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Gerhard Wismuth is said to have killed his two children. The press takes up the case and does good business with the grieving mother Brigitte. Then the trial takes a surprising turn: The accused incriminates his wife, who allegedly has a lover and murdered the children for his sake. The TV movie is reminiscent of the "Weimar case".
Top Billed Cast
Marita Marschall Brigitte Wismuth
Wolfram Berger Gerhard Wismuth
Gerd Fitz Richter Jerichow
Günter Clemens 
Alexander Duda Britta Fischer Gisela Freudenberg 
Horst Sachtleben Paolo Magagna 
Barbara Weinzierl
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