Faced with a future of strict ceremonies and royal duties, Empress Elisabeth of Austria rebels against her public image and comes up with a plan to protect her legacy.

In 1942 Berlin, young Jewish graphic artist Cioma Schönhaus adopts the identity of a German naval officer. He joins a network of underground rescuers and becomes infamous for his masterfully forged IDs that save the lives of hundreds.

A former prisoner of war in 1920 decides to bring a serial killer to justice when he returns to his home in Vienna and finds his comrades brutally murdered.