身在
内陆

Vienna , 1920  . The Austro-Hu
ngarian Empire has collapsed.  Pe ter P erg returns home f rom the Great War, after seven
 ye
ars 
as a  Russian P OW. Vi enna is experiencing 
the multiplicity of politic al, social and artistic freedom, but also the rise of ant i-democratic  movements,  insecurity and unemp loyme
n t. Peter, a former  police inspector, fee ls like   a st rang er in th
e new Austrian

Repu bli c. While  wanting to leave town, Peter is confro
nted with the murder  o f on e o f his former comr a
des.   He dec
ides  to st ay and ins
tead bring the ki
lle r t  o just

ice. His ally is Dr. The
resa Körne  r, 
a d
ete
rmined and cool-headed forensi c docto r. The   t
wo are linke d not only by 
this cas e, 
but also
b y a deeper, sh
ared history. As their investigation progresses, they realise that they are not just up against a systema t ic killer, who tortures h
is v

icti
ms, but also f
ace di sapproval a  n d intrigu e fro m with in the
 pol
ice fo rce. Though determined to solve th
e crime,
Peter , harbouring his own secrets, increasingly becomes tormented by existe ntial questions What i
s truth W ha 
t is heroism in th e time of war
 And all th e 
whil e he f ails to see the mounting
 danger before

him.