Insepiatones,thefilmmovesbackandforthamongthreeperiodsinRobertTucker'slife:he'sanoldman,neardeath,inanursinghomeatChristmastime;he'sinmiddleagecaringforhischeerfulbutdyingmother;he'saladatCatholicschool,practicinghiscatechism,goingtoconfessionforthefirsttime,receivingtheEucharist,surroundedbythesingingofachildren'schoirInmiddleage,helooksthroughhisscrapbookofphotographsofmuscularmen;herecallsloversandhismother'scremationAnursesitsbesidehimonhislastnight;inhislastbreath,hereachesforwardandback