On July 1, 2021, at 8:03 AM, Bon­nie Rae Dahl engages in a rou­tine vis­it to the Jet Mart on Red Bank Avenue, greet­ing the cashier, Emilio, before select­ing a Diet Pep­si and con­tem­plat­ing snack choic­es. Mean­while, Rod­dy Har­ris, afflict­ed with phys­i­cal and men­tal dete­ri­o­ra­tion, and Emi­ly, suf­fer­ing from severe sci­at­i­ca, pre­pare for a sin­is­ter oper­a­tion rely­ing on abduct­ing a suit­able tar­get for their delu­sion­al belief in the reju­ve­nat­ing qual­i­ties of human organs.

Bon­nie, reject­ing the temp­ta­tion of Ho Hos, com­pletes her pur­chase, unaware that she is being observed by Emi­ly and Rod­dy from a near­by loca­tion. As she exits, they pre­pare to lure her into a trap under the pre­tense of requir­ing assis­tance due to Emily’s feigned mobil­i­ty issue.

Bon­nie, ini­tial­ly bypass­ing Rod­dy’s plea for help, sense of good­will com­pels her to return, only to be deceit­ful­ly engaged by Rod­dy, who feigns a dire need for assis­tance with Emily’s wheel­chair. Despite the induce as part of their planned ruse, Rod­dy secret­ly admin­is­ters a potent dose of Val­i­um to Bon­nie, expect­ing her to suc­cumb rapid­ly.

How­ev­er, Bon­nie’s unex­pect­ed resilience dis­rupts their plan. Even as the drug begins to impair her, she attempts to flee, lead­ing to a des­per­ate strug­gle between her and Rod­dy. Her vital­i­ty aston­ish­es Rod­dy, rein­forc­ing his mor­bid antic­i­pa­tion for her cap­ture.

The encounter cul­mi­nates with Bon­nie momen­tar­i­ly over­pow­er­ing Rod­dy, only to final­ly col­lapse under the drug’s influ­ence. Rod­dy, despite his phys­i­cal ail­ments and Emily’s inabil­i­ty to assist, man­ages to seize Bon­nie, fore­see­ing their dread­ful inten­tions as he drags her towards the van. This chill­ing sequence out­lines the preda­to­ry trap laid by Rod­dy and Emi­ly, masked under the guise of an innocu­ous request for help, set­ting the stage for the per­verse moti­va­tions dri­ving their actions.