Synopsis: A young woman named Carrie Anne arrives in Northern California after spending ten years at a mysterious Russian facility known as The Institute. She returns to her childhood home, and the site of her mothers murder years prior. Her cousins Guinevere and Jonathan still reside there, along with Jonathans superstitious fiance Ruth.
As details of her mothers murder come to light, Carrie Anne takes emotional refuge in Guineveres bed during an intoxicated evening. While on a lakeside stroll the next day, a shadowy figure appears and kills Ruth with a sledgehammer. Guinevere narrowly escapes.