Eugene Bech

Knut Storlien walks over the mountain on his way home to his parents' farm after several years in South America. He does not quite remember the road and gets help from Inga, who lives on a farm nearby. They witness how Inga's brother kills a man who owes money.

The beautiful Anny works in a cigar-shop. Wholesaler Willmann fancy Anny and hire her as his housemaid. Soon the two have an intimate relationship. But Anny finds someone new. At a carnival. Her next step is to get Willman's son to get to his father's safe. Together they steal the family's fortune and have a great time doing away with all of it. Anny sink deeper and deeper in misery.