A couple—Tina and Kurt—travel across the country to visit Tina’s sister, Sasha, who’s thrilled to host them. She’s spent days cleaning, converted her office into a guest room, and everything seems perfect. Their arrival feels like a heartwarming reunion, complete with laughter, shared stories, and pizza-wrapped comfort.
But things grow tense. In the mornings, Sasha’s usual warmth vanishes. She avoids Kurt, moving abruptly from room to room whenever he enters. Guest outings and conversations become stilted, and Tina senses something is off.
By the second day, the distance turns unsettling. Sasha seems drained, lost in “errands” and disappearing for hours. That night, she confesses in tears: Kurt has been monopolizing her bathroom—locking himself inside for hours at odd times, leaving her unable to use even the toilet. On one morning, she waited a full hour before giving up; later, she had to drive to a gas station for relief.
Shocked and protective, Tina confronts Kurt the next morning—but he laughs it off, claiming he’s just decompressing inside. The uneasy calm breaks when Tina sees a dating app on his phone named “Mickie”—with sexting messages coordinating a hotel rendezvous. Kurt insists it’s innocent, but the betrayal is clear.
Sasha and Tina force Kurt to pack his bags and leave. As he stands outside, pleading, Sasha directs him to a nearby motel—literal exile for his deceit.
Morning brings a twist: Kurt calls, panicked—“Mickie” wasn’t a woman, but a scammer who drained his cash and cards after meeting him in a room he believed was for a date. Instead of empathy, Tina laughs: “Next time, stick to public restrooms. Less consequences.” Their shared laughter with Sasha brings healing.
