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.
- Scenes 103–128
Jane and Ricky's plans, the Colonel's expulsion of Ricky and Carolyn's gun bring serious costs to the upheaval.
- Scenes 129–146
As the conflicts converge at home, Lester returns to human connection by treating Angela with tenderness.
- Just before
- Scene 154
An elderly woman's hands button a cardigan as Lester remembers his grandmother.
- Scene 155
Carolyn approaches the red door in the rain as the gunshot is heard again.
- Scene 156
Sunlight flashes from a Firebird windshield as Lester recalls first seeing his cousin's car.
- Scene 157
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