Here’s the Plan

Doug and Kat, a dog and cat who just married, live in a small, aging house. They articulate a shared dream: open their own bakery and keep loving each other forever. The scene sets a hopeful tone for a life built around baking and devotion.

While they bake cupcakes in their cramped kitchen, the oven suddenly cracks and stops functioning. The setback forces them to confront money issues and consider how to fund repairs. The break acts as the catalyst for a practical plan to survive without the bakery for now.

They decide to find steady jobs to cover the damages. Kat works as an assistant at an ad agency and Doug takes a coffee barista position. They promise to quit once they have earned enough to fix the kitchen and pursue their dream again.

They buy a larger oven to fit their future bakery, but it overwhelms the small kitchen. While experimenting with it, they accidentally break two ceramic dolls of themselves from their wedding. The dolls become a symbolic reminder of their fragile plans and vows.

To accelerate renovations and stabilize finances, Kat joins the ad agency board and Doug is promoted to manager. The new roles bring cash and a sense of security, but also demand more time away from baking. Their growing responsibilities begin to push baking further into the background.

They expand their small house to create more space for themselves and their future bakery. The increased workload, however, leaves them exhausted and too tired to bake. The dream of a shared kitchen slowly slips from reach as life consumes their time.

Six years pass, and Kat finds the still-broken dolls. They decide to come home early for their anniversary so they can bake something together again. The plan reignites a glimmer of their original passion despite the distance that has grown between them.

On the anniversary night, Kat stays late to help an employee, and Doug sits at the table with the dolls already fixed. He suggests they quit to reclaim their time, but Kat refuses, citing their financial security. The conversation marks a turning point in their relationship.

Doug leaves the house upstairs after the confrontation, and a final bump of the table sends the repaired dolls shattering again. The renewed fragility of their symbols mirrors the fragility of their marriage. The moment foreshadows the distance that will grow between them.

The couple’s affection continues to fade as they drift apart. Kat attempts to cheer Doug with cupcakes, but they are store-bought and lack the warmth of home baking. Disappointed, Doug considers ending the relationship altogether.

Remembering their love for baking, Kat interrupts the breakup with a bold plan and uses a sledgehammer to break a wall, symbolically re-opening space for creation. Doug participates, and they rediscover their shared passion. The act marks a turning point toward rebuilding their life together.

The couple embraces and moves into a new apartment above their newly built bakery. They look out together, wondering what their next plan will be and how they will grow as partners and bakers. The dream has evolved, but their love endures.

After the credits, the ceramic dolls are repaired next to their wedding photo, suggesting a hopeful reconciliation and renewed faith in their vows. The small artifacts symbolize mended memories and a repaired partnership. The end hints that the bakery and marriage endure.