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A brilliant young woman navigates the pitfalls of 19th century business, family and forbidden love.

Germany 1987. Two sisters and their grown-up children find themselves on different sides of the political fence in a rapidly disintegrating East Germany. Margot (48) is a major in the state security service (Stasi), Lotte (44) is in the opposition. We meet the women in the chaotic years between 1987 and 1990 as they fight for their ideals.

A woman’s body is found at a spa in the duo’s fourth case. The death seems linked to medieval witch hunts. Another client is found dead. What’s the link between the town, the spa and the myths that seem to scare everyone?