
Leila and Abbie linger outside their Toronto high school, cutting class and bantering about music and eras during a brief lull between bells
Alex Dempsey and Laura arrive outside their new Tall Pines home, remarking on how normal it seems as they take in the setting with their dog
Abbie sneaks back home at night when Claire spots her and gives her a hug
Abbie is escorted into Tall Pines Academy; an intake-style sequence follows as staff guide her into the program, reflecting the institution’s controlling ethos. End credits
In Kyle’s car en route to Vermont, Leila urges discretion and lowers music as “North Dakota” begins, heading toward Tall Pines to rescue Abbie
Alex jogs through Tall Pines’ woods with dog Toast, transitional montage leading toward his encounter with hitchhiking Leila shortly after
In the cafeteria, Stacey assigns Abbie a punitive “scratch”; cut to the town grocery where Alex meets Hugo as “Hurdy Gurdy Man” plays
At Alex and Laura’s home, Evelyn arrives for dinner, embraces Alex, and steers conversation, asserting influence under a convivial tone
Leila and Abbie set an escape plan in motion at Tall Pines, gathering oatmeal for Oatmeal Beth
At Tall Pines, Rabbit confronts Leila at dawn after a failed door attempt, leading toward punitive “Mud” labor with roommate Ello implicated
In the kitchen, Abbie and Rory search for Riley’s notebook, advancing their probe into Tall Pines’ secrets
At the farmhouse and pond, Alex searches and locates Laura in a dissociative state
At Tall Pines Academy, Evelyn delivers a morning PA message to students, setting the day’s tone inside the school corridors
In a cafe, Alex meets blogger Maurice to discuss missing Tall Pines teens, presenting himself as a freelance reporter and probing the disappearances
Inside the academy, Leila, Abbie, Daniel, and Rory ignite a student lockdown, overpowering staff and sealing exits during an organized uprising
Maurice recounts daughter Hannah’s path to Tall Pines and insists on moving the conversation somewhere safer, away from prying eyes
Abbie discovers the confiscated belongings stash, rallies classmates, and restores morale amid the continuing standoff in Tall Pines corridors
Laura puts a toad down a sink and turns on the garbage disposal, shredding the toad
During the takeover, students blast 1990s alt‑rock, dance in common areas, and party while tensions simmer around Marty and friends
In offices and halls, Leila and Ello get intimate and abuse pills as others ransack rooms and start fires, escalating the chaos
Abbie opens doors to get staff help for Ello, ending the standoff as faculty regain control of the building
At Laura’s baby shower, Laura privately confronts Evelyn about drugging her during “Leap” therapy and orders her to leave the gathering
After the shower, Laura seduces Alex in private, then delivers a communal speech praising Tall Pines’ support for their forthcoming child
After a harsher recollection, Jess presses Leila to go out; their group heads toward Leila’s workplace to party
Ashley flirts and advises Leila on ecstasy effects; Jess intervenes possessively
Outside the restaurant, Jess soothes anxious Leila, shares stolen liquor, and pulls her to continue the night
At home, Alex urges leaving after Dwayne’s threat; Laura deflects, dances, then hears her parents may have been killed and insists on staying to learn the truth
1974 flashback: Weldon addresses followers in a commune circle, recounting his father’s coma and a “green door” awakening as the group listens silently
At Tall Pines Academy, Abbie and Rory exploit a surveillance blind spot, trigger a power cut, and launch a student breakout
During the home‑birth ritual, Laura declares the newborn belongs to the community
In a dreamlike escape sequence, Alex drives with Abbie and the baby to leave Tall Pines before reality undercuts the fantasy