A female corpse was found in a Alpine lake. Inspector Lisa Kuen cancels her vacation, and takes over the case, because she grew up in the next village and is familiar with the area and the people. To the displease of her college Alex.
Three seasoned women, successful and in the prime of their years, have had enough of the masters of creation. Maria finally leaves her husband Josef, to whom she led the common starred restaurant in Vienna in spite of his affairs during the marriage. The family judge Steffi wants to find a new beginning after their early retirement, and the pharmacist Carola is tired of being the eternal lover of her married friend. The trio travel from Vienna to Saxony, where Maria inherited a small castle-like estate.
En Alemania, una fuga en una central nuclear provoca una catástrofe, matando a 38.000 personas. Los jóvenes amantes Hannah y Elmar consiguen un refugio y evitan la muerte, pero no se libran de ser contaminados por la nube radioactiva.
