A gardener decides to exact revenge on the men he believes to be responsible for the death of his mentally disturbed wife.

Young Henning and his friends are struggling to stay alive in 19th century Stockholm, where he has ended up in search of employment. In the harsh city, he and his friends dream of the good life while struggling for their survival.

"I Will Become Sweden's Rembrandt or Die!" - About the life and art of the Swedish painter Ernst Josephson (1851-1906), his many travels in Europe and about the psychological crisis in 1885 which changed Josephson's artistry completely.

Three prisoners, all specialists within their area, are freed from prison in a dramatic fashion. But who helped them - and why?