On his day off, Richard Maple answers the phone in his house. After he asks who it is, whoever is on the other end of the line hangs up. Richard accuses his wife, Joan, of having a lover; to him, that’s the only explanation for someone who called, heard his voice, and then hung up. She brushes him off, laughing. Not long after, Richard and Joan entertain their old friend, Mack Dennis. Mack is getting a divorce from his wife, and he’s hung up about it. Richard steps out of the room and spies on his wife and his friend from the outside window of the house. He sees them kiss and confronts them. They both say it was nothing, just a friendly kiss. Richard and Joan argue after Mack leaves the following morning. He takes the kids to the playground to cool off. When he comes back home, he starts the fight again. Joan maintains that Mack was drunk and that Richard’s only so attached to this idea because he kind of likes the idea of his wife cheating on him. It would make her more interesting. Richard admits that their lives would be more interesting if Joan had a lover. They make up. A while later, another phone call comes in, similar to the first: there’s a pause at the other end, followed by a little bump, and then the person hangs up.