Vienna, 1946. Dr. Vedel takes in Leni Rosner, a young survivor from a concentration camp. He sends her to Denmark where she is welcome by the Lassen family. Leni finds a new balance among them, especially in the company of Hugo, the son. The latter, who is physically handicapped and teaches her Danish, also finds comfort by Leni, who cheers him up when morale is too low. As for Edith, Hugo's sister, she is in love with Jorgen Vedel but she asks him to give up working for the Red Cross. He refuses and goes to Poland to run a hospital there...