Don Juan is enduring what he considers a boring punishment: Repeatedly, a woman comes to him threatening to kill him, and he seduces her and takes her to bed.

Don Juan and Pablo meet the vicar, a happy and gullible man who invites them to his house.

Don Juan has fallen in love with Britt-Marie and is unable to seduce her in his usual fashion; Satan laments his defeat.

After Don Juan returns to hell, Satan learns Britt-Marie has married Jonas, and he takes her virginity on their wedding night.

Satan decides to put Don Juan to sleep, decreeing he will dream of love, a cruel punishment.

[2] The story was inspired by the Danish radio play The Return of Don Juan by Oluf Bang [da]; Bergman was intrigued by the character's resurgent popularity.