Only after her lifeless body is discovered, the secret double life of a middle-aged wife and mother begins to shed light on a variety of social issues. The investigating Hauptkommissar immediately recognizes the homicide victim as the woman with whom he had had an affair years earlier. She had chosen her family over what could have been mutual true love. Was it merely out of financial desperation that she turned to prostitution, or was it because her cold and bitter, self-absorbed husband was incapable of any warmth or affection? Several "customers" are persons of interest.
So many men in search for affection or fulfillment seek to find it in exchange for money, while some "Johns" have sincere feelings. And do not women also deserve happiness with someone special? The general subject of prostitution is a main theme of this episode, viewing the matter in a sympathetic way from different angles. After all, what is life without love? Not everyone is so fortunate to find the love for life; and without someone special, what is life but an imitation?
So many men in search for affection or fulfillment seek to find it in exchange for money, while some "Johns" have sincere feelings. And do not women also deserve happiness with someone special? The general subject of prostitution is a main theme of this episode, viewing the matter in a sympathetic way from different angles. After all, what is life without love? Not everyone is so fortunate to find the love for life; and without someone special, what is life but an imitation?