Ann, now a woman in her mid-thirties, lived in Ireland for art school ten years ago. Although she hasn't been back since, a friend from art school offers Ann her home for the month of July. Ann can't resist the offer and decides to return to Dublin, the city she loved in her youth. The house is just outside of Dublin and absolutely hideous. Not only does her friend leave it a mess, it's also part of a copy-paste development of twelve other identical homes. Despite its ugliness, Ann begins to enjoy being back in Ireland. After a few days she picks up the phone and calls her old friend Stephen who still lives in Dublin. During art school, they were close friends. In fact, Ann grew to develop romantic feelings and began imagining a potential future together. One night, however, Stephen, ended all these possibilities by seeking Ann's advice on another crush. From that point on they were just friends and parted ways amicably. Stephen is excited that Ann calls and invites her over to dinner to meet his wife and children. At dinner, Ann and Stephen's wife, Suzanne, get along well—so well that Suzanne immediately invites Ann over again for a weekend lunch. To Ann's confusion, when she arrives that weekend, something is off. Ann senses a tension between Suzanne and Stephen almost immediately. After lunch, they all relax in the garden. When Ann says she has to leave, Suzanne insists they go do something in London. Ann compromises and invites the whole family back to see the hideous place where she's staying. There, Suzanne comments on its ugliness and says she can't imagine living there. After Suzanne and Stephen see Ann's place together, their tension dissipates and Ann can't help but feel like the lone loser with no partner, no kids, and an ugly house.