Return to Sender 2015

Miranda Wells is a nurse living in a small town who is buying a new house. Her friend sets her up on a blind date with a man named Kevin. On the day of the date, Miranda finds someone outside her porch, whom she assumes is Kevin, and invites him in. He is initially polite but when his demeanour changes, Miranda asks him to leave and he refuses. He locks the front door then proceeds to violently attack and rape her.

After Miranda is found and taken to the hospital (by the real Kevin who arrives later), the police ask if she had ever seen the man before and she says that she had; he worked in the restaurant she recently visited. They promptly go and arrest William Finn. Miranda attempts to carry on with life as normal, but her real estate agent informs her, her house is no longer for sale as no one wants to buy a property where someone was assaulted. She also loses an upcoming promotion at work.

Miranda decides to write to William in prison, but her letter is returned to sender. She tries again multiple times until she finally receives a response - he has written back with “You win” on the envelope - and goes to visit him. He apologises repeatedly for what he did to her and she begins to visit him regularly. They become friendly and their meetings become flirtatious.

Later when William is released, he arrives uninvited at her home and she puts him to work fixing her front porch. When William goes to the local hardware store, Miranda’s dad Mitchell realises who he is and where he is working, and he and Miranda fall out over her decision to stay in contact with him. One afternoon while working on the porch, Miranda brings William lemonade. He later tells her he is not feeling well and asks to lie down inside, which she agrees to. Upon entering the house, he collapses.

When William wakes up, he finds himself strapped to a bed in the basement. Miranda, who had planned revenge all along, admits to poisoning him with antifreeze. When he comes to again, he finds one of his hands has been amputated. William later awakens to find Miranda has performed a castration on him. As he wails out in pain, Miranda says, “You were right. I win.”

The film ends with Miranda visiting her father. He tells her that he doesn’t understand her and she replies by telling him William won’t be coming around anymore.