In the kitchen, two assassins await the arrival of their victim. But someone keeps sending them messages via the dumb waiter.

A woman on her way home notices a car following her.

Two hit-men, Ben and Gus, are waiting in a basement room for their assignment. As the play begins, Ben, the senior member of the team, is reading a newspaper, and Gus, the junior member, is tying his shoes. Gus asks Ben many questions as he gets ready for their job and tries to make tea.

Two assassins wait for their victim, but they are unsettled by a dumb waiter.

Basements is the title for the omnibus film that brings together two plays by Harold Pinter – The Dumb Waiter and The Room – each, once again, set in a single location.