Mayor Stockman continues to downplay and deny the situation. Two teenagers are killed by an unknown animal while swimming, and several citizens, including a teenage girl using FaceTime to speak with a friend, report bizarre symptoms, including the feeling of bugs within their bodies. The city descends into chaos as people begin dying en masse within hours. Abrams, the head of the local hospital, is overwhelmed with patients and contacts the CDC, who initially believe the issue to be caused by an unknown virus or fungal infection. Participants of a crab-eating contest also all begin to vomit violently. Despite Stockman's proclamations, as rookie reporter Donna (the individual behind the film's leaked footage) covers the event, dozens of citizens begin falling ill with severe lesions with no explanation. However, the chicken farm has come under fire from criticism from some citizens who are concerned about the water quality of the bay due to the dumping of chicken excrement and other toxins into the water, though Mayor Stockman, who is eager to further Claridge's burgeoning economy, insists the water is perfectly safe. On July 4, 2009, Claridge, a seaside Chesapeake Bay town nestled on Maryland's Eastern Shore thrives on water, both from tourism and from how it benefits the chicken industry. The footage is gathered from various news reports and home video, following multiple narrative lines. government until an anonymous source leaked the footage for the entire world to see.

The movie explains the footage was confiscated by the U.S.

Movie the bay 2012