When Elias became increasingly obsessed with Martha, she began to fear for her family's safety. In order to protect them, she lured Elias out to an old tree and shot him in the back, killing him. Elias returned as a vengeful spirit and began killing the male members of the family. Gilbert initially did not believe his mother until his brother was killed. To protect his son, he left him at the police station, was but later killed himself.