The life of Eva Senn, a successful science journalist and award-winning non-fiction author, gets completely out of joint in a short time: First she is left by her husband Kurt after 30 years of marriage, then she loses her driving license because of alcohol at the wheel and drives the student Lea shortly thereafter at. All she wanted to do was reset her friend Marie’s poorly parked car to make room for the public bus. The accident has dramatic consequences. The young woman is paraplegic - and Eva is to blame. For Eva Senn, the way back to a normal life is almost impossible. Feelings of guilt and helplessness become constant companions. But that's not all: the people in the neighborhood whisper about her, and at home Eva receives death threats from a mysterious caller. To make matters worse, editor-in-chief Rudolf reveals to her that her articles are currently not in demand