Merete and Nanna go to Oslo to give a lecture, leaving the men behind in Copenhagen. The presentation goes well, but the rest of the trip turns out to be a disaster. Nanna finds it difficult that Kasper cannot have children and drowns her sorrows, while Merete seeks support from her ex.

Nanna and Kasper decide to adopt a child, but the whole process makes them think. The adoption will take several years, and their work situations are not suitable for the adoption process. Merete and Joachim fight for their relationship.