July is an approximation. Ben and Vivien discuss the house in June.

The Harmon family – Ben, Vivien, Violet, and their dog Hallie – head to Los Angeles, California for a fresh start and arrive at the same house where the twins were killed decades earlier. While the realtor, Marcy, relays some of the house's history, Hallie starts barking uncontrollably at the basement door and Vivien instructs Violet to check on her. Marcy discloses that the previous owners, a gay couple who restored the house to its original grandeur, died during a murder/suicide in the basement, intriguing Violet.

The Harmons unpack and move in, but Ben and Vivien are continuing to have marital problems. Violet is struggling to adjust in her new high school and is regularly harassed by a trio of older classmates led by Leah after she is caught smoking.