Proximity (2019) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

The government revealed that both Isaac and Sara carried alien trackers embedded in their arms. Agent Graves and his men in black worked for a covert government agency attempting to control or suppress information about extraterrestrial contact. When Isaac refused to cooperate with their procedures, they became targets.

• alien tracker
• government cover-up
• agent graves
• men in black

When the aliens removed Isaac's tracker during the cabin siege, he discovered he could wield telekinetic and chronokinetic powers. These abilities manifested during the escape when he used them to break free from the collapsing cabin, save Zed, and physically transport Sara and Carl to safety.

Foreshadowing: The strange physical changes Isaac experienced after waking by the water hinted at alterations to his body.

• telekinesis
• chronokinesis
• powers
• alien tracker removal

During their arrival at the cabin, the aliens explained that their study of humanity hinges on the idea that Jesus Christ holds a central place in the universe. This was their stated reason for observing humanity and making contact with specific individuals like Isaac, Sara, and Carl.

• aliens
• jesus
• study of humanity
• visitation

Agent Graves pressed Carl for answers about his father's death during the confrontation at the cabin. Carl refused to cooperate, and he was subsequently shot by laser fire from the men in black. The exact details of his father's death and its connection to the aliens remained a point of government interest.

Foreshadowing: Carl's abduction in 1979 established his long-standing connection to the extraterrestrial study.

• carl
• agent graves
• father
• laser fire
• refused cooperation

When the cabin came under siege and Sara was shot attempting to walk away, the aliens intervened to shield Sara and Carl. They removed Isaac's tracker, granting him his powers. In the final escape, the aliens themselves recovered Sara and Carl, and the group fled together in a shimmering flying saucer.

• aliens rescue
• flying saucer
• escape
• cabin collapse

Isaac was subjected to a lie detector test in an effort to prove the veracity of his abduction claims. He passed the test, establishing his credibility. However, this did not stop the government from detaining him and revealing the existence of alien trackers in his and Sara's arms.

• lie detector test
• proof of abduction
• government detention

Zed revealed that a clandestine United Nations agency was behind the kidnappings and study of abductees like Isaac, Sara, and Carl. This agency worked with or alongside government figures like Agent Graves to monitor and control information about extraterrestrial contact.

• united nations agency
• secret agency
• kidnapping
• zed hacker

Zed helped locate Carl through a remote video chat, and the trio learned that the aliens were planning a visitation to British Columbia in five days. The team traveled there and found Carl living in a remote cabin, where the final confrontation occurred.

Foreshadowing: Carl's long history as an abductee dating back to 1979 made him a key figure in the aliens' study.

• british columbia
• visitation
• five days
• carl cabin

Six months after the ordeal, Agent Graves was dismissed from his position. This suggests a shift in the shadowy agencies behind the abductions, and his defeat marked a turning point in the story's resolution.

• agent graves fired
• government defeat
• six months later

After the dangerous confrontation in British Columbia, Isaac and Sara were transported to safety by the aliens. Six months later, they had settled into a quieter life in Costa Rica, trying to reconstruct a sense of normalcy alongside Zed and Carl, who founded a new science program there.

• costa rica
• new life
• six months later
• settlement

Zed was a skilled hacker in Costa Rica who knew about the clandestine United Nations agency behind the kidnappings. He helped Isaac and Sara navigate the conspiracy, arranged a video chat with elderly Carl, and assisted in locating Carl in British Columbia, enabling the final confrontation.

• zed hacker
• conspiracy
• un agency
• video chat
• carl location

As the men in black closed in on the cabin, the aliens removed Sara's tracker. This action protected her from continued government surveillance and was part of the aliens' intervention to shield the abductees during the escalating conflict.

• sara tracker removed
• alien intervention
• protection
• government pursuit