Close Encounters of the Third Kind Scene 22 Summary

  • Ronnie awakens to a disheveled Roy digging through the garden in his bathrobe. In a manic craze, Roy begins tossing bushes, bricks, and chicken wire through the kitchen window.
  • He tries to explain to Ronnie that everything's all right, but she's less than convinced.
  • She bundles the kids into the car and decides to take the family to her sister's house.
  • Roy tries to have a rational conversation with her on the hood of the car, but she drives away, leaving Roy alone with his obsession.