At the end of the 19th century in a village by the Rhine: A child has been murdered. The perpetrator remains unknown, and suspicion quickly falls on the Jewish cattle dealer Waldhoff. Gossip and rumors threaten Waldhoff's very existence, and he has no supporters left. Only one boy dares to swim against the tide and stands firmly by his friend Sigi Waldhoff. This story of a dangerous suspicion and an unshakeable friendship is based on a true event.