Ingeborg, a small-town piano teacher, raises her foster daughter Nelly into adulthood. When Nelly turns 18, her biological mother Jenny arrives, seeking to take her to the city to become a beautician. This news devastates Ingeborg, who is ill and struggling to accept her own mortality. Meanwhile, Nelly is torn between her feelings for Ulf, a stolid man who loves her, and Jack, a charming newcomer with a mysterious past. Unbeknownst to Nelly, Jack is also romantically involved with her mother.
Crisis
A piano teacher's peaceful life is disrupted when her foster daughter's biological mother reappears, accompanied by a captivating but unstable partner.
