Once again it is summer at the North Sea. The calendar reads 1931, and the newspapers are bursting with articles about bankruptcies and world crisis. That doesn't prevent the regular guests from Copenhagen from returning to the little hotel, where Fie is now in charge of daily management. However, the maid Edith is certain that Fie is dreaming about something else entirely, and therefore she seeks out the spiritual Miss Vetterstrøm to figure out what it is. The royal actor Mr. Weyse is riding a wave of success within the world of the moving picture and, in order to be left in peace for the summer, he has told the press that he is vacationing at Lake Garda, a decision he will come to regret bitterly, as his archenemy from the theatre, Sophus Poulsen, moves into the hotel, accompanied by none other than Weyse's ex-wife.

Ane is dying to go to Hotel Udsigten to watch Jesper perform but Fie won't let her. Nevertheless, Ane makes plans, which leaves Edith in somewhat of a pickle.