The Twenty and One Nights
Logline
He divorced me, so why is he walking into my kitchen in the middle of suppertime, Carrie yells to her housemate Hester. He fell asleep, he says, he got off the train at the old stop. So then Hester invites him for dinner. Afterward, he falls asleep and stays the night. Next day he’s ill and stays three weeks while Hester jollies him with tales of ex-urban boredom and why she left her husband. Their children look on. And then something awful happens and everything changes.
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Family,
Short Summary
Story takes place in an old rented house in town center shared by two divorced women, Carrie and Hester, and their children. One evening Carrie's ex-husband, Ned walks in, having absent-mindedly gotten off the train in the town where he used to live with Carrie.
Setting
Central NJ suburb
Based on a True Story
Yes
Plot - Premise
Internal Journey/Rebirth
Plot - Other Elements
Meaningful Message, Happy Ending, Twist
Mature Audience Themes
Substance Abuse, Language/Profanity
Main Character Details
Name: Hester
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Aspiring
Additional Character Details
Name: Carrie
Age: 40
Gender: Female
Role: Antagonist
Key Traits: Adventurous
Additional Character Details
Name: Ned
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Role: Emotional
Key Traits: Aspiring
Additional Character Details
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