In a Dutch village during the German occupation, a small group of badly organized resistance fighters attempt to assassinate a collaborator.
A small town doctor gets a visit from a former study-friend. He doesn't know this former surgeon has become a junkie that wants to steal his morphine.
Fanny tries to make Marius jealous by flirting with the much older Panisse. Although Marius admits he has strong feelings for her, his first love is the sea.