The Swedish drama film concludes with an elderly Karin reflecting on her passionate but doomed affair with Olof many decades ago. Despite keeping their love letters over the years, she finally burns them all, severing her attachment to the past. The ending implies Karin has found some peace after a tumultuous life divided between Olof and her husband Sven. Though the three lives she touched were marked by jealousy and regret, Karin takes control by letting go of the physical reminders of her mistakes. No longer defined by the men who loved and obsessed over her, she steps into the future unencumbered. The act of burning the letters provides closure while honoring the deep emotions she once felt. Karin emerges as a woman embracing her own agency at the end of a long journey marked by the bittersweet cost of following one’s heart. Though the flames consume her treasured letters, they free her spirit to look ahead with clarity and wisdom that comes from experience.