The story of a lone father's relationship with his daughter, of the destructive power of alcohol, of a child's vulnerability, but also of love, betrayal and socialist politics in 1970s Sweden.
Christmas is approaching and the chief of police in the town of Valleby intends to put on a Christmas play in memory of his parents, but a lot of crime gets in the way. He therefore enlists the help of two young detectives, Lasse and Maja. Lasse and Maja have their own detective agency that solves crimes. When the orchestra learns that the police chief has not gathered enough actors, they become increasingly suspicious of his amateurish methods.
When the people of a small corrupt town find out a secret inspector will be arriving shortly they panic, something which a lazy civil servant takes full advantage of and lets them believe that he is that inspector.
Seventeen year old Rita grows up in an upper-class Swedish seaside society in 1965, and is very close to her father, Gerhard. Rita rejects the boys from the tennis club, and prefers to go out with Jimmi in his laundry delivery van.
A young girl cuts off her hair as a protest against her mother and is mistaken for a boy at her new school.
At a prom ball, Peter and Helen catch each other's eyes over the children's heads. Peter is desperate to meet Helen and follows her to Mallorca, where she plans to spend her holiday with her husband.
A man wakes up in his apartment after a wild party. His best buddy comes by. They find a woman on the couch showing no signs of life.
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