Two forensics experts from the People's Police Investigations Department, Stetter and Hoffmann, arrive in the village to determine the cause of death.
A golden coin they found leads them to a local woman named Helga, and they reveal the truth behind the matter.
[1] At 1966, Albert Wilkening wrote that "this thriller continues the honored tradition of DEFA, by combining the genre with contemporary issues, as well as an important historical and political background.
"[2] The Eulenspiegel magazine's reviewer commented that "Finally... One must see the film, for the sake of the elusive culmination of its plot.
"[3] The German Film Lexicon regarded it as "a criminal drama, the powerful statement of which is weakened by formalistic deficiencies.