Beissl and Jerry uncover the murder of the operator of a chairlift in Berchtesgaden and in doing so also stumble upon a covered-up murder from the past.

On their way to the Gentner distillery, hikers find the body of Sebastian Wenger. The history student from Munich had returned to his hometown of Berchtesgaden after many years to write the anniversary publication for the traditional distillery. Patriarch Franz Gentner and his son Hubert want nothing to do with any conflict—and neither does distiller Loisl Bartels.

Beissl soon discovers that the dead man had an affair with Kati, the distiller's daughter, and that she is expecting his child. This brings both Loisl and Kati's fiancé Clemens Brandner into the investigators' sights. But Jerry uncovers another secret that is closely intertwined with the young man's family history.