From the Eifel to the Rhine: A Woman's Fate in the Middle Ages. Luzia spends the winter months in Koblenz with her lady. The peasant girl is overwhelmed: Life in the city is so exciting! Her happiness seems complete when the spice merchant Martin Wied asks for her help: ginger roots, saffron threads, paradise grains, lemon oil, nutmeg - Luzia discovers her passion. Her sales talent, as well as her pretty appearance, does not go unnoticed by others. Of all people, Siegfried Thal, the son of Martin's biggest competitor, wants to marry Luzia. Just before Martin can reveal his own feelings to her, he is accused of murder. Convinced of his innocence, Luzia begins to search for the true culprit...