Murdo is having a metaphysical crisis; he’s taken to his bed, and his mother doesn’t know what to do with him! While he malingers, he is visited by his brother, his gossipy neighbor, his girlfriend, an insurance salesman, a minister, a medical specialist, Immanuel Kant, and Death – who keeps stopping by for a chat. This quirky Scottish comedy is a meditation on life, death, love, and the meaningfulness of the things we all hold dear.