Amanda byder velkommen til ægteparret Molin, men hun ender også i et dilemma, da hun modtager en lille gave fra løjtnant Kiessling og må lyve for gæsterne.
Merchant Madsen feels complicit in the young German soldiers' desertion, but it won't be the last time their paths meet. In an attempt to repress the fact that his wife is on the run with the Communist theatre painter Svend Damm, actor Weyse throws himself energetically over his memoirs, but when the police come knocking on his door everything changes. At the same time, Madsen's faithful companion August Molin arrives with daunting plans of desertion, while a small present from the German Lieutenant Kiessling suddenly makes Amanda lie to the entire hotel.
Amanda välkomnar det gifta kärleksparet Molin till hotellet. Samtidigt hamnar hon i ett dilemma när hon får en gåva av löjtnant Kiessling och måste ljuga för gästerna.
