Newlywed couple Adolf and Charlotte are heading home from a family visit and greatly hope for an undisturbed train journey. However, things turn out rather differently. Adolf is rude to the line’s traffic manager and is kicked off the train, while Charlotte is allowed to return to the capital....
Martha, a war widow, finds a new zest for life when she meets the noble Captain von Tilling. They marry, but before long he, too, is called to war. In his absence, Martha falls into a depression and is hospitalised. Sick with longing and learning that her banking firm has gone belly-up, she leaves...
The noble family de la Porte lives at castle Medan. After the lost heir August returns unexpectedly, countess Herm, mother-in-law of younger brother Johann, fears for the inheritance of her daughter.
