As a 4-year-old, Michael was diagnosed with cancer and five years followed with chemotherapy, frequent isolation and the fear of dying. It changed the Graversens family pattern forever. Years later he travels unannounced to his childhood home, and is met by a new version of his father. Free from years of substance abuse, Svend-Aage is suddenly full of energy. He’s eager to talk about his glory days as a clothing salesman, and he is determined to win back the love of his wife, Astrid. But over the years, she has found comfort in her dog Lexus, and finds it hard to let her husband back into her life. As the family home is put up for sale, years of memories are packed into boxes, and a dark chapter re-emerges.