During the 1913 carnival, a man is stabbed to death in the confessional of Mainz Cathedral: Ferdinand Dörfler was the illegitimate son of the businessman Panezza, who never confessed to him. Ferdinand's brother Clemens is accused of fratricide by his own mother. The young Viola, who had come to Mainz from Italy, makes a confession: she loved Ferdinand and had been abandoned by him. Lolfo, who was unconditionally devoted to her, pursued Ferdinand and killed him. Lolfo commits suicide.
as Panezza
as Viola
as Clemens
as Jeanmarie
as Frau Bäumler
as Mme. Guttier
as Bertel
as Rosa
as Bettine
as Ferdinand Bäumler
as Regierungsassessor
as Sänger
