After a gruesome meeting with the tax authorities Alex Alexander takes a drive in the countryside to calm down. While driving, he accidentally runs into an elephant from a circus. When he is stopped by the police and tells them about the elephant they think he is crazy. He is committed to an asylum by the very authorities his taxes are funding. The doctor tries to convince him that the elephants were not really there, but he gets more help from manic fellow patient Knudsen who makes him realize that everybody in the world is crazy in some way.
'Mads'
Niels Pind er en drukkenbolt der bliver udnyttet af nogle af byens beboere. Dette får en ende, da hans søn, Jens kommer tilbage fra Amerika med en masse penge. Jens køber det lokale gods og begynder at udvinde grus fra jorden. Han får hurtigt et dårligt omdømme i området fordi han kun tænker på penge. Niels Pind slår hånden af sin søn. Jens ændres dog, efterhånden som han bliver mere og mere forelsket i Ingrid.
