Herr Hudetz (Gerhard Riedmann), the railwayman of a small village, not treated well by destiny, causes a very bad train crash by accident while flirting with the young woman Anna (Johanna Matz).In court Anna commits perjury and can save Hudetz from prison and the two become lovers and marry each other. But they don't have a happy life, because his bad conscience is still tormenting him over the years. So he makes a decision .