Charmørsvindleren Victor "Viffer" Hansen (Dirch Passer), laver sammen med vennen Richard Abelsteen (Klaus Pagh) et Millionkup i Sverige, forklædt som svensk diplomat, repræsentant for kongehuset, franarrer de en italiensk forretningsmand Vittorio Fercci (Poul Bundgaard) 10 millioner svenske kroner, ved at arrangere et giftermål mellem kongen og Vittorio's datter Marcellina (Susanne Heinrich).
Erik Dahl escapes from prison where he is serving a sentence for smuggling. He seeks out his family, but the police have already been there, and he will have to flee. Erik alters their appearance and start a new life as fishmonger in a small town, but he plans to leave the country...