After the successful BILD bestseller "Im Lautlosen" Melanie Metzenthin creates a moving post-war portrait about humanity, reconciliation and the love of medicine. Hamburg, 1945: The war is over and Nazi rule is finally over. But in the family of Richard and Paula Hellmer there is no real joy on this first Christmas in peace. The living conditions are too cramped, the lack of food and warm clothing too great. Richard in particular is worried - and not just about his family. He, who as a psychiatrist in the Third Reich repeatedly put his life on the line to save people, has to realize that the old networks have seamlessly integrated themselves into the new power structure. Convinced that he is doing the right thing, he testifies in a trial against his nemesis, Chief Physician Krüger, and to his horror, he is forced to give himself up.