Disconnected

An elderly man dressed in black asks to use Alicia's phone outside her apartment. They go inside together, but the man suddenly disappears before she can react. The eerie incident unsettles Alicia and foreshadows danger lurking in the town.

Alicia recounts the strange encounter to her boyfriend Mike and her glamorous twin sister Barbara Ann. They brush it off as an odd coincidence and try to reassure her. The gap between her experience and their reaction deepens her sense of unease.

Franklin, an awkward customer at the video store, browses the shelves and strikes up conversation with Alicia. He hints at interest but admits he does not own a video player. The exchange leaves Alicia wary of his odd charm.

The next day, Franklin returns to the store and asks Alicia out on a date. She politely declines, sensing something unsettling beneath his polite surface. The tension between them lingers as he leaves.

That night, Alicia receives several bizarre phone calls. During them, she overhears Mike and Barbara Ann discussing their affair as if unaware they are being listened to. The calls leave her shaken and increasingly paranoid.

Alicia experiences dreams that escalate into nightmares within nightmares. In them, Mike and Barbara Ann appear at her door and murder her, intensifying her fear of an unseen menace. She wakes with lingering dread and confusion about what is real.

The next day, Alicia calls Franklin and agrees to go on a date after all. Meanwhile, Franklin is shown in his apartment with a dead woman in bed, signaling a dangerous double life. When they meet, he presents a veneer of normalcy while hiding a disturbing truth.

Alicia and Franklin go on a movie date, but at the theater they run into Barbara Ann, who is also on a date. Feeling pressed for time, Alicia ends her date early and heads home. The encounter foreshadows the web of danger closing in on her.

Franklin visits a local bar, meets another woman, and brings her back to his house. The pair share a moment before Franklin kills her with a switchblade. The chilling crime deepens the town's serial killer mystery.

Alicia accepts another dinner date at Franklin's house and they have sex. The routine appears ordinary on the surface, but the underlying danger remains unresolved. Alicia remains unable to fully trust the man she has begun dating.

The next morning, Franklin plans to murder Alicia, but she has already left for work. The narrow escape deepens her existential fear and makes her question whether she can ever be truly safe. The threat of a killer lingers close to home.

Barbara Ann visits Franklin at his home and seduces him. After an intimate encounter, he murders her. The discovery sends ripples through the investigation and shocks Alicia further.

Alicia visits Franklin and discovers Barbara Ann's body in his home. Tremaglio and a partner intervene, and Franklin is shot and killed as he proclaims his innocence. The serial killer mystery reaches a violent turning point.

Distraught, Alicia returns to her apartment and sinks into a depressive state. She remains tormented by the relentless phone calls and the town's new murder report on the radio. Her mental state deteriorates as she tries to cling to normalcy with Mike.

In the morning, the same elderly man who once sought help at Alicia's door emerges from her apartment, casting a final shadow of menace over Waterbury. The ending leaves Alicia haunted and uncertain about whether safety ever truly existed.