The Babysitter (2017) Timeline Explained – Every Event in Order

Bee stabs Samuel as part of a demonic cult ritual. When the group plays truth or dare, Bee kisses Samuel and then kills him with two daggers to the skull, revealing her true nature as a member of a satanic cult. This brutal act is not random violence but a sacrificial ritual, demonstrating that the group regularly murders people as part of their dark practices.

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Bee targets Cole because she needs a blood sample from him for a ritual. After the cult reveals their nature, Bee and her friends enter Cole's room specifically to draw his blood. This explains why Bee took the babysitting job in the first place, she was deliberately positioning herself to access Cole as a potential sacrifice for their demonic activities.

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• ritual
• sacrifice

Bee reveals her pact with the Devil during her final confrontation with Cole to explain her power and motivations. She tells Cole that she traded innocent lives for supernatural abilities by sacrificing them and reciting verses from an ancient spellbook. This revelation comes when Allison attacks Cole, and Bee kills Allison to protect her secret, showing how seriously she takes her demonic covenant.

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Cole escapes through a combination of quick thinking and improvisation. After hiding in the crawlspace and trapping Sonya in the basement, he creates a makeshift flamethrower using bug spray and a firework rocket to kill her. He then tricks Max into falling to his death before fleeing to Melanie's house. Throughout the night, he uses everyday objects, a pocket knife, household chemicals, as weapons to survive.

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• max
• weapon
• survival

Bee appears to die when Cole crashes a car into her in the living room, resulting in a emotional goodbye moment before he climbs from the wreckage. However, the ending is deliberately ambiguous, the final scene shows a firefighter investigating the house who becomes Bee's next target, suggesting she may have survived or that the demonic threat extends beyond her.

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Cole's parents decide to spend the night at a hotel, leaving him with his babysitter Bee. This is a relatively normal decision for parents of a twelve-year-old, they trust their babysitter and expect a quiet evening. Neither they nor Cole could anticipate that Bee is actually a dangerous cult member, making their decision tragically misguided.

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Cole accidentally pushes John over the banister while fleeing upstairs during the police confrontation. John falls and is fatally impaled on a decorative spear or pointed object in the entrance hall below. This moment occurs during the chaos when police arrive and the cult members are distracted, allowing Cole to temporarily gain the upper hand.

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When Cole incinerates Bee's spellbook in the fireplace, it represents a significant turning point. The book contains the verses Bee uses to make her pact with the Devil and channel her demonic powers. By destroying it, Cole removes Bee's connection to her supernatural abilities, weakening her and forcing her to confront him without her full power.

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Max dies in a tragic fall while pursuing Cole through the house. After Cole uses his creativity to eliminate Sonya, Max continues hunting the boy but ultimately loses his balance and falls to his death. This ironic end comes from the cult member's own aggressive pursuit, mirroring the violent deaths of other cult members throughout the night.

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Melanie, Cole's neighbor and best friend, receives a mysterious text that sparks Cole's curiosity about Bee's activities. Later, Cole seeks refuge at her house, apologizing for dragging her into his danger. While Melanie herself is not harmed, her home becomes another battleground as Bee pursues Cole there, using her as bait to draw him out.

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• refuge