In a Dutch village during the German occupation, a small group of badly organized resistance fighters attempt to assassinate a collaborator.

Fanny tries to make Marius jealous by flirting with the much older Panisse. Although Marius admits he has strong feelings for her, his first love is the sea.

A small town doctor gets a visit from a former study-friend. He doesn't know this former surgeon has become a junkie that wants to steal his morphine.