Master organ builder Sören Pielham's corpse is found after a fatal fall in Wismar's Nikolaikirche where his restored organ was to star in the festive first concert by his brother, organist Hendrik Pielham, who fails to hide their dispute about a historical partition by a baroque composer. Sören had an affair with pharmacist Jan Sitten's wife Wiebke, who planned to divorce him and leave on tour of Europe with Sören. Finally there's Sören's former employee, now non-matched competitor Thomas Bungert.
—KGF Vissers