Scientist Rita (Bree Daniels) is in the field collecting samples, looking for an explanation for a mysterious phenomenon that is making the vegetation around a lake decompose from within. Determined to get to the bottom of the situation, Rita resolves to get some more samples from an area near the lake. She accidentally drops some of the sample on herself which causes an instantaneous effect on Rita. She sways on her feet. Hour later, her eyes snap open. Groggy, she rises, realizing that she's naked. She notices that a man (Lucas Frost) is sunbathing by the lake.