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After pretending to fall for Tom and having sex with him, Ruby attacks him with a mirror shard. She crawls out of the room, finds a boat, but collapses from exhaustion. The Ending Explained

The final scene shows Ruby waking up in what appears to be a hospital room. A nurse (who is actually Tom in disguise) tells her she has had an accident and successful surgery, but warns her that she will suffer from short-term memory loss. He then mentions he will go get her "boyfriend," implying the entire basement cycle is about to restart. Hippopotamus (2018)

It is eventually revealed that the "kidnapping" is part of a complex cycle. Tom claims to have "fixed" her and that this ordeal was the only way to gain her trust after she suffered a traumatic event—implied to be an assault by a man named Nick—that caused her memory loss. After pretending to fall for Tom and having

The 2018 psychological thriller , written and directed by Edward A. Palmer , is a micro-budget film that subverts the traditional "girl in a basement" trope through a non-linear narrative and psychological manipulation. Plot Overview A nurse (who is actually Tom in disguise)