Jeb lives in a house somewhere in rural America in the present day. A young couple comes to live in the twin house next to him. The boy, Trevor, soon leaves; the girl is all by herself. Jeb observes her, fascinated with her. He spies on her from his house, strikes up a conversation, and imagines how she will come to love him. One day, he encourages his nephew to return a stolen piece of mail to the girl. The girl and the nephew decide to meet for drinks soon. Jeb mentions this date to the girl, and she says that he can come, too. The night that they're all supposed to get drinks, a storm detains the nephew. Alone, Jeb tries to gather the girl's sympathies by telling fabricated stories about past loves. The girl sees through him and tempts him by sitting on his lap but leaves before he can even touch her. Not long after, Trevor returns. Jeb hears them have sex from his room. He tells his nephew that the girl was vacuous anyway. Jeb sits by himself, bidding the time until everyone in the world recognizes him for his greatness.