1873, Emmental. The two gendarmes Jost and Christen encounter a corpse during their routine walk through the community. Pastor Scherr was shot in cold blood in his house. A young woman, completely traumatized, sits near the body. What did the murderer want from the old pastor? And what happened to young Luisa? While Jost tries to uncover the motives behind the heinous crime, Christen picks up a first lead. And for Luisa begins a journey between revenge and redemption.