After his wife leaves him, David has 45 days to find a partner at a hotel or become an animal; he escapes, falls for a shortsighted loner, and must decide whether to surrender his sight so they can stay together.
- Scenes 1–15
David moves from his broken home into the hotel, where couplehood is imposed as the norm.
- Scenes 16–24
He must find a partner before the 45-day limit turns him into an animal.
- Scenes 25–62
He participates in the hunt, attempts a false match, then escapes into the woods.
- Scenes 63–84
He adapts to loner customs and cautiously begins a connection with Shortsighted Woman.
- Scenes 85–100
They build a secret language and plan to leave the loner community together.
- Just before
- Scene 102
At a doctor’s office, Shortsighted Woman hesitates about corrective surgery, but the Loner Leader insists the appointment proceed.
- Scene 103
The doctor assures them the routine laser surgery will restore Shortsighted Woman’s vision, but she remains uneasy.
- Scene 104
The doctor anaesthetizes Shortsighted Woman and lays out scalpels instead of the promised laser equipment.
- Scene 105
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