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.
- Scene 63
Eli tells Richie that Margot is troubled by his love and reminds him that she is his sister, making the relationship an active family conflict.
- Just before
- Scene 68
Chas tries to evict Royal from Richie’s makeshift hospital room; Royal’s staged collapse prompts the family to help him.
- Scene 69
Dusty tells the family Royal is stable and recommends continued medication, then leaves for another call.
- Scene 70
Royal asks Etheline to proofread his funeral instructions, then eats a cheeseburger and later drinks a milkshake while reading.
- Scene 71
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