 Jess, a middle-aged man who runs the company his father started, is called to the old folk s home where his father, Helmer, lives. Helmer, it seems, has locked himself in an armoire and won t come out. He s happy to chat with Jess through the closet s locked doors, chiding his son for how he talks to a client who s called on Jess s cell phone. Shortly after, Jess s sister, Vibeke, arrives with her surly teenage daughter, Sophie. Helmer talks to Vibber as well. Why he s in the armoire, what draws him out, and Jess s response make for the rest of the story.