简介：Yearsago,MarleneleftherhusbandLeonhard,aserious,strait-laceddistrictjudge,andbecametheloverofLeonhard'sbestfriendJan.Ithastakenalongtimeforthewoundstoheal,butthetriohassucceededinrestoringitsfriendship,evenifitismoretenuousthaninthepast... ThenAnjaenterstheirlives,adarklybeautiful,mysteriousyoungstudent.Leonhard,inparticular,isfascinatedbyherandshowersherwithhisattentions.Flattered,AnjadevelopsatenderaffectionforLeonhardand,whenheproposestoher,sheaccepts.Theymarryandhaveachild,Daniel.Thetwocouplesbeginseeingeachotherregularly,evenvacationingtogether,butLeonardsoonreturnstohisneat,well-ordered,predictablelife... AnjagrowsincreasinglyapatheticwhenitbecomescleartoherthatLeonhardwillnevergiveherthelovesheyearnsfor.AnaccidentinwhichlittleDanielisseverelyinjuredbeginstopushAnjaclosertotheedge.Alcoholloomslargeinherlife,butnotaslargeasherunquenchablelongingforlove.WhensheandJanmakeloveoneday,itseemslikethelogicalresultofalongdevelopmentforboth.Thecircleofbetrayalbeginsagain…Oncemore,livesaregovernedbyliesandsecrets... MarleneistheonewhofindsoutfirstandleavesJan.Leonhard,inhisturn,filesfordivorcefromAnja.Butthistime,historyisnotabouttorepeatitself.Janknowsthatdeepwithinhimself,helovesMarlene.And:heisfrightenedbyAnja'serraticbehavior,herpossessivelovethathasassumedpathologicaltraits.Alovethatthreatenshersanity–andherlife...…