We Were Never Here

Emily passes out briefly, but when she wakes up, Kristen tells a story of Paolo attacking her that sounds remarkably similar to Sebastian’s attack: He gradually grew too rough and eventually hit her head against the wall while overpowering her. She hit him over the head with a bottle of wine to save herself, and he bled out from the injury.

Just like in Cambodia, Emily raises the possibility of calling the police and telling them the truth, but Kristen objects that they can’t trust local authorities to believe them. Emily quickly realizes she must be the level-headed one who finds a solution this time, just like Kristen did for her in Cambodia. They decide to bury the body in secret, as they did with Sebastian.

With many exits to the hotel unsupervised and almost no guests staying there, Kristen and Emily manage to haul Paolo out to their rented car. With his body in the trunk, they drive until they reach a remote, desert-like area. Kristen makes Emily get out of the car and scout out the area while she drives ahead to make sure the area has no passing traffic that will surprise them.

Emily briefly fears that Kristen has abandoned her there, but Kristen returns soon, and the two set to work digging a grave with shovels they stole from the hotel’s maintenance shed.