseful]
[gasps]
[gasping]
Ah!
[Lexi] Woohoo!
[giggling]
[creaking rope]
[insects buzzing]
[whimpers]
Y'all gonna stand
there all day?
[creaking rope]
Ember, can you
grab the luggage?
[thudding]
Oh, thanks, Em.
[eerie]
[Tessa] Abs,
this place is... something.
[Abigail] I know, it was
practically like nothing
when we bought it,
but a couple years of
some TLC and I'll be
making bank off this place
with the snap of a finger.
[suspenseful]
[insects buzzing
continues]
[suspenseful]
[Tessa] I thought you
said it was a lake?
[Abigail] Um,
I'm sorry, Tessa.
How many waterfront
properties do you own?
[Ember] And you don't have
any neighbors, like, at all?
[Abigail] No,
private property.
The land's been in
the family for like... ever.
My dad's got land
all over Florida.
So, how about
we go explore?
[insects buzzing
& birds chirping]
[Abigail] This looks
like the best room.
This'll be mine.
Ooh!
Master bath!
Ooh, can't wait to get
in here later.
This must be the terrace.
This will be
your room, Ember.
[Ember] It feels a little hot
in here, don't you think?
[Tessa] Doesn't feel
any different to me.
But we can trade rooms,
if you want.
I really don't mind.
[Ember]
It's cool, I guess.
[Tessa] Are you sure?
[Abigail] Look, she said
she's fine, Tessa.
Why don't you just, like,
open a window or something?
I'll send somebody to take
a look at it tomorrow...
if that makes you
feel better.
[Ember] Yeah, that works.
[Abigail] Cool.
Well, I'm gonna
go get settled.
[sighing]
[Tessa] Dude, this place
is fucking shit.
[laughing]
[birds chirping &
insects buzzing]
[sighing]
[suspenseful]
[startling]
[Ember] Phew!
Oh-ho, ha.
You scared me.
[Tessa] Where you going?
[Ember] Oh, I was
just gonna go outside.
To call my mom.
[Tessa] Again?
[sighing]
Okay.
Listen to me.
You deserve...
better than him.
Okay?
I mean, how is he gonna
learn any better if you
don't put your foot down
and show him
his behavior is
unacceptable?
[Ember] I know.
But I also just really
need some closure.
So...
I'll be right back.
I promise.
Okay?
[phone ringing]
[phone] What's up?
It's Paul.
Leave a message and
I'll try to get back to you.
[phone beeps]
Hey, hi, um...
I think we need to talk.
How things ended
between us was...
pretty fucked up.
So...
When you get this,
can you just...
give me a call?
'Kay.
[sighing]
[faint & echoing]
Ember...
[eerie]
Hello?
[whisper]
Em...ber...
[insects buzzing]
Hello?
[buzzing]
[sinister]
[buzzing]
[faintly] Ember.
-Ember.
-[buzzing]
[buzzing hum]
[whispers]
Reach in...
[buzzing hum]
[suspenseful]
No!
[screaming]
Help! Help!
Somebody help me!
Please!
[gasping,
panicked breathing]
[loud buzzing]
[Tessa]
Oh, my god, Em!
[Abigail] Oh, my god,
are you okay?
What were you
doing out there?
[Ember] I was trying to
call Paul, but then...
[Lexi] [scoffing]
See what happens when
you break the rules?
[Ember] No!
Shut up, Lexi! Listen!
Okay, there's this thing.
There's this thing
out there.
I was walking, and I saw
this gravesite, and...
It was full of flies.
And something
reached up...
And it grabbed me.
[Abigail] What thing?
You mean like,
like an animal
or something?
[Ember] No, it was
like a person.
[Abigail]
What? Outside?
[Lexi] Oh, my god.
[Abigail] Oh, my god.
Do you think I need to call
the police or something?
[Ember] Guys,
it didn't look...
human.
[Lexi] Well, are you
like bleeding or...?
[Ember] No, you're not
listening to me.
There was something outside
that tried to kill me!
So, I- I think we
just need to leave.
[Lexi] I think...
someone...
is missing their ex.
[Abigail] [laughing]
Oh...kay.
Well, look, Ember.
We, like, literally
just got here.
[Tessa] Em, are you
good, like...?
[Ember] I'm serious.
There's something
out there.
And...
I can show you.
And once you see it,
we, we need to leave.
[Abigail] Okay.
We'll go out there with you,
but after this,
there will be no more
talk of leaving,
and no more Paul!
We're all here
to have fun. Okay?
[Ember] Whatever.
Can we just go?
[Abigail] Whoa.
Oh, my god,
this is ridiculous.
Ember, it's just a hole.
Probably leftover from
construction or something.
You know, if you wanted
to go home so badly,
you could've
just said so.
We'll take a vote.
All in favor of leaving my
somewhat luxurious lake house
so that Ember
can go fuck Paul?
[Ember] This isn't
about Paul.
I just want to leave.
[Abigail] Okay...
All in favor of staying
and having a lovely
dinner tonight?
Well, looks like
you've been outvoted.
I say you go shower,
clean up,
and just get ready
for dinner. Okay?
[Lexi] You know, maybe next
time try fake being sick.
If the D is worth it,
it'll work every time.
[Ember] I wasn't faking!
[sighing]
[Tessa] Come on.
Let's just go.
[Tessa] Ember?
Ember?
Feeling better?
[Ember] Yeah...
Yeah, sure, mm-hm.
Wait, what's...?
What's that smell?
[Tessa] Lasagna.
[Lexi] Mm!
[Tessa] Family dinner
complements of Lexi.
[Abigail] Luckily, she
didn't burn the house down.
[Lexi] Alright, oh, I did
forget something though.
No, actually, I have it.
It's right here.
-Oh!
-[laughing]
[Ember] Kind of
smells like home.
[Lexi] Where are
you from again?
[Ember] I'm...
from all over.
Um, I lived in Florida
until I was 8.
And then, um...
I guess something must have
happened 'cause then
my mom moved us
away, so...
We don't really
talk about it.
[Abigail] Don't talk
about what?
[Ember] Um, it's...
kind of funny.
My mom would say
that she could
hear me up at night,
sleep walking.
And that she would
hear me talking.
[Lexi] To who?
[Ember] No one.
[awkward laughing]
Um, she said that I
was interacting with
the ancestral plane.
[Tessa] I'm also
big on spirituality.
I heard actually that clear
quartz in your pillowcase-
[Abigail] Oh, Tessa, don't
start with that airy fairy
crystals up the ass shit
tonight, please.
[Lexi] Well, my nana always
says that God speaks to us
in mysterious ways.
Do you believe in God?
[Ember] No, I don't.
My mom does though,
which is another reason
why we don't really
get along much
these days.
Can you, um, like,
pass me the knife now?
[singing]
Happy birthday...
to you...
Happy birthday
to you...
Happy birthday,
dear Ember.
Happy birthday
to you.
Happy birthday, Em.
[Lexi] Yay!
[laughing]
[Ember] Guys, come on.
My birthday's not
until next week.
You didn't have
to do this.
[Abigail]
Of course we did.
[Tessa] We just wanted to do
something extra special
for you while
we're all together.
[Ember] Thank you.
[Tessa] Now make
a wish for your...
Um...
[Ember] Guys, I'm 21.
[Abigail] 21!
[Lexi] Duh.
[Abigail] Legal!
[Tessa] Right.
[laughing]
Cheers to a
bomb-ass 21st birthday
to the best roomie
I could ask for.
[exhaling]
[cheering & laughing]
[Lexi] Alright, it's time
to drink, bitch.
[Ember] Oh, God.
[Lexi] Let's go.
[Ember] Okay, that's...
[Lexi] No...
We're gonna keep going.
[Ember] Lexi, that's...
a bit much.
[sighing]
Fuck it.
[mocking tone]
Let's get white girl wasted.
[laughing & cheering]
[Lexi] Cheers, cheers.
[laughing]
That's that, that's that,
that's that, that's that...
Pressure.
[indistinct R&B vocals]
Pressure.
[indistinct R&B vocals]
Pressure.
Make this shit
look easy.
Yeah, pressure.
Make your bitch
believe me.
Pressure,
pressure, pressure.
That's that...
Pressure,
pressure, pressure.
That's that, that's that,
that's that...
Pressure.
[laughing]
[Lexi] You guys want
to see something crazy?
[laughing] Okay.
[Tessa]
[laughing] Okay...
I'm gonna
change the song.
[laughing]
[hip-hop]
[Ember] Oh, shit, yo,
this is the shit now.
[rapping along
to the music]
...play my music
in the club
they skip that shit
like hopscotch
nigga say you
wanna smoke weed
...like hot box
then the feds at the door
we live the school
of hard knocks
don't even hit my phone
unless the upshot
They still talking
'cause they scared of me.
[Abigail singing along]
Them niggas all flat.
I ain't dumb,
you got a problem, nigga.
We can solve that.
[Ember]
What did you say?
[music stops]
[Abigail] What?
[Ember] What did
you just say?
[Abigail] What?
I was just singing along.
[Lexi] No, I don't think
she said it.
[Abigail] I thought
we were having fun.
[Ember scoffing]
[Abigail] Whatever.
[crickets &
frogs chirping]
[Abigail] Look, I really
just don't want to
talk about this right now.
[Ember] I don't smoke.
Remember?
[Tessa] I think we should
talk about it, Abigail.
[Abigail]
Okay. Well...
Your family also has money.
[Tessa] Yeah, but you have a
different kind of privilege.
[Abigail] Don't even start
with the privilege card.
[Tessa] It is privilege.
[Abigail] Well, why is it
such a crime
to have money
in this country?
[scoffing]
[Abigail] Care to
share your thoughts?
I mean,
you're the expert, right,
Miss Social Anthropology?
[Ember] Well...
Let's be real.
Who needs this many homes?
And everyone
knows that assets,
in this country,
equates to power.
And without those assets,
people have no rights.
[Abigail] Please!
Everybody
wants power.
I mean, people are mad at me
for having what I have,
but they also
want what I have.
[Ember] No,
it's not just that.
It's how you've
gained that power.
You, Abigail, you have
had a head start.
What about the
people who haven't?
[Abigail] Well, why should
I have to suffer for
the sins of the past?
I didn't enslave
or kill anybody.
I mean, should I, should I
just pretend to be poor,
to appease people and
cater to their discomfort?
Huh?
[sinister]
Get over yourself.
I don't see any shackles
around your feet, Ember.
[Ember] That's my cue.
Good night.
[insects buzzing
continues]
[whispers] Ember.
Did you find it?
Did you find it,
Ember? Ember.
Hello?
[sighing]
[door creaking]
[eerie]
[suspenseful]
[gasping]
[echoing]
Ember, Ember...
Did you find it?
Ember, Ember...
[gasping breaths]
[neck cracking]
Did you find it?
[gasping]
[shrill screaming]
[screaming & gasping]
[muttering]
What the fuck?
[knocking]
[gasping breaths]
[Abigail] Oh...
You look like shit.
[Ember] Thanks.
I was doing...
morning yoga.
Did, did you
need something?
[Abigail] Ah, I just wanted
to come and apologize,
you know, for,
for last night.
I don't want you to think
I'm like some sort of...
insensitive rich bitch
or something.
[laughing]
I probably just
had like...
too much to drink.
[Ember] It's fine.
I don't think that.
[Abigail] Um,
while you're up,
would you mind
grabbing some drinks
and bringing them
outside for us?
[Ember] Sure. Let me just
get washed up first.
[Abigail] Perfect.
[sighing]
[eerie]
[suspenseful]
[music softens]
[Ember] Hey, guys,
I got the drinks.
[Tessa] Thanks.
[Abigail] Hey...
Do you like Chanel?
[Ember] Sure?
Why?
[Abigail] Here.
[gasping]
Ooh!
[Abigail] Perfect!
[Ember] Yeah?
[Abigail] Those look
so good on you.
[Ember]
Thanks, Abigail.
This is for you.
[Abigail] Oh, ah,
I can't really drink that,
sweetie.
That makes me, like...
really bloated.
[Ember] Okay.
[Abigail] Actually, if you
could just grab me
like a regular water.
Thanks.
[Ember] Okay.
[sighing]
Hey, Abigail, what's the ETA
on the guy coming
to fix the air conditioning?
[doorbell ringing]
[Abigail]
Can you get that?
[Ember] You're the creep
from the gas station.
Creep? Creep is
a strong word.
I was just trying to be
a good samaritan, is all.
Hey, look...
Clean hands this time.
[Ember] Yeah, you owe me
a new shirt.
I honestly should
take that one.
80 years?
Yeah, don't let the
white people fool you.
We been here much
longer than they have.
[Ember] You know,
I can't imagine
staying in one place
for 80 years.
Much less with family.
Well...
Sounds like somebody's
never been to
a family reunion before.
[Ember] I haven't.
Honestly, I don't even
know if I have cousins.
That's sad.
Sad.
I'm everyone's
favorite cousin.
[Ember]
[snorts] Right.
So, that means that you
must live around here then?
Oh, no, I live about
an hour away.
Family used to be
closer until
they started moving in.
[footsteps]
[Abigail] Oh!
You're here already.
Ah, the AC unit is outside.
Do you think you could
have it finished
by the end of the day?
I'll try my best,
ma'am.
[Abigail] Ah, well,
we'll be out by the pool
whenever you're...
done.
[Ember] Okay.
[Abigail]
Somebody's interested.
[laughing]
[Ember]
In the handyman?
-[insect buzzing]
-Did you- ow.
Did you find
the problem yet?
[sighing]
It's strange.
I've checked everything.
And, nothing
appears to be wrong.
[Ember] Great, so it's
all in my head.
Right?
I didn't say all that.
It just...
Maybe it's something else.
What do you mean?
I've heard stories
about this house.
Go on...
I wouldn't be surprised
if you see
some weird shit
going on.
Why not?
Property has history,
you know.
History like how?
-[buzzing]
-Ow.
[suspenseful]
Then the midges got
a hold of you, I see.
[Ember] Midges?
Yeah, the flies,
no-see-ums.
Tearing you up.
And there's something else.
[Ember] What?
You shouldn't stay here
after dark.
[menacing]
Look, you should see
the look on your face.
Look, these are just stories
my grandpa used to tell.
Like...
[Ember] What the fuck?
Before I forget,
if you need anything
just give me a call.
"From the window
to the wall,
just give Earl a call?"
[Earl] Mm-hm, that...
that's some good shit.
Some good shit.
[Ember] Is it?
[flies buzzing]
[crickets chirping
& frogs croaking]
[phone ringing]
[phone chiming
& vibrating]
[Jasmine] Great!
So you're alive.
Thanks for telling me
you made it.
[Ember] Hi, Jas.
Sorry, I forgot to
call you.
[Jasmine] Girl,
where are you at?
[Ember] Chill.
I'm at this lake house.
If you could even
call it that.
When I tell you
rich people
will buy anything...
[Jasmine] Girl, send me
the address
so I can Zillow
that shit.
[Ember] Okay, hold on,
let me text you.
[phone chiming]
[Jasmine] Oh, I know
you fuckin' lyin'.
Girl, this is
a pond house.
[Ember] Right?
But this girl is loaded!
I'm talking old money.
[Jasmine] You think they
ever owned any...?
[Ember] Don't,
Jas, don't start.
[Jasmine] I'm kidding!
I'm kidding.
[door slamming]
[menacing]
[Jasmine] Hey?
You there?
[Ember] Let me...
call you back.
[Jasmine] Hello?
[repeated banging]
We need to go now.
[Ember] Tess?
[suspenseful]
[flies buzzing continues]
Come on!
[suspenseful]
[music softens]
Hurry!
[faint buzzing &
fluttering wings]
We gotta go!
[gasping breaths]
This isn't our land anymore.
Wait.
I need to get it.
[suspenseful]
-In there.
-[cocking firearm]
[suspenseful]
We don't have
time for this!
[suspenseful]
[shattering]
[gasping]
[banging on door]
Ember!
[sighing]
[birds chirping]
[frustrated screaming]
Agh!
[Lexi] It's okay.
[Abigail] Stop! Stop!
[indistinct speaking]
What the fuck?
[Ember] What?
I told you I didn't do it.
[Abigail] Oh, cut the shit.
[Tessa] Yeah, Em.
Are you mad or something?
[Ember]
Why would I do this?
[Abigail] Okay.
We're gonna get this all
figured out right now.
Look. I have security
camera footage.
This you?
[Ember] That's...
[Abigail] Another one
of your morning
"yoga routines," right?
[Tessa] That's enough.
She said she didn't do it
then she didn't do it.
[Lexi] Are you really
taking her side?
That's called enabling.
[Abigail] Yeah, well, maybe
it was Tessa who did it.
[Tessa] What?!
My shit is scattered
outside, too, Abigail.
Do you even
hear yourself?
[Lexi] Ember's stuff isn't.
[Abigail] Well?
What do you have to say?
[Ember] Look, you're gonna
believe what you want.
No matter what I say,
you're still gonna accuse me.
[Tessa] Okay,
why don't we all just
take a moment to cool down?
[Abigail]
Just clean this shit up.
Tessa?
Are you coming?
[flies buzzing]
[Ember] Jas, I think I might
be losing my mind.
I really shouldn't have
come on this trip.
[Jas] Damn, do I need
to beat someone up?
Do you need something?
I will literally drive up
there to come get you.
[Ember] What?
No, no.
Don't, don't do that,
it's just...
It's some shit with me and
Abigail that I gotta handle.
[Ember] I was there.
It felt so real.
Like I could feel and,
and touch everything.
And she feels
so familiar, I...
Tilly's angry.
Whoa, wait.
You said Tilly, right?
[Ember] Yeah,
it's the same name
I keep hearing
in my dreams.
[Earl] You sure?
[Ember] You didn't see
what I saw.
[Earl] Ride with me.
[Ember] What?
[Earl] You want help,
or not?
[Earl] You can trust me.
[Ember] Earl...
Who is that?
[Earl] Relax.
[sighing]
Papa Boyd.
I got somebody
I want you to see.
[Ember] Hi.
Nice to meet you.
[Papa Boyd]
You nervous, child?
[Ember] Earl just
brought me here because
he says you have stories.
About some of the
houses by the lake?
[Papa Boyd] Child, I got
as many stories as
there are stars in the sky.
But now you don't
come to hear that.
[Ember] What did I
come to hear?
Being see things at that house,
now ain't ya?
How do you know?
I know.
Just like you know.
You gifted, child.
And only the gifted
can see kin
like you see kin.
[Ember] Kin?
What do you-
what do you mean, kin?
[Papa Boyd]
This air...
don't smell familiar?
This grass...
don't kiss your feet?
Look around.
Your blood is in
these trees,
just like mine.
She's an angry spirit,
ain't she?
Just like you.
Ain't you angry too?
Let me put it plain.
Usually, an angry spirit
means it's
unfinished business
on this side
before it can pass on,
need closure.
That backyard
you playin' in...
could be...
somebody's graveyard.
[Ember] Can we leave?
[Earl] Yeah.
Alright, Pop.
[Papa Boyd] She's the
only one that stayed.
Never stopped
fighting tooth and nail
for her land back then.
Still fighting.
[Ember] Tilly.
[Papa Boyd]
Your blood.
[Ember] Hey, Mom.
[Mom: Sonja]
Everything all right?
[music fading away]
[Ember] Why did you never
bring me around my family
when I was younger?
[Sonja] Where's all this
coming from?
[Ember] Mom, please,
can you just-
can you please
answer the question.
It was like you were
running from something.
[Sonja] I didn't want to
get you all riled up
like you used to.
But I guess
you're older now.
I told you before,
but you would have these...
[Ember] Dreams.
[insects buzzing]
-[attacker grunting]
-[Tilly coughing]
[Sonja] If you can
even call them that.
Most nights, I would
wake up to your screams.
[screaming]
This isn't our land anymore.
[screaming]
[menacing]
[Sonja] Wake up, baby!
Ember!
[on phone] And it just kept
getting worse.
So, we moved.
Somehow, the further away
from those
Florida backwoods we got,
the better you were.
[Ember] Backwoods?
[Sonja] Just...
shy,
north of Wakulla.
[Ember] Oh, my god.
[sobbing]
[Sonja] Oh, sweetie,
are you okay?
Are the nightmares back?
[Ember] Yes.
Tilly, she...
[sobbing]
[Sonja] How do you
know that name?
[Ember] Mom, she's been
haunting me since I got here.
[Sonja] Ember...
Listen to me.
You need to get
out of there.
I almost lost you once.
[Ember] I can't
run anymore, Mom.
[crying]
[somber]
[Ember]
I need to go back.
[Lexi] Oh, wait, wait.
Okay.
[Abigail] Hey...
Make yourself
at home, boys.
[Lexi] Yeah.
Make yourselves at home.
[gentle instrumental]
[Earl] So, ah, you and
your mom always like that?
[Ember] Yeah, here lately.
She just runs
from everything.
And I think there's
a difference...
between caution and fear.
[Earl] Sounds like
she loves you.
She's trying to make sure
you're safe.
Look...
I'm here for you.
But I also want to make sure
it doesn't get out of hand.
You know, even wise people
like my papa are limited in
what they know about
what we can't see.
[Ember] But I have seen.
Why do you even care?
You barely know me.
[Earl] I...
I could tell you
need a friend.
That you ain't got none.
That ain't too hard to tell.
Plus,
I think you're really...
Nothing, nothing.
[crickets chirping
& frogs croaking]
[Ember] Abigail?
Tess?
[faint chatter & laughing]
[Earl] Just in time
for the fun.
Well...
Where was the last time
you saw Tilly?
See anything?
[gasping]
Whoa,
what's happening?
[Ember] Don't move.
[Earl] I don't see shit.
[Ember]
She's right behind me.
[suspenseful]
[whooshing
& door creaking]
[shrieking]
[Earl] Yo... Ember?
[Tessa] Ember!
Come hang!
[Earl] Ember!
[Abigail] Looks like she's a
little busy with her new boo.
[Lexi] Yeah, it looks like
they aren't wasting any time.
God, who knew she'd actually
get some on this trip?
This property's sick.
Thanks for the invite.
[Lexi] Well,
the pleasure is all mine.
[Abigail] Ah,
technically mine.
[Lexi] Oh, we should
play "never have I ever."
[Abigail] What, are we
like in middle school?
[Lexi] Come on, okay.
Whoever's done it
has to drink. Hm?
[Tessa] What about Em?
[Abigail] Ah, I think she's
a little preoccupied
with Mr. Handyman.
[Lexi] Yeah.
[laughing]
[Tessa] You're disgusting.
[Lexi] Oh, come on.
[Earl] Ember, slow down.
Slow down.
[flies buzzing continues]
[Ember] [shrieking]
[gasping breaths]
Wait...
Wait, this is where
she first grabbed me.
[flies buzzing loudly]
[Earl] What are you doing?
[Ember] What?!
I have to figure out
what she wants.
[Earl] So you're just gonna
swan dive into
a God damn shit hole?
[flies buzzing]
[laughing & chatter]
[music playing faintly]
I gotta piss.
[Abigail] Ah, there's a
bathroom to your right
when you go in the-
-[unzipping]
Dude!
You're barbaric.
[urinating] What?
Nature calls.
[laughing]
[Earl] I think
we should leave.
[Ember] Whatever!
[suspenseful]
[Ember] What?
Do what you-
[screaming]
[suspenseful]
[Earl] Ember!
[Lexi] Okay,
okay, okay, okay!
I have one, I think.
Ah...
Okay, never have
I ever had...
a one night stand.
I don't believe you.
[Lexi] Well, there's a
fist time for everything,
don't you think?
[laughing]
Never have I ever been
skinny dipping in public.
[sputtering]
Fuck you, dude, like...
[laughing]
[Lexi] Bro!
What?! No way!
[laughing]
Oh, uh-uh,
no way, bullshit.
Tessa, come on.
Fess up.
[Tessa] No bullshit.
It was a dare
at church camp.
[Lexi] Okay.
I had some fun at
church camp too.
[Earl] Ember!
[flies buzzing]
[gasping & grunting]
No!
[grunting]
[coughing]
[Tessa] Okay, I have one.
Never have I ever...
[laughing]
Thrown up on a date.
Who the hell
has done that?
[laughing]
[sinister]
[laughing & chatter]
Oh, no!
[Lexi] Abigail, it really,
it's not that bad, guys.
It's really not.
No!
Once you hear the
full story. I promise.
[flies buzzing loudly]
[clanging]
[Ember]
Damn, it's stuck.
[effort grunting]
[indistinct whispering]
[laughing] No.
Seriously?
[crickets chirping
& frogs croaking]
[Abigail]
Okay!
My turn.
Never have I ever...
been a backstabbing bitch.
Oh-ho!
[Lexi] Ah...
[laughing]
Ah, that's not really
like a thing, hun.
Maybe you want to try
and be more specific.
[Abigail] Hm, sure.
Never have I ever
fucked my roommate's
boyfriend.
[flies buzzing continues]
[Ember] It's stuck.
[Earl] Hold on, hold on.
[gasping breath]
[Tessa] What did
you just say?
[Abigail] I said,
never have I ever
fucked my roommate's
boyfriend.
[Lexi] Oh!
[laughing]
[Tessa] Shut up, Lexi.
[Abigail] You can drop
the innocent act, you know.
You're just like me.
You take what you want.
Just admit it.
Cheers, babe.
[Tessa] So I fucked Paul.
Who cares? It didn't
mean anything.
[Ember] You did what?
[Tessa] Ember.
[Ember] Don't...
...bullshit me right now.
What did you
just fucking say?
[Abigail] Take a sip if
you've ever done that.
I certainly haven't.
Lexi?
Boys?
Ember?
[Tessa] Fuck you, Abigail.
[Abigail] What?
It's just the game.
[Ember] Is it true?
[Tessa] Em, listen to me-
[Ember] Answer the question.
Is it true?
[Tessa] Ember,
it was one time.
[Abigail]
That's also bullshit.
[Lexi] Abigail!
Chill out.
[Tessa] I didn't know
how to tell you.
[Ember] Was that the
purpose of this entire trip?
To smooth things
over with me?
[Tessa] No,
I wanted you here.
[Ember] Right.
So let me get this straight.
The backstabbing
roommate teams up...
with the queen bee who
treats her friends like shit.
Brilliant plan, ladies.
[Abigail] You think
I'm a queen bee?
[Ember] I think...
that you are a
self-absorbed bitch
who treats her
friends like shit
and uses her money
to get away with it.
Because I think
you know, Abigail,
that no one likes you,
or wants you...
[shouting] Or can even
stand to be around you
unless there's an
expensive trip involved!
[Abigail] [laughing]
Wow.
There she is.
The real Ember.
I didn't even want you here.
You and I
were never friends.
[Ember] You treat your
friends like property.
But you know,
you actually don't own shit.
Do you see this?
This is the deed
to this land.
And this right here
is the signature of
Tilly J. Wiley.
[Abigail]
[scoffing] Bullshit!
[Ember] So I think that
makes this my land!
[Abigail] You know,
I think I heard
those stories actually.
Yeah, yeah, my ah, my
grandpa told me about this
Black family that just
refused to leave the land.
They were basically
squatters without proof
that they even
owned anything.
Lexi, hand that to me.
You spineless twig.
I said hand that to me.
Now!
[Lexi] Ember,
just let her see it.
[Ember] Yeah, no.
[Abigail] Are you joking?
[Tessa] Ember...
Just, just talk-
[Ember] What is there
to talk about, Tessa?
What? Hey!
Give that back!
-Abigail!
-Agh!
Abigail!
[Abigail] Oh,
shut the fuck up!
[Boys] I think we're
gonna leave.
[Lexi] No! No!
No, okay,
we're cool, it's cool.
We're just having...
a moment.
-We're gonna go.
-Stay.
It'll be fun.
I promise.
[rustling]
[eerie]
[suspenseful]
[gasping breaths]
[effort grunting]
[Jasmine hitting the ground]
[Ember] Jas?
Jas?
Jas?!
Jasmine, get up.
Jas, get up.
Jas, get up,
you have to get up, Jas.
[crying] Jasmine!
[suspenseful]
[Abigail]
She was trespassing!
This is not my fault.
Who do you think you are?
This is my fucking property.
My land!
[flies buzzing continues]
[Abigail inaudible]
[buzzing grows louder]
[suspenseful]
[music intensifying]
[screaming & shrieking]
[flies buzzing]
[screaming]
[flies buzzing]
[suspenseful]
-Dude, hurry!
-Shit!
[flies buzzing]
What the fuck?
[screaming]
[suspenseful]
[flies buzzing]
[screaming]
[suspenseful]
[car sputtering]
[flies buzzing]
[Abigail whimpering]
[car sputtering]
[thud]
[Abigail] What the fuck?
[gasping & crying]
[screaming]
[Lexi] Please, Abigail!
[thudding impact]
[crying & screaming]
[thudding impact]
[suspenseful]
[crying]
[Lexi hits the ground]
[Ember] Wait, I...
I have to get it.
[car sputtering]
[Abigail crying] Fuck!
[panicked breathing]
Okay.
[Ember] Abigail!
[Ember] Give it back.
[Abigail] All of this...
is mine!
You really think I
give a shit
about some shit
that happened a
million years ago?
You are too stupid
to know when to quit
for your own good.
Deal with the mistakes
of your past and
stop bringing
everyone else
into your mess!
[flies buzzing]
[buzzing loudly]
[suspenseful]
No! No! No!
No! No! No!
[gasping & sputtering]
[suspenseful]
[cracking]
[thud]
[buzzing fades away]
[crickets chirping
& frogs croaking]
[coughing]
[Ember] Jas?
Jas!
Are you okay?
[Jas] I told you about
those crazy white bitches.
[Ember] Let me see.
[Jasmine] Ow!
[Ember] Okay, sorry.
I just want to make sure
I wrapped it right.
[Jas] You're hurting me.
[Ember] Right.
[Jasmine] Oh,
she doesn't smoke.
Okay, you're a
big girl now, I guess.
-[coughing]
-[laughing]
Ooh, girl,
give me that.
[coughing &
clearing throat]
[Earl] Welcome to
the neighborhood.
[Jas] Well, I, I hate to be
the bearer of bad news...
But what are we gonna say
about all these dead bodies?
[Ember] Um...
I mean, I guess we can
just tell the truth.
Technically, they were
trespassing.
[Jas] Right, yeah.
[Ember] Mm-hm.
[laughing]
[Jasmine] Okay.
[groaning & laughing]
[flies buzzing]
[suspenseful]