Mr Frigh visits Miss Kitty in Copenhagen and decides to go back to the hotel to put his cards on the table. But how do you tell your wife that you are leaving her? Mr Frigh decides to seek advice with the most experienced person on the matter, namely Mr Weyse. At the same time, Merchant Madsen and Max are impatiently waiting for an answer from the architect competition, which could kick-start their business. For Mrs Aurland on the other hand, the waiting is over - if her husband has figured out that he is not the father of their child, it is about time she tells him the truth, whatever the cost. But then Mr Weyse receives a long-waited call, which turns everything upside down.
Fabrikant Frigh har besøgt Kitty i København og beslutter at tage tilbage til hotellet for at lægge kortene på bordet. Men hvordan fortæller man sin kone, at man forlader hende? Frigh vælger at søge råd hos den mest erfarne på området, skuespiller Weyse.
Samtidig venter Max og grosserer Madsen utålmodigt på svar fra arkitektkonkurrencen, der kan sætte gang i forretningen.
For fru Aurland er ventetiden derimod slut. Hvis hendes mand har fundet ud af, han ikke er far til deres barn, er det på høje tid, hun får talt ud med ham, koste hvad det vil. Men så modtager Weyse en længe ventet opringning, der vender op og ned på det hele.