Wholesaler Storm's spoiled son Axel wakes up with a severe headache. When the father enters, Axel blames the aches on too much homework. The father asks him not to overexert himself. Axel has signed a bill of exchange for SEK 5,000 that falls due on the same day. The father promises to help him. A little later, Axel's friends Jenny and Flottenberg come to visit. Together they go to the race track where Axel loses all his money.
