An adult male sits on the pool steps, water initially reaching his knees, with healthy, dry skin. As the water rises to his waist and chest, he remains still, and early skin changes are minimal. Within the first few hours, slight wrinkling appears on his fingertips, and by six hours the skin becomes pruney, pale, and soggy as water penetrates deeper. Over the next several hours, deeper wrinkles form, swelling increases, and the skin barrier weakens as keratin cells expand and the outer layer absorbs water. By eighteen hours, hands and feet appear extremely soft and fragile, with elasticity lost. At twenty-four hours, peeling edges and small blisters form, and the skin becomes highly sensitive. Between thirty and thirty-six hours, glove-like sloughing occurs, revealing red, raw tissue underneath. By forty-eight hours, stocking-like peeling is evident on the feet, inflammation is clearly visible, and subtle non-graphic bacterial textures appear. In the final wide shot, the exhausted man remains seated, facing the same direction, with time frozen at forty-eight hours, demonstrating that prolonged water exposure causes skin maceration: skin does not rot, but breaks down and peels.