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He uses details he learns about her life to trick her into believing shes hallucinating.
The movie cuts all mentions of the internet community.
This desire to know more about his biological father ends up being his crucial weakness.
Alistair eventually tracks her down on a meth commune and takes Ethan away, while she goes to prison.
The Office Incident
Ethan tells Anna in the book that he has an interest in older women.
Ethan explains that he was similarly drawn to Anna and was especially intrigued because she is homebound.
He tells her that he purposely undressed in front of his window so she could see.
But this time, theres a precedent of intentional homicide.
After hearing what happened to Annas family from a realtor, he decides shes the perfect next victim.
He returns later in the night, planning to kill her.
In the movie, Anna becomes suicidal after she is convinced that she has hallucinated the murder.
He says he wants to watch her die.
In the movie, however, he returns to pick up the last of his belongings.
Anna actually waits to commit suicide so that hes not accused of killing her.
He then confirms that Katie is Ethans birth mother, but still believes that Anna hallucinated the murder.
When she escapes, she slips in Davids blood.
His eyes flash open hes alive!
but hes swiftly stabbed again when he tries to grab Ethans leg.
This time, hes gone for good.
Anna stalls for time by lying and saying that Katie told her Ethans fathers identity.
She describes details she cant forget about her own late husband.
When she tells Ethan that his father loved him, he drops his hands, and she hugs him.
In the movie, this scene is focused more on action than character.
Anna fights back for longer, defending herself with various objects from around the roof.
At one point, Ethan shoves a mini garden rake cleanly through her cheek.
Theres no time to capitalize on his desire to be loved.
The Aftermath
In the book, Alistair breaks down and immediately confesses after hearing about Ethan.
He is charged with accessory to murder.
Its not clear how much Jane knew, if anything.
Their house remains deserted; its hard to sell the place associated with a killer teen.
Six weeks after the incident, we see her fighting her agoraphobia to take her first steps outside.
Both Russells are taken into custody in the movie.
