Present: An aging David is shaken by the news that Marianne is hospitalized at Backa after a suicide attempt. This leads to a meeting that brings back memories and forces them both to confront the past. In 1977, David has moved back to Stockholm to work. He offers Marianne the lead role in his new film Susanna. While Markus is away, David spends the night at Marianne's, and a proposal from him pushes the boundaries between them.

Present day. Marianne disappears. In his search for her, David visits the now-adult Isabelle. Out on Sandbukta, old memories are brought back to life. The year is 1978. The screening of the explicit film leaves the Vogler family upset. David and Marianne travel to a film festival and the tension between them reaches its peak. David asks questions without being ready for the answers.