The sawmill in a northern Swedish village close down. Nils becomes unemployed. In order to cope with needs of his family, he is forced to travel south. His wife Karin and the children will stay in the village until further notice. Nils starts working at a factory. In addition to the job, he has been promised a good residence so that the family can move to him.
Three American defectors, John Lane, Ben Rosen and Alan Miller, arrive at Stockholm Arlanda airport and are received by Mr. Lundberg, a representative of the official Swedish opinion of the Vietnam War.
