As the American Horror Story: Delicate Season 12 Episode 3 unfurls, Anna embarks on a trek through the foreboding woods, her steps echoing with each other in the silence. Her eyes catch a glimpse of Mrs. Preecher lurking in a tree, muttering, "I've been looking for you." A chill runs down Anna's spine as she races back to Talia's secluded getaway in the Hamptons, with Dex claiming to have dispatched a search party in her wake.
The next morning, Anna meets Nicolette, the house manager, who showcases a video of her infant's every twitch. As she inquires about Anna's child (a tenderly sore subject), it's clear that the undercurrents of unease deepen. Meanwhile, Dex extends an invitation to Siobhan, who promptly appears at the Hamptons estate.
However, a peaceful stroll on the beach takes a sinister turn when Anna stumbles upon the doll from episode one, now adorned with pins protruding from its stomach. Anna's descent into darkness continues as she becomes inebriated in the basement and sifts through a box labeled "Talia's baby stuff." She eventually crawls through a tiny door, leading to a chilling revelation: babies in jars. Two enigmatic figures, all in black, swiftly subdue Anna and administer a sedative. The last thing Anna sees before slipping into unconsciousness is the menacing face of a goat staring back at her.
As Anna awakens the next day in the basement, she shares startling news with the group: she is still pregnant and can feel the baby's kicks. Anna sets out to purchase a fetal heart monitor but finds them all sold out. Her misdiagnosed miscarriage is confirmed when she receives a chilling message from Mrs. Preecher, scrawled in her phone's calendar: "I want to warn you." The message continues, "THEY DID SOMETHING TO YOUR BABY." Anna asks if her baby is dead and receives an even more bizarre and terrifying response: "YOUR BABY ISN'T DEAD."
