A car crash leaves Mara with the cognitive ability of a three-year-old and costs her her unborn baby, after her husband Ethan prioritizes saving her only slightly injured sister Claire.Ethan, who secretly shares a son with Claire, accidentally cuts the house power and leaves vulnerable Mara alone during their beach getaway. Her repeated desperate calls for help are brushed off as attention-seeking. With all food spoiled and no clean water, Mara dies of neglect beside the fridge.The investigation uncovers Ethan deliberately stalled Mara’s cognitive care to keep her dependent. He is convicted of negligent homicide and consumed by remorse, while Mara’s spirit finally breaks free and drifts toward her own sky.
