The final scene shows Ruby waking up in what appears to be a hospital room. A nurse (who is actually Tom in disguise) tells her she has had an accident and successful surgery, but warns her that she will suffer from short-term memory loss. He then mentions he will go get her "boyfriend," implying the entire basement cycle is about to restart.
Tom uses a combination of care and psychological pressure to build rapport, while Ruby finds hidden notes in a book warning her about the situation. Hippopotamus (2018)
It is eventually revealed that the "kidnapping" is part of a complex cycle. Tom claims to have "fixed" her and that this ordeal was the only way to gain her trust after she suffered a traumatic event—implied to be an assault by a man named Nick—that caused her memory loss. The final scene shows Ruby waking up in
After pretending to fall for Tom and having sex with him, Ruby attacks him with a mirror shard. She crawls out of the room, finds a boat, but collapses from exhaustion. The Ending Explained Tom uses a combination of care and psychological
The 2018 psychological thriller , written and directed by Edward A. Palmer , is a micro-budget film that subverts the traditional "girl in a basement" trope through a non-linear narrative and psychological manipulation. Plot Overview