After becoming infatuated with his teenage daughter’s friend, a dissatisfied suburban father quits his job and pursues a more vivid life, unsettling his family and drawing him into the orbit of a troubled teenage neighbor.
- Scenes 1–13
Lester is trapped in a suburban routine of corporate work and a marriage performed for appearances.
- Scenes 14–31
Family estrangement and his attraction to Angela expose how urgently Lester wants to feel alive.
- Scenes 32–75
Lester follows the desire into risky fantasy, exercise and open defiance of Carolyn.
- Scenes 76–90
Lester quits and takes a fast-food job while Jane and Ricky begin connecting in parallel.
- Scenes 91–102
Lester wins control of his daily life and openly rejects the family's old rules.
- Just before
- Scene 111
Lester confronts Carolyn and Buddy at the window, saying he wants her to be happy but will not be controlled.
- Scene 112
Carolyn pulls into the motel as storm clouds gather around her affair.
- Scene 113
Buddy ends the affair over the cost of divorce; Carolyn slaps herself and screams in the car.
- Scene 114
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