Matias O’Brien is a software developer struggling to propose to his deaf girlfriend, Amaya, through video chat. While working in a busy internet cafe, he uses a high-end laptop he scavenged from the lost-and-found. During a routine poker game with his close friends—Damon, AJ, Lexx, Serena, and Nari—Matias notices the computer is bogged down by hidden files and receives eerie Facebook messages from a distressed girl named Erica.As the night progresses, Matias discovers a hidden partition filled with thousands of gigabytes of disturbing, encrypted video files depicting
torture and murder. The horror escalates when the laptop's original owner, a sadistic hacker using the alias Charon, tracks Matias online. Charon begins threatening not only Matias but his entire circle of friends, turning their casual hangout into a desperate, high-stakes fight for survival.Motivated by self-preservation and a desperate need to protect Amaya, Matias tries to wipe the drive and contact authorities. However, Charon stays one step ahead, manipulating digital feeds and messaging the friends individually to sow paranoia, distrust, and fear. The
psychological torture turns physical with shocking speed. Charon uses hacked smart-home devices and deepfake technology to frame the friends, orchestrating a series of brutal, inescapable traps.Nari is ambushed and murdered in her apartment while on a video call, and Serena is killed after trying to expose the situation online. Damon drives out to help Matias, only to be ambushed and murdered on a deserted road. AJ, panicking and trying to escape, falls victim to a lethal setup arranged by Charon. Lexx and Serena’s mother are also systematically eliminated as the net tightens around Matias and Amaya.Matias finally manages to lure Amaya to a secluded park, hoping to save her from the unseen killers. However, it becomes clear that Charon and an entire dark web syndicate have been orchestrating the entire evening as a twisted game for wealthy spectators, betting on their deaths.In a heartbreaking finale, Amaya is captured right in front of Matias via a live-feed illusion. A fleet of unmarked vans suddenly surrounds Matias in the park. Heavily armed men emerge and abduct him, revealing that he was never meant to survive. The laptop screen illuminates the dark web chatroom, where thousands of anonymous users vote on the final execution method for Matias, culminating in a sudden, grim blackout that seals the devastating fate of all the characters.