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.
- Scene 106
The Leader’s deception leaves Shortsighted Woman blind and turns their covert relationship into an exposed crisis.
- Just before
- Scene 114
The Loner Leader has David dig and lie in his own grave, covers him with soil, and leaves a flower above him.
- Scene 115
David cuts a pony’s mane and hits it, telling the animal to like his hair now.
- Scene 116
David describes a physical sequence to Shortsighted Woman and asks if she will join him; she agrees to meet the next morning.
- Scene 117
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