Buried by Lies Episode 1

Episode 1 · 21 episodes · Aria Bellini, Bianca Bellini, Evelyn (Mrs. Bellini)

Episode 1 recap

Aria Bellini bleeds upstairs as glass punctures her lung. Downstairs, Evelyn yells at her to keep quiet for Bianca. Aria stops breathing, and her soul detaches from her body. A flashback reveals events from fifteen minutes earlier. Aria arrives home happily with flowers and a Royal Ballet Company acceptance letter. She shows Evelyn the paper, but Evelyn dismisses her. Bianca then steps out, shatters a glass vase, and pushes Aria onto the sharp pieces.

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Episode 1 scene by scene

00:00: A Fatal Wound Upstairs
Aria lies upstairs bleeding to death after glass shards puncture her lung. From downstairs, Evelyn shouts at Aria to remain quiet because of Bianca's sensory overload. Aria ceases breathing, and her soul separates from her physical body on the floor.
00:30: Returning Home With Good News
A flashback moves back fifteen minutes before the tragedy. Aria walks home in high spirits, carrying a bouquet of flowers and an acceptance letter to the Royal Ballet Company. She enters her house eager to share her major achievement with family.
00:45: Evelyn Rejects Aria's Acceptance Letter
Aria presents her acceptance letter to Evelyn in the hallway with great excitement. Evelyn reacts coldly to the news. She accuses Aria of seeking attention and orders her to focus on looking after Bianca instead of celebrating her own milestone.
01:01: Bianca Attacks Her Sister
Bianca comes out of her bedroom into the hallway. She intentionally smashes a glass vase onto the floor. Bianca then shoves Aria violently onto the shattered pieces, driving sharp shards into Aria's chest and causing severe internal bleeding.

Key lines from episode 1

“Knowing your sister has sensory overload, can't you just be quiet?”
Evelyn · Evelyn shouts upstairs to Aria while Aria lies dying from a punctured lung.

“I got into the Royal Ballet Company!”
Aria Bellini · Aria excitedly announces her audition success to Evelyn after arriving back home.

“You? Stop with the attention seeking. If you have this much free time, spend it taking care of your sister.”
Evelyn · Evelyn brushes off Aria's ballet acceptance and demands that she attend to Bianca.

How episode 1 ends

Bianca stands over Aria without remorse, staring coldly down at her bleeding sister. Shards of glass remain lodged in Aria's chest as Aria chokes on her own blood against the floor. Will anyone in the Bellini home realize Aria is dying, or will Bianca's cruelty go unnoticed by their mother downstairs?