Cordelia (Leilene Stewart), a little girl fascinated with mermaids, encounters a real sea creature (Angelica-Naia Gabor) at the beach. When the mermaid snatches Cordelia away, she's presumed dead. Unable to move on from her daughter's disappearance, Gaia (Danielle Renee) frequents Cordelia's beach memorial. As she wanders the beach, Gaia discovers the mermaid trapped in a net. After Gaia frees her, the mermaid promises to bring Cordelia back on the condition that Gaia bring her three of Cordelia's most beloved things. Gaia does so and is told that her daughter will come back soon. Later, Gaia enters the mermaid's cove and sees an illusion of Cordelia. A desperate Gaia is easily tricked and then killed by the mermaid. Having eaten Gaia's soul, the mermaid becomes human and is able to leave the beach on two feet.
—Chloë Laurén Gardiner