The gripping sequel to "Stay away from Gretchen." Tom Monderath is in love. With Jenny, he experiences the happiest time of his life. Until he accidentally encounters his half-brother Henk, who wants to know everything about their shared father, Konrad. But Konrad died many years ago, and Tom can no longer ask his demented mother, Greta, about him. Tom follows the traces of Konrad, who, still almost a child, lost his entire family during the bombing of Cologne. After that, he ended up in American captivity before he fell head over heels for the young Greta in Heidelberg. Unbeknownst to him, a dark secret will cast its shadows into the present of the family.