珍妮·沃纳

　　1877年圣诞节，奥地利万人敬仰的茜茜公主迎来了她40岁的生日。虽然贵为奥地利与匈牙利的皇后和弗朗茨·约瑟夫一世皇帝的妻子，她却没有表达自我的权利，只需保持美丽和年轻的状态即可。为了满足人们的这些期待，她一直在严格地节食、健身、美发、每日测量腰围。这些规则令她感到窒息，她渴望知识和生活，不愿只做一个美丽的花瓶，因此开始越来越频繁地打破这个形象。

　　1877年圣诞节，奥地利万人敬仰的茜茜公主迎来了她40岁的生日。虽然贵为奥地利与匈牙利的皇后和弗朗茨·约瑟夫一世皇帝的妻子，她却没有表达自我的权利，只需保持美丽和年轻的状态即可。为了满足人们的这些期待，她一直在严格地节食、健身、美发、每日测量腰围。这些规则令她感到窒息，她渴望知识和生活，不愿只做一个美丽的花瓶，因此开始越来越频繁地打破这个形象。

　　Vienna, 1920. The Austro-Hungarian Empire has collapsed. Peter Perg returns home from the Great War, after seven years as a Russian POW. Vienna is experiencing the multiplicity of political, social and artistic freedom, but also the rise of anti-democratic movements, insecurity and unemployment. Peter, a former police inspector, feels like a stranger in the new Austrian Republic. While wanting to leave town, Peter is confronted with the murder of one of his former comrades. He decides to stay and instead bring the killer to justice. His ally is Dr. Theresa Körner, a determined and cool-headed forensic doctor. The two are linked not only by this case, but also by a deeper, shared history. As their investigation progresses, they realise that they are not just up against a systematic killer, who tortures his victims, but also face disapproval and intrigue from within the police force. Though determined to solve the crime, Peter, harbouring his own secrets, increasingly becomes tormented by existential questions: What is truth? What is heroism in the time of war? And all the while he fails to see the mounting danger before him.