In her dining room, a woman is sitting in front of a large Cubist portrait of herself. She insists on being called by her first name only. Hedda is being questioned by two investigators. There has been a shooting the night before, and they want her to go over the events that led to the incident.
What follows is the detailed account of Hedda Gabler/Tesman’s night spent plotting the downfall of her rivals at any cost.