Arno Linder takes a job as a private secretary for millionaire Sternwald. The loving family has gathered around the dying old man, because those who arrive too late to claim their inheritance are punished by life. When Arno is robbed at a bank, Sternwald's will goes missing, and shortly thereafter, the millionaire passes away. Heirs and police are in pursuit of the vanished document throughout Vienna. Only Arno thinks: Why not forge it? Unfortunately, the original resurfaces - but that can also be dealt with.