After losing his hotel room, Royal claims he has only weeks to live so he can move back in with his estranged family; as the truth unravels, he must find a way to be useful and earn a place in their lives.
- Scenes 1–39
Royal is absent from the children’s adult lives, and their family remains shaped by his betrayals and abandonment.
- Scenes 40–47
Royal wants a path back to Etheline and the children, and claims impending death will give him one.
- Scenes 48–50
He returns to the house and openly asks his children for a chance to make things right.
- Scenes 51–90
Royal tries to reconnect through schemes, misjudgments and genuine care, learning that affection alone cannot erase old injuries.
- Scenes 91–92
Royal admits to Etheline that he hoped to win her back and remove Henry, revealing the motive behind his return.
- Scenes 92–110
Royal loses the household and faces separation again; Richie’s suicide attempt exposes the family’s deeper pain.
- Just before
- Scene 110
The next morning, Richie restores the stuffed boar’s head to its place in the hallway.
- Scene 111
At the hotel, Royal works as an elevator operator; Richie joins him and asks for advice about his love for Margot.
- Scene 112
Royal and Richie discuss Margot, their family ties and Royal’s limits as a father; Mordecai returns to the roof, though Richie doubts it is the same falcon.
- Scene 113
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