Married forty-somethings Alex and Valery are both creatively oriented, both jazz musicians, Alex with a degree in jazz composition. They are both not living their musical dreams... to some extent. Valery is four months into her personal bankruptcy. In the meantime, she collects employment insurance while she indulges herself in those things that make her happy: taking an expensive course in expressive arts therapy seemingly solely as a self-improvement measure, and filling their small rental house with artistic little touches, which includes antiques and collectibles