after dinner, a mild earthquake jolts everyone, and the power goes out, plunging all into darkness. everyone realizes that all batteries and electricity are useless except for justin's video camera. a dense fog surrounds the mansion and the entire area. david goes out, walking toward a neighbor's house to seek information. later, the television switches on by itself without power, showing a strange pagan ritual congregation with weird singing. now more frightened, the family members try to guard each other. after several other family members die or disappear, susan finds an old book bearing the french title “the way of baphomet" and the motto "ensemble toujours" (together always). soon, only michelle, steven, susan and ken are left. they realize the time is 9 am, and it's still dark outside. susan discovers the french words "ensemble toujours" written on a wall. an upset michelle rushes outside, finding a prowler. she shoots him, only to find david's grotesquely deformed body. michelle then shoots herself dead.