After the big revelation of Regitze and Simon's affair, Jeppe has moved out of the apartment. Bo invites him home, so he can celebrate New Years with Bo and Vibeke. After Simon has left the Orchestra, there is competition for the place as new 1st clarinetist. Bo will of course take part in the competition. He shines, but Jeppe inadvertently puts Bo's big dream in jeopardy. Will it be a good New Year after all?

Jeppe and Regitze are divorced and have different ways of coping with life. Jeppe tries to get a handle on the anger through mindful yoga, and Regitze fixes the guilt with dry cleaning and AA meetings. Bo still sits as 2nd clarinet in the Orchestra, while his former student Elin is firmly planted in the first seat. But Elin is heavily pregnant, so the first seat will soon be free. As acting boss, Jeppe must solve the Gordian knot of filling the hall with a new and preferably younger audience.

Alma has a birthday, and Jeppe is "invited" to the party as if he were a guest of the family. A position that does not suit Jeppe. That's why he wants to be on top and fulfills Alma's great wish - a pet. It's a fish, but Simon surpasses him when he presents her with a puppy. The fish and Jeppe are forgotten. At the same time, Jeppe has become unpopular with the Orchestra, as he has spared their good canteen arrangement and hired the former tenants of a canteen in Hvidovre, Lene and Duddi, whose food is miles below standard, if you ask Bo.