Lexi, sixty-three and recently widowed, is facing the inevitable
vicissitudes of life. After passing through a phase of numb immobility,
Lexi makes a half-hearted attempt to meet some older men, but the
experiences are disappointing. Undaunted, Lexi begins to accept the idea
of being alone. Then circumstances disrupt her quiet routine - in the
form of two house guests. In the physics of relationships, Lexi observes
that nature abhors a vacuum. But she wonders if she herself has
manipulated her circumstances to fill that vacuum. Eventually, Lexi
encourages both house guests to move on. Ironically, her unselfish
kindness leaves her once again alone. Through some strange physics of
attraction and repulsion, however, her ex-husband reappears. Is he a
changed man ... or just acting like one? In the end, Lexi learns how to
come to terms with her solitude, to resist entropy, and to fill the
"vacuum" in her own way.