The short film tells the story of a man who is told by his doctor that he has only 1500 words left before he dies. He wastes most of the words in the doctor's office in a panic, leaving him with only 50 words. He considers how to tell his wife but decides not to, believing their relationship can be sustained through nonverbal communication. When his wife presses him to talk, he spends a night alone in the woods drinking and yelling at ducks. He is left with one word and calls an emergency number to send his wife a final message, but shouts his last word in frustration at the phone booth.