The scene begins with the female character flushing pieces of paper down a toilet, which straight away brings up enigmas of why she is doing that. The female character begins carrying out the everyday task of taking a shower, however, there is already a build up of anticipation and suspense as the audience have genre expectations due to it being a thriller. The fact that there is a female young lady alone, adds more suspense and she appears to be very vulnerable and an easy victim. The score here is soft, but also quite tense, which is a contrast to the everyday scene being carried out in the film. This signifies to the audience that something dramatic is going to happen soon. We also here the synchronous sound of the shower water running, there is also a montage of the character in the shower which shows that time is passing.
The framing used allows the audience to see the silhouette of the someone entering the room before the lady in the shower can, this is an example of dramatic irony. The shadow looks as if it is an older lady entering the room, which is a red herring and confuses the audience, as in fact it is a man dressed as a women. The dramatic irony adds tension, you can also see that the silhouette is holding a knife high in the air, ready to strike. The score used here is synchronized with the shower curtain opening. There is also pleonastic sound which mimics the stabbing action and the screams of the young lady. The stabbing is shown through quick cutting and close ups, this disorientates the audience, adding confusion and shock.
After the murderer makes "her" escape, the camera cuts to a shot of the water draining from the plughole, the shot then merges into the murdered ladies eye ball. The shot of the plug is mimicking the life draining from the lady.
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