Hanna flyttar hem till landet och hamnar i en grannfejd mellan ex-statsministern Stefan Carlsson och den egensinnige Harry Flodman, som bråkar om ett stinkande utedass. Som Harrys boendestödjare tvingas hon välja sida; makten eller den envise grannen.
Lucius Glantz, a veteran hotel manager in Vienna, fights to save his beloved establishment from a scheming realtor's plan to demolish it, leading to a clash of wills that even affects the hotel's renowned soufflé recipe.
Elliot is staying with her ex’s new girlfriend while attending a medical trial for her recent, unexplained loss of hearing. As she reconfigures her relationship with her (sonic) environment and herself, an intimate connection sparks between the two women.