In Lagos, a stay-at-home husband and father named Obinna nervously awaits the arrival of his childhood friend Eze, who’s been living in America for the last eleven years. Obinna is married to Amara, a managing director at a bank, and they have two children. In preparation for his friend’s arrival, Obinna watches American news and learns that the Supreme Court has voted to uphold a law that prohibits male masturbation. The act is illegal in Nigeria, though most men still do it.

Obinna has always admired Eze for being handsome and outspoken. In college, Eze read some of Obinna’s poetry and encouraged him to keep writing. Eze’s father was once an actor, but his wife made him quit because she believed actors were promiscuous. His father didn’t have a life after that. Having seen his father’s misery, Eze says he will never marry.

On the day of Eze’s arrival, Obinna worries about how his friend will respond to his new life. As the houseboy Emmanuel prepares breakfast, Obinna admits that he thinks the boy is coming on to his wife. Amara reads in the news that Nigeria’s new Oil Minister will be a man. She questions this decision, insisting that other countries won’t take a male minister seriously. Obinna agrees. He realizes that he misses talking with his wife like this. She’s been more distant lately, and he suspects she’s having an affair with her secretary. She’s had affairs before and doesn’t try to hide the evidence. Once, he bribed her driver to tell him where she went at night. He even told her family about the affairs. Still, they argued that it wasn’t Amara’s fault and told Obinna to appreciate what he had. He’s never discussed the matters with Amara.

Eze arrives, and they slip back into their old friendship. Eze confesses that the real reason he came home is to try an herbal remedy for his prostate. Modern medicine ignores issues that affect only men. Obinna confesses that Amara won’t let him have a job because it would make her look bad. Eze thinks this isn’t fair. He asks Obinna why he stopped writing poetry, and Obinna tells him it’s because Amara discouraged him.

When Amara is called away again for business, Eze suggests they go to a club. Obinna is skeptical but agrees. At the club, they’re hit on by many women, and Obinna feels attractive and desired again. On the drive home, the police stopped them, and one of the officers commented on Eze’s provocative outfit. Obinna tells the officers they’re married and went to a birthday party. The police let them go.

At home, Obinna’s children aren’t in their beds. He suspects the houseboy has abducted them. Then he finds his children asleep on the floor in Emmanuel’s room, safe and sound. Eze tells Obinna that he probably blamed the houseboy because he feels guilty for doing something for himself. Obinna disagrees. His life has been disrupted. He can’t wait for Eze to leave and for his wife to come home.