故事发生在十九世纪的柏林，海因里希（克里斯蒂安·弗里德尔 Christian Friedel 饰）是一名充满了浪漫情怀的，年轻而又忧郁的诗人。海因里希深深的相信，爱情能够战胜死亡，在真正的爱情面前，任何的阻碍都是无能为力的。海因里希希望能够和深爱的表妹玛丽（桑德拉·惠勒 Sandra Hüller 饰）一起自杀，来见证两人的感情，但在死亡面前，玛丽退缩了。 之后，海因里希邂逅了名为亨丽埃特（Birte Schnoeink 饰）女子，亨丽埃特是有夫之妇，她的丈夫是一名整天忙于工作的商人。亨丽埃特和海因里希相互吸引的彼此，与此同时，亨丽埃特发现自己患上了不治之症，命不久矣。Cas Brown is about to marry for the second time; his first marriage, to Isabel, was annulled. But when he discovers that Isabel just had their baby, Cas kidnaps the infant to keep her from being adopted. Isabel's parents hunt for the child and discover that Cas and Isabel are still hopelessly in love. Written by
