10 years has past since he left in anger but now Poul, the son of the late Mr Andersen, has returned to the hotel to close the matter of the inheritance of the hotel with Mrs Andersen. In the kitchen, the girls are speculating about what really happened between the serious young man and his father and they wonder if he has arrived because he wants to take over the hotel. Amanda has decided to ignore her father until he holds up his end of the deal and clears Morten's name but all of a sudden she discovers a secret, which can solve the problem without the help from Merchant Madsen. Mrs Aurland is distressed by her relationship with the actor Edward Weyse and decides to seduce her husband instead.