Bruiser

Henry Creedlow endures an unhappy life with his wife Janine. He fantasizes about suicide as a release, even while meeting his best friend Jimmy on the way to work downtown. The tension builds as he grapples with his contempt for his world.

During a conference at Bruiser HQ, Milo mocks Henry's choices in front of his colleagues, fueling his humiliation. The public scorn deepens Henry's sense of failure and resentment toward his boss. The moment marks a turning point in his perception of power within the magazine.

At Milo and Rosie's house, Rosie finishes a plaster mold of Henry's face and adds it to her garden of lost souls. She asks Henry to paint a design on the featureless mask, but he cannot think of anything to draw. Henry also witnesses Milo and Janine sharing an intimate moment by the pool.

Henry confronts Janine about what he saw, but she barely acknowledges him and calls him weak-willed. The argument deepens his sense of betrayal and inadequacy. He has another fantasy about killing Janine as a release.

Henry wakes up to discover his face transformed into a white, featureless mask. When he tries to remove it, he cuts himself in the process. This surreal change marks the beginning of his increasingly violent impulses.

Katie, the maid, arrives to clean the house and fills her bag with silver items. Henry reveals himself and confronts her about the theft, then attacks and beats her to death with the bag. He hides the crime as he tries to maintain control in his collapsing world.

Henry follows his wife to the office and spots her and Milo in a sexual moment. Rosie bursts in and photographs the affair, escalating the public shaming. Henry reveals his blank face to Janine and, in a fit of rage, strangles her with an extension cord and hurls her out a window.

Milo gives a statement to Detective McCleary about the chaos. Henry eludes the police and goes home, where he hides when officers come to the door to break the news of his wife's murder. The cat-and-mouse game intensifies as his fear and paranoia grow.

That afternoon, Henry confronts Jimmy and reveals the bank accounts showing two years of pilfering. Jimmy admits Janine's idea to squander Henry's money, then pulls a gun from his briefcase. Henry shoots Jimmy in self-defense, fatally wounding him.

Henry calls The Larry Case Show and proclaims himself 'Faceless,' claiming he has murdered three people. The host offers practical advice about ridding his life of those who have wronged him. Henry resolves to eradicate the people who betrayed him to reclaim his face.

Henry attends Milo's Halloween costume party dressed as Zorro with a white mask. Rosie attends, watched by Detective McCleary who suspects she is involved. Henry lures Milo to a second-floor balcony and uses a laser to kill him, and his face briefly returns to normal; McCleary moves in, but Rosie reveals she is the killer, and Henry escapes into the crowd.

Years later, a long-haired Henry works as an office messenger in another city. He passes an enraged executive who yells at several people, then turns to face him and sees that his blank, anonymous mask has returned. The mask's presence hints at an ongoing, unresolved transformation.