Mary serves as the audience’s proxy—the observer. She is the narrator who documents the unfolding tragedy with a mixture of awe and helplessness. This narrative device allows the film to feel like a memory or a legend passed down. As Mary discovers the secret romance between her two roommates, the audience is pulled into their private world. Initially, the dynamic seems idyllic: two beautiful, intelligent girls deeply in love. But the fragile bubble of their dorm room is burst by the intrusion of the outside world.