[Soft, uneasy piano melody begins] [Suitcase wheels on pavement] [Birds chirping, then stop abruptly] [Hotel employee: “Aloha.”] [Armond, cheerful but forced] “Welcome to paradise.”
[Long pause – only AC hum]
[Caption: (Muffled argument from nearby table)] [Night. Ocean waves – loud, restless] [Footsteps on wooden deck – bare feet] [Sound of a body hitting water – splash, not playful] [Silence for 3 seconds] [Screaming from inside a room – distant] the white lotus s01e01 ddc