Teichdorf in the Black Forest around 1640. After three years of peace, war returns to Baden. But even worse than the approaching French army is the threat posed to the villagers of Teichdorf by a band of Spanish mercenaries and the Holy Inquisition. They no longer shy away from witch burnings. Bernina, the owner of the Petersthal farm, is deeply worried about her mother, the "Crow Woman," who has come under the Inquisitors' scrutiny due to her special healing powers. When her husband Anselmo then goes missing, a series of terrible events begins to unfold...