Hairdresser Marie Ewers was murdered in boss Walter Schmick's Stuttgart salon, whereto she moved to escape financially demanding ex-con gambler ex Mario Renzing, against whom she field a complained. Walter Schmick and his young wife Gudrun took Marie Ewers into firm and home, which earned them customers. Marie however fell in love with their rich competitor barber Thomas Pross, who wanted to buy and run Schmick's salon and denies an affair. Ex Mario Renzing had found Marie who borrowed to pay him off from Walter Schmick, who got her commitment instead to keep working for him, not transfer to Thomas.
—KGF Vissers