After an elderly patient passes away in a hospital, a nurse attempts to reach out to the patient’s family but is unable to do so. Subsequently, a social worker takes over the task but only manages to find a neighbor who had been caring for the patient’s dogs. A county investigator also tries to track down any family members but is unsuccessful, eventually having to sort through the deceased’s possessions at their home. Concurrently, the story follows a weak man’s release from the hospital and an elderly woman’s day as she runs errands and tries to keep cool amidst a heatwave.