The Unwanted

Carmilla travels to South Carolina to investigate Millarca. She has only an address as a lead, hoping to uncover her mother's past. The trip sets the stage for a chilling mystery as she steps into unfamiliar territory.

Troy, the owner of the house, offers Carmilla a ride into town and downplays Millarca's existence. He asserts that nobody named Millarca has ever lived there. The encounter establishes an early sense of mistrust and foreshadows danger.

Carmilla coincidentally visits a restaurant where Laura works. Laura presses for more details about Carmilla's purpose. Carmilla reveals that Millarca is her mother, linking the case to a personal family history.

Laura learns that Millarca is Carmilla's mother, and she begins to process this revelation. The two women start to form an uneasy bond as the truth folds into their meeting.

Carmilla becomes annoyed with the questions and leaves the restaurant. Laura stops her to discuss Millarca and their shared past. The moment hints at a deeper, more complicated connection forming between them.

Carmilla asks for public records at the police station, but officials say it will take two business days to retrieve them. The delay preserves the mystery and buys time for Carmilla and Laura to grow closer.

At Laura's urging, Troy allows Carmilla to stay at the trailer, a space he once rented to Millarca. The women begin to spend time together and their bond grows deeper.

Troy recounts Millarca's alleged theft and mentions that she left without paying rent, warning Carmilla to leave town to spare Laura from trouble. The warning raises the stakes and hints that the past could resurface as danger.

Laura probes for the full truth as records reveal that Millarca claimed a lesbian relationship with Karen, Laura's mother. Troy corroborates this version of events and recalls a painful history tied to Karen's illness and Millarca's possible vampiric influence. The revelations force Laura to confront her own sexuality and family history.

Laura opens up about her sexuality while Carmilla rejects blood fetishism as a substitute for pain. Carmilla vows not to harm Laura and suggests they leave town together. The two begin a tentative lesbian relationship that echoes their mothers' past.

Troy grows increasingly suspicious that Laura is still seeing Carmilla and breaks into Laura's bedroom to confront her. He binds Laura to her bed and declares that Carmilla will be a threat if she returns. Laura stubbornly guards Carmilla and insists she has done nothing to deserve confinement.

Laura tearfully tells Carmilla that Troy killed Millarca, reframing Carmilla's memory of her mother. This revelation intensifies the confrontation and deepens the sense of danger around Troy. The chase culminates when Troy shoots Carmilla with a bow and arrow.

Carmilla dies in Laura's arms after a final, ethereal moment where she glimpses her mother in a telepathic link, hinting at a dhampir heritage. Laura is left to process the revelations about family and power. The scene closes with questions about inheritance and identity.

Laura drives away into the night as police arrive at the scene. The film ends with Laura confronting a future shaped by family secrets and a past that refuses to stay buried.