Home for the Holidays

Benjamin Morgan, a wealthy but ailing man, summons his daughters to the Morgan farmhouse for Christmas. He voices his fear that Elizabeth is poisoning him and urges the sisters to defend themselves. His grim request hints at a plan to target Elizabeth.

Elizabeth prepares dinner while Freddie screams from upstairs. The sisters find Freddie drunk, clutching a vodka glass with a shard cutting her hand. They calm her down and put her to bed.

A rainstorm begins, heightening the tension in the house. Jo asks to borrow Alex's car to travel to the local train station, hoping to escape the reunion. The others bid farewell, but Jo's plan foreshadows danger.

As Jo approaches the car, she is confronted by a mysterious figure in a yellow rain slicker wielding a pitchfork. The attacker kills Jo, ending her attempt to leave.

The intruder reappears and drowns Freddie in the tub after she collapses in a warm bath.

The next morning, Chris finds Freddie's body in the tub. Alex accuses Elizabeth of poisoning Freddie, while Benjamin suspects suicide. The phone line is dead, cutting them off from outside help.

Alex makes her way through the woods to borrow a neighbor's phone, all while being tailed by the figure in the yellow slicker. The isolation of the countryside amplifies the danger.

Alex returns to the farmhouse and discovers Jo's dead body in the barn. Tension rises as the house becomes increasingly dangerous.

Elizabeth emerges from outside, calling Chris to come with her. Chris rushes inside and discovers Benjamin dead.

Chris yells for help and flags down a passing car, which is driven by Alex. The encounter shifts suspicion toward Alex as she appears to be part of the escaping narrative.

In a confrontation, Alex reveals that she is the actual killer who orchestrated the events and used Elizabeth as a patsy. She explains childhood persecution and resentment toward her siblings.

Alex assaults Chris with a tire iron, leaving her body down the hill and out of sight.

Hoping to complete the frame-up on Elizabeth, Alex invites investigators to accompany her to the farmhouse for a staged aftermath.

Alex erupts into hysteria when she sees that Chris is still alive. The police lead Alex away, and Elizabeth is absolved for the moment of the immediate killings.

With the killer removed and the blame shifted, Elizabeth is left to tend the Morgan farmhouse alone, haunted by the night’s events.