Erika and Rudi have been married for years. Today they both want to take their own lives. Erika has cancer and wants to die with dignity before intense physical suffering sets in. Rudi, on the other hand, does not want to live without Erika. The two have been living together for so long that they both wish to end it together, too. Everything has been prepared. The suicide doctor taking care of the double suicide is sat ready with the ordered poison. Friends and family have been informed of the decision. Wills have been written, the apartment cleaned, the bed made, fitting music put on - but at the last moment, Rudi gets second thoughts about the whole idea .