The complicated relationships between a circus ringmaster, his estranged wife and his lover.
After 15 years of marriage, David and Marianne have grown apart. David has had an affair with a patient of his. When Marianne travels to Copenhagen, David takes the same train. Spending time together remembering their past and talking about their future, they come to understand each other again.
Pawnshop assistant Patrick and maid Viveka meet by chance and become fond of each other, but none of them want to reveal his real profession for the other.
