Chatroom

William, a depressed teen, creates an online chatroom named Chelsea Teens! to seek connection. He invites Jim, Eva, Emily, and Mo to join the group. The room is depicted as a shared virtual space that anchors their conversations despite the lack of real-world meetings.

Jim, Eva, Emily, and Mo join the chatroom and begin sharing their personal struggles. William positions himself as a mentor and manipulator, steering conversations toward vulnerability. The group forms a fragile bond within the digital sanctuary.

William uses Photoshop to mock Eva's coworker and posts the image online, escalating his control over the group. The act exposes his willingness to humiliate others to provoke reactions. The online atmosphere grows darker as his influence tightens.

William convinces Jim to flush down his antidepressants, hoping the act will loosen Jim's guard and reveal his true face behind the pills. Jim complies, and the moment deepens William's hold over him. The escalation foreshadows the coercive danger looming over all of them.

William instructs Emily to engage in violent acts and to make it look like someone is harassing her family. Emily becomes entangled in William's dangerous plot, while the others watch with growing unease. The plan widens the group's moral gray area and intensifies risk.

William tells Mo to tell Si the truth, but Si's reaction is brutal: he calls William a pervert and attacks him. The moment reveals fractures within the group and how quickly trust can collapse online. The online bond trembles under pressure.

William's angle darkens as he becomes more menacing and starts watching real suicide footage online. He begins to plot against Jim and to coerce him toward self-harm. The online space transforms from a sanctuary into a real-world threat.

William's father confiscates his computer and phone, and through the devices discovers a video of a suicide. The family is shocked, and the crisis moves from online manipulation to tangible danger at home. The incident interrupts William's escalating plans and raises the stakes for everyone involved.

William retrieves a backup computer and phone and resumes pursuing Jim. Mo and the others realize the danger and travel toward London to intervene. The online manipulation spills into the real world as the group edges toward a climactic confrontation.

Jim arrives at London Zoo and decides not to shoot himself, attempting to escape instead. William pursues him through the zoo, heightening tension as onlookers become aware of the danger. The confrontation shifts from online manipulation to a perilous real-world chase.

Eva punches William and Mo and the others intervene as authorities close in. Jim resists following through on the plan, and the group converges around the escalating threat. The intervention marks a turning point toward accountability and safety.

William attempts to escape, climbs onto crates, and is struck down by a speeding train, dying at the scene. The teens withdraw, and William's online footprint is shut down. The story ends with him walking a fading light through a chat tunnel, a somber finale to the online tragedy.

In the aftermath, the group leaves without talking to one another as authorities assemble nearby. William's account is permanently closed, and the memory of their online bond lingers as a cautionary tale. The closing image emphasizes distance and unresolved emotions among the survivors.