Experienced judge Lena Kalbach works at the district court in Frankfurt, the capital of Hesse. She is a woman with moral principles - and when she sees them violated, she doesn't take her legal duties too seriously. For example, when the shrewd lawyer Teddy Klein succeeds in getting a client acquitted using shady methods. Outraged, Lena refuses to accept the verdict. As punishment, the rebellious judge is transferred from the district court to a local court. She is immediately transferred to her old hometown of Fulda in eastern Hesse, of all places. For Lena, this is a professional and social relegation, as she left her hometown 30 years ago "because of the cramped conditions". Her grown-up daughter Nike, who works as a public prosecutor at the local court, lives here with her husband Johannes and their two children Clara and Emanuel.
Dr. Lena Kalbach
Teddy Klein
Dr. Nike Reichert
Dr. Ewald Kästle
Dr. Jobst Grübel
Prof. Ostrowski
Charles
Johannes 'Hannes' Reichert
Narantuya
Oscar Grübel
Clara Reichert
Dr. Sidonie Albrecht
Acting
Dr. Lena Kalbach
Teddy Klein
Dr. Nike Reichert
Dr. Ewald Kästle
Dr. Jobst Grübel
Prof. Ostrowski
Charles
Johannes 'Hannes' Reichert
Narantuya
Oscar Grübel
Clara Reichert
Dr. Sidonie Albrecht
Acting