Cornered!

Staff and customers in Steve's liquor store discuss the killer's MO and the offered bounty. They speculate on methods like eye gouging, exsanguination, and decapitation, trying to steady their nerves with grim humor. Morty the delivery man weighs in as the threat seems closer.

When the store closes, Donny, Jess, Mona, and Steve's nephew Jimmy stay in the upstairs apartment. They pass time playing cards to keep Jimmy distracted during withdrawal. The fear outside mounts as the killer searches the building.

The Convenience Store Killer sets his sights on those inside and begins his advance. Earlier he cuts a homeless man in half in the alley, signaling the brutal threat moving toward the store. The group remains unaware as danger closes in.

Mona goes downstairs to check strange sounds and is stabbed in the eyes with cornettos. The killer hides her body in a freezer, cutting the group off from a quick escape. Fear tightens its grip on the remaining victims.

Jimmy is stabbed while wrapped in plastic, and Steve is bisected by the deli meat saw. The killer enacts the grisly plan he overheard, turning the store into a killing ground. The remaining two victims realize they are next only too late.

Donny and Jess watch Steve's murder on a security monitor and realize the killer is executing the exact methods they had discussed. They understand they are trapped with no contact to help. Panic and resolve mix as the clock ticks toward dawn.

Donny and Jess retreat to a hidden surveillance room with the others to wait out the killer. They brace themselves for a dawn delivery that could change everything. The store becomes a claustrophobic trap as the killer prowls outside.

Morty delivers a shipment at dawn and teams up with Jess to try to seal the killer in the basement. The plan relies on Morty leveraging his access and the security setup to contain the murderer. The tension peaks as the attempt begins.

Donny accidentally rewinds the surveillance footage to the earlier store discussion and realizes Morty is the killer. The revelation reframes the night and makes Morty the immediate threat to Donny now that his guilt is exposed. The tension explodes into a new confrontation.

Jess struggles to escape and is beheaded, matching her earlier boast about how the killer would dispose of victims. Donny watches in horror as the pattern of violence closes in. The killer asserts control over the space with cold efficiency.

Donny is knocked unconscious while Morty pushes forward to secure the surveillance tapes. The struggle leaves him incapacitated and vulnerable within the store. The outcome teeters on a knife edge as other threats loom still.

Donny regains consciousness and taunts Morty, hinting that he knows where the tapes are kept. A brief fight erupts, ending with both men exhausted and the tapes still in Morty’s possession. The stalemate sets the stage for outside intervention.

Authorities arrive and the evidence on the surveillance tapes confirms Morty as the killer and the one who killed Donny with donuts. Morty’s plan unravels as the truth comes to light. The narrative closes in on Morty even as the store remains a crime scene.

At another store, customers discuss the massacre while the owner declares that this is nothing compared to what he would do to the killer. Morty appears and asks what they would do, signaling that the violence continues off screen. The scene hints at a looming cycle of violence.