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.
- Just before
- Scene 86
The loners move silently toward the hotel, with David last in line and worried.
- Scene 87
At the hotel grounds, David asks to take the pier assignment and the Loner Leader sends the teams off.
- Scene 88
The loners interrogate a matching couple; the woman claims she can live alone but the man cannot, and she pulls an unloaded pistol’s trigger before they leave them.
- Scene 89
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