Hans Engler is a reserved man from Hamburg with no family or partner. When his acquaintance Agnes asks him to assume paternity for her daughter Martina, he cannot refuse her the favor. When Agnes dies a short time later, Hans Engler is drawn into a violent conflict with Martina's biological father, which quickly becomes life-threatening for him.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Hans ClarinHans Engler | Hans Engler |
 Doris KunstmannAgnes | Agnes |
 Beatrice RichterLizzy | Lizzy |
 Daniela DadieuMartina | Martina |
 Raimund HarmstorfAlbert Ruolof | Albert Ruolof |
 Georg LehnNot listed | Not listed |
 Katharina MaybergNot listed | Not listed |
| AAriane CalixNot listed | Not listed |
 Ingrid StennNot listed | Not listed |
| HHeidi SchaffrathNot listed | Not listed |
| MMichael WecklerNot listed | Not listed |
| PPeter KaempfeNot listed | Not listed |
| WWolfgang KavenNot listed | Not listed |
 Gerhard HartigNot listed | Not listed |
| GGünther GellermannNot listed | Not listed |
 Horst HessleinNot listed | Not listed |