<p>Lia and Marcus are a couple. They observe each other from a distance. They remodel their home. They exist alongside each other. They are stuck. This is how they live. A couple, caught in the universe of a couple. Lia is awakened at night by strange noises in the house, but can never figure out the cause. She confides in Elena, the young foreign housekeeper. Lia needs an ally, but Marcus feels threatened by Elena s presence. The couple stops communicating, and Elena is forced out of her position as a mere spectator. A stranger is caught between two people, but all of her good intentions are punished. On the evening of Marcus new book presentation, the couple is almost completely grown apart. Elena feels she is the victim of Lia and Marcus &nbsp;relationship. Her powerlessness drives her to extreme actions.</p>