Detective Karisto releases Auno 'Räpsy' Pirilä from prison, who in turn has to calve his childhood friend Börje from criminal activities. Alcoholic Dolly takes Räpsy to live in Kallio, Helsinki, and hopes to move to Paris with her in the spring.

Dolly and Her Lover

A reporter starts investigating a murder while making a documentary about a 60's youth gang.

Takatöölö story

Young Ari Nykänen joins a board of inquiry investigating a mysterious freight train accident which at first seems just a case of vandalism. Ari delves deeper into the case and discovers a secret conspiracy revolving around his father-in-law, the director of the railway company.