Following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather before him, Owen is about to be inducted into the family business and fulfill his destiny to be a carpet salesman. But when his favorite Great Uncle Grover, the family iconoclast, dies suddenly, he leaves Owen with some puzzling last words. Now Owen must reconcile his mother's desire for a respectable funeral with his eccentric uncle's final wishes, and find the key to his own kingdom.

As a forty-something door-to-door book salesman, Jerry is used to having doors shut in his face. However, a chance meeting with Jordan, an engaging young punk rocker, opens the door into a new world.