Gene stumbles home visibly distraught, inebriated and unhinged by the absence of his wife, Sophie, who has yet to return from a party. In his fragile and manic state Gene calls his friend and mentor, Don, for advice. Still glistening with sweat from a late night rendezvous, Don gets an earful from Gene, whose compulsive behavior finds him mouthing off about everything from his wife's affairs, to his run in the military and his failures as a litigator. As tension and anxiety soon replace the playful clamor of two friends, a haunting truth is revealed just before the curtain drops with a bang.