Berlin, 1948: Paralyzed and without memory, Fleur regains consciousness in hospital after a serious fall. The attending physician recognizes that her problem is psychological and encourages her to deal with her past. The daughter of a brothel owner reluctantly tells her life story and looks back on a hapless childhood, her relationships with the bon vivant Dr. Goldner and the politically committed locksmith Philipp as well as on the difficult time of fascism ...