Dr. Paula Dennstein and Dr. Therese Schwarz get a spectacular case that promises a lot of publicity for their young law firm - but it can also do harm. The up-and-coming politician Konrad Wagner would like to take legal action against a speculative newspaper story that pilloried him as a "groper" in the middle of the election campaign. Normally, the idealistic legal duo sees itself as a matter of principle on the side of the women. For Paula, however, the innocence of her longtime boyfriend, whose wife Sylvia stands behind him, is beyond question. She hands over the delicate mandate to her law firm partner Therese, but in her unconventional way helps to find out where the anonymous accusations come from. The two lawyers soon encountered a conflict with one of Wagner's former employees, which was apparently swept under the carpet. In order to break Sandra Dorner's persistent silence, Therese brings out the heavy legal artillery. But she doesn't feel very comfortable with it. Because: What if the allegations against Wagner are correct? Meanwhile, Paula is taking care of Therese's younger sister Marita Schwarz's drug offenses - again "pro bono" of course, because her son Ferdinand is not uninvolved. He took the 15-year-old to a party with joints - and she of all people was caught. Now Paula has to avert a punishment for Marita.
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