When a dismembered body is found, it can only be identified with difficulty by a belt: the dead man is Hermann Rohrbach. A little later, his wife Maria comes under suspicion of murder. She is arrested, has to assert herself in pre-trial detention and finally faces a jury trial in which she repeatedly asserts her innocence ... Episodes: 01. Preliminary investigation and opening of the trial 02. Trial and pronouncement of the verdict 03. Retrial and acquittal In this gripping crime thriller, which is based on a real case, director and author Robert Adolf Stemmle describes the dangers of a circumstantial trial. The critics emphasized that the film was extremely emotional and praised the lurid suspense effects.