Time Lapse

Finn, Callie, and Jasper discover a camera mounted to the living room window that watches their home. The camera spits out a daily Polaroid showing events 24 hours in the future, always stamped with 8:00 p.m. The find unsettles them and hints at a rules-based fate they might be able to influence.

They locate Mr. Bezzerides' charred body in his storage unit and find notes suggesting that deviating from the photographed events could be deadly. Fearful, they resolve to replicate every image exactly and to use any gambling tips the photos reveal. The discovery ties their lives to the camera's strange logic.

The trio commits to copying each image precisely to avoid paradoxes and to keep the future from collapsing. They also decide to leverage the gambling information the photos provide, treating the sequence as both art and instruction. The apartment becomes a control room for their fragile experiment.

Guided by the evolving images, Finn rediscovers his painter's eye and begins to paint what appears in the photos. The act restores his creative block and ties his livelihood to the timeline the camera dictates. The art becomes both evidence and weapon in their strategy.

A future photo shows Callie kissing Jasper, sowing distrust and fear among the trio. The image confirms that the timeline contains betrayals and shifting loyalties, complicating their plan to stay in control. They must decide how to respond to a future that already feels written.

Jasper's bookie, Ivan, learns of the machine and pressures the group to use it for gambling profits. He withholds each new photo until he takes his cut, turning the device into a tool of coercion. The trio becomes entangled in a dangerous game with a ruthless gambler.

A cryptic skull-and-crossbones image prompts Jasper to prepare weapons in case of danger. The image deepens the sense that the timeline can turn violently, and no one is safe from the future's threats. Paranoia grows as plans to control fate falter under pressure.

When Ivan grows violent, Jasper kills him and his enforcer Marcus, then hides their bodies to avoid retaliation. The act demonstrates the lengths the group will go to protect their manipulated reality. Trust erodes as the price of obedience climbs.

Dr. Heidecker, Bezzerides' colleague, confronts the group and reveals that the camera could be reprogrammed to take photos more than 24 hours ahead. His claim unsettles them and suggests the timeline may be expandable, not fixed. The revelation raises the stakes and questions the device's true limits.

A cryptic Bezzerides photo hints the device is safe unless physically damaged, yet Jasper remains unconvinced and kills Heidecker. The act eliminates a potential ally and shows how far they will go to protect their control. The camera's power continues to blur lines between danger and order.

A new image depicts Jasper and Callie together while Finn lies unconscious, prompting Jasper to assault Finn and lock him in the storage unit. The lie of the future tightens its grip, driving wedges between the trio. Violence erupts as trust collapses under the growing timeline complexity.

Finn escapes, confronts Jasper, and is saved when Callie kills Jasper, ending that immediate threat. The victory is pyrrhic, as the moral cost of manipulating time comes into sharper focus. The balance of power shifts as survivors reassess their choices.

Finn discovers Callie has been using additional morning photos—taken at 8:00 a.m.—to message her past self and hide past encounters with Jasper. The revelation reframes the timeline as a construct built by her choices. Finn's trust further erodes as he realizes the past can be edited like a painting.

Desperate to end the cycle, Finn tries to destroy the camera, but Callie shoots him, leaving a bloodstained window that confirms the moment. The act seals a brutal break in their alliance and in the timeline's apparent logic. The room fills with a tense silence as consequences loom.

Believing a reset is possible, Callie writes a warning note on the window for her past self and is arrested by Big Joe, now a police officer. The note falls unseen as the window photo prints Bezzerides' image for Heidecker and takes a final unrevealed picture. The ending leaves the timeline unresolved, with a last image still hidden from view.