Untersuchung an Mädeln plot
Two young hitchhikers Esmeralda (Elke Winkens) and Stella (Anna Thalbach) are raped during a rainy night in a forest by Josef Trummer (Marian Stermschegg), a man who gave them a lift. After this, he appears to have disappeared without a trace and a murder investigation is set up. Though no body is found, Esmeralda and Stella are still suspected of Trummer's murder. Lawyer Baldur Meixner (Otto Sander), who is fully involved in the case, is convinced that women cannot commit the perfect murder and that his clients are therefore innocent. However, his opponent Harald Poppinger (Max Tidof) is not convinced of the innocence of both women...