Im Fegefeuer der Lust plot
Knut Lutze (Robert Jarczyk) commits an armed bank robbery and takes architect Alexander Behrmann (Sigmar Solbach) hostage. He resists violently, causing Knut's gun to go off suddenly and Knut to be killed. When his pregnant wife Anna (Katja Weitzenbröck) hears the news, she freaks out. She goes into shock and has a miscarriage. Anna accuses Alexander of the death of her husband and her unborn child and seeks revenge. She joins him as a secretary to destroy his life.