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.
- Scene 25
David loads a tranquilliser gun and joins the hotel’s hunt, entering its violent courtship system.
- Scene 52
Heartless Woman stages a choking fit; David stays still, and she declares they are a match. The double room follows in scene 53.
- Just before
- Scene 53
David and Heartless Woman move into a double room and have sex, but she watches his face when he tries to hide pleasure.
- Scene 54
David kicks Limping Man’s daughter and explains he is giving her a limp; Heartless Woman suggests he should also give her a nosebleed.
- Scene 55
Heartless Woman tells David she killed Bob; he hides his grief, breaks down in the bathroom, and she announces they are going to the Hotel Manager for punishment.
- Scene 56
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