Journalist Jakob Goltz visits his parents at Bodenee for the first time in many years. The encounter with his hard-hearted mother Jonah tears up old wounds in Jacob, who has only sad memories of his childhood. When his wife Madlon plunges into an affair with Jonas estate manager Rudolf, Jacob's worst fears seem to be reaffirmed: All those who are close to his mother become unhappy. But Jakob does not suspect that Jonah has a sad secret in him
To the dismay of his tradition-conscious father, the young Count Carl von Wildberg-Reutlingen has become engaged to a commoner. When his older brother Alexander dies in a hunting accident, Carl finds himself in the role of heir to the house. In order to prevent the family estate from falling to the state, Carl has to sacrifice his great love, as he must now continue the family line by marrying a noblewoman.
A team of inspectors investigates murders in and around the small Upper Bavarian town of Rosenheim, and they still have plenty of time to see idyllic landscapes and luxurious pre-alpine villas and enjoy sumptuous Bavarian fare with beer.
