Made during Bergman's tax-related expatriation in Germany, the film continues the story of Katarina as well as Peter Egermann, the feuding, childless, professional couple that appear in one episode of "Scenes From A Marital relationship." After Peter perpetrates a horrendous criminal offense in its first scene, the rest of the movie consists of a non-linear examination of his motivations, including an authorities emotional investigation, scenes from the Egermanns' married life, and also desire series.