A Moon for the Misbegotten: Act I, Scene ii
Phil comments on Josie's reputation for being promiscuous and advises her to marry the landlord, Jim Tyrone. Phil fears that Jim will sell the land, and Josie promises to scheme with her father if Jim ever threatens to evict the Hogans.
A Moon for the Misbegotten: Act I, Scene iii
Jim pays a visit to the Hogans and announces the impending arrival of their hated neighbor, T. Steadman Harder. Josie kisses Jim in a surprisingly intimate moment and they plan to meet that night.
A Moon for the Misbegotten: Act I, Scene i
Mike, the last of farmer Phil Hogan's sons to stay on the farm, runs away with the help of his sister, Josie. (Opening Credits)
A Moon for the Misbegotten: Act IV, Scene iii
Phil tells Josie he hoped she would marry Jim and be happy. She says she believes him and promises not to leave. Phil and Josie go through their usual motions in an attempt to return to normalcy. Josie wishes Jim a peaceful death.
A Moon for the Misbegotten: Act IV, Scene ii
Jim awakens, struggling at first to remember specifics about what transpired the night before. He has the feeling that something special happened, and when his memory returns, he kisses Josie and leaves for New York
A Moon for the Misbegotten: Act IV, Scene i
Phil returns at dawn, and Josie tells him she's witnessed a miracle in Jim's confessions. She confronts her father for lying to her and using her in a scheme to win the land from Jim. Josie says she's leaving the farm.
A Moon for the Misbegotten: Act III, Scene iii
Josie admits to Jim that she's a virgin and invites him into her bedroom. When he proves to be aggressive, she throws him out, saying she's "not a whore." Jim tells Josie she'd hate herself for sleeping with him, because he&...
A Moon for the Misbegotten: Act II, Scene ii
Phil announces that Jim has agreed to sell the farm to Harder. He also tells Josie that Jim believes she's a virgin and is in love with her. With Phil's encouragement, Josie plans to seduce and blackmail him to get revenge.
A Moon for the Misbegotten: Act III, Scene ii
Josie learns that Jim told Harder's broker the Hogan farm was for sale in a scheme to embarrass Harder, but that he never planned to sell. Josie realizes her father has lied to her about Jim. Jim tells Josie he loves her.
A Moon for the Misbegotten: Act III, Scene iv
Jim tells the story of his mother's death, which produced in him grief, guilt, and self-loathing. He recalls hiring a blonde prostitute and consuming limitless alcohol in hopes of curing his pain.