The great star of the Royal Dramatic Theatre has fallen ill, and must be cared for at home by a talkative, insecure woman who, over time, finds it difficult to maintain the professional boundaries of the relationship.

A forbidden love affair between the Minister of Justice Ragnar Rundqvist (Peter Dalle) and the confused party secretary Lena Stjernström (Sussie Eriksson) is abruptly interrupted when they are horrified to find a corpse (Ola Forssmed) in the hotel room!