A criminal couple on the run from their past in search of a peaceful perspective, pursued by a grief-driven detective. All connected by revenge, greed... and love.

In a small North German village a drama played out during and shortly after the Second World War about duty versus individual conscience and morality.

Against the backdrop of New York's dazzling fashion scene, a woman in the process of transforming herself from a model into a designer is forced to live with her husband's ex-wife when he disappears without a trace.