Two emotionally detached individuals, Midge and Augie, converse through their adjacent motel windows about their shared inability to feel guilt or prioritize their families over their work. Midge confesses her shortcomings as a mother while Augie reflects on his obsession with war photography, leading them to realize their bond is rooted in their mutual suppression of deep-seated pain.
MIDGE: Did it come out?
AUGIE: All my pictures come out.
MIDGE: I mean the other one.
AUGIE: Oh.
MIDGE: You feel different?
AUGIE: I don’t feel anything at all.
MIDGE: Me, neither. I’m not a good mother.
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