The sanatorium for the “modern way of life” accommodates an abundance of exaggerated “guests”, some of whom have a harmless quirk, while others are considered completely over the top. Most of them suffer from the so-called "manager's disease" and therefore submit to completely new structures in terms of nutrition and changed physicality. When the asylum is destroyed by flames, a new place to stay for the madmen urgently needs to be found. The nearby Hotel Bellevue, run by the still very young Karla Wenger, is ideal. It's there where they deliberately maintain the suspicion that they are mentally disturbed.