The fate of Eli Phillips in the movie "Reptile" is not explicitly shown, but it is heavily implied that he was killed. Eli Phillips is introduced in the plot through Will Grady due to his less-than-pleasant disposition toward the man and his family. Eli Phillips’s grudge against Will Grady is generational, emerging years ago. Back when Will’s father owned the Grady business, he wanted to buy out Eli’s father’s family-owned farmland. However, Eli’s father, Mr. Phillips, was vehemently against the idea and declined Grady’s offer. Eli breaks into the Gradys office and steals a thumb drive’s worth of information about Will’s scam involving Summer and her business. Afterward, Eli slips the thumb drive into Tom’s position before getting arrested by the police for breaking into the detective’s house. In the end, Will Grady confronts Eli at his place and asks him to return his pendrive. Eli resists, and that’s when another man enters his house. Although the face of this man is never shown, it is believed that it was either Rudi Rackozy or Wally, who had come to execute Eli and get done with the hassle once and for all. Therefore, it is heavily implied that Eli was killed in the most horrifying manner, on the orders of Will Grady and Wally.