Late Night Shopping

Sean, Vincent, Lenny and Jody finish their graveyard shifts and gather at a local cafe, which becomes their constant outlet amid their dreary lives. They trade jokes and small talk, clinging to a semblance of normalcy. The cafe scene anchors their fragile friendship in the darkness of their routines.

Sean hasn't met his girlfriend for three weeks and begins to wonder if she still lives in his apartment. He nurses a growing fear that their bond is slipping away. The tension foreshadows emotional volatility to come.

At the hospital, Sean befriends the coma patient’s girlfriend, who confides that she was about to end the relationship. In a moment of vulnerability they have sex on the edge of the hospital bed, blurring professional boundaries and revealing Sean's fragility.

Vincent picks up a beautiful young woman who turns out to be Sean's girlfriend Madeline. The encounter exposes a betrayal that shatters the group’s dynamics and motivates actions to come.

Days after the Madeline encounter, Vincent accompanies his coworker Joe to the hospital as Joe dies of a heart attack. In a candid moment, Vincent admits to sleeping with Madeline, and Sean's disbelief quickly turns to anger and violence.

Sean returns to his flat to find that Madeline has moved out, signaling the final breakup of their relationship. The discovery deepens his sense of loss and anger, sealing their fate as a couple.

Sean, Lenny and Jody decide to drive to a small town after an anonymous tip about Madeline’s whereabouts. The journey shifts the story from inward turmoil to outward pursuit, testing the group's loyalties.

Mid-journey they spot Vincent on the roadside and offer him a ride. Sean declares they are even after a prank that destroyed Vincent’s Errol Flynn watch, loading the trip with unresolved resentments.

Unable to find Madeline, the group regroups at a cafe and Jody reveals she has lost her job. The admission adds to the night’s vulnerability and pushes the pursuit toward a resolution.

Vincent and Lenny leave to play crazy golf, while Jody arranges a meeting for Madeline and Sean. They confront their issues and arrive at the conclusion that the relationship is over.

On the return trip, Lenny asks Gail out at a motorway service station but is turned down. The moment still feels like progress for him and signals a shift in the group’s dynamics.

Madeline and Sean argue over who keeps the flat, but they later share a kiss while taking photobooth pictures together. The scene marks a bittersweet closing of their romance even as the rest of the group moves on.

In the final scene, Gail manages to switch the irritating radio station, and the music shifts to a modern, upbeat tune. The change hints at a tiny spark of renewal for the characters amid ongoing struggles.