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Annie tries to protect Peter by burning Charlie’s sketchbook. As the book burns, she sees a photograph of herself as a child with her mother, and realizes her mother made her feed Charlie (from infancy) nut oil to induce the allergic reaction. Charlie was never a normal child; she was the temporary vessel for Paimon.

Steve forces Peter to take Charlie to a high school party. Charlie, allergic to nuts, accidentally eats a chocolate cake containing walnuts. Having a severe allergic reaction, Peter rushes her to the hospital. On the way, Charlie sticks her head out the car window for air. Peter swerves to avoid a dead deer in the road. Charlie’s head is instantly decapitated by a telephone pole. hereditary-2018-

The family is shattered. Annie is consumed by guilt and rage. Peter is catatonic with trauma. Annie discovers a cryptic note from her mother: “Our sacrifice will pale next to the rewards.” Desperate to speak to Charlie, Annie attends Joan’s séance. Joan leads her in a ritual to contact Charlie’s spirit. The planchette moves on its own, and Annie feels Charlie is in the room. Annie tries to protect Peter by burning Charlie’s

Peter (now Paimon) descends into the treehouse behind the house. Inside, the decapitated, rotting bodies of Annie (now headless) and Charlie (whose head is now on a mannequin) bow to him. The cult members (including Joan) bow and whisper, “Hail Paimon.” Peter/Paimon lets out a victorious, demonic scream—and then makes Charlie’s signature clicking sound. The demon has finally been placed in a male host, fulfilling the hereditary curse that was always the plan from the moment Charlie was born. Steve forces Peter to take Charlie to a high school party