During a guided tour of the Wismar coastal moor, a young female corpse is found, covered in bruises. Coroner Helene Sturbeck is shocked to recognize Melanie Reusdorf, whom she failed months ago to persuade to file a serious abuse complaint after examining her, hence feels guilty and insists the abuse-suspected partner be arrested as the presumable murderer. It's well-reputed, charismatic attorney Anwalt Gregor Stein, who claims he searched for her in vain. His present partner vouches for Gregor, while his elderly mother Christiane, who inhabits the ground level of their grand home, is most hostile, protective of his reputation.
—KGF Vissers