She could not leave because the doll had bent the deadbolt on her front door, making it impossible for her to open it.
The third story is based on Richard Matheson's short story "Prey", and is very faithful in the way it is presented. However, the finished film leaves one detail slightly up in the air: when Amelia traps the doll in the suitcase, she immediately runs to the kitchen and gets a screwdriver, then goes to the front door and starts prying at her deadbolt. The order of events suggests that she already knew the deadbolt was bent, yet we don't see her discover this in the finished film. In the short story, there is definitely a moment when Amelia tries to flee and discovers that her deadbolt is now twisted and will not budge, so we can only assume this was filmed for the movie and then deleted, probably due to time constraints.
The third story is based on Richard Matheson's short story "Prey", and is very faithful in the way it is presented. However, the finished film leaves one detail slightly up in the air: when Amelia traps the doll in the suitcase, she immediately runs to the kitchen and gets a screwdriver, then goes to the front door and starts prying at her deadbolt. The order of events suggests that she already knew the deadbolt was bent, yet we don't see her discover this in the finished film. In the short story, there is definitely a moment when Amelia tries to flee and discovers that her deadbolt is now twisted and will not budge, so we can only assume this was filmed for the movie and then deleted, probably due to time constraints.
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