A love story based in Munich in 1852: An Austrian officer belonging to the nobility has the mission of ensuring the young Kaiser Franz Joseph doesn’t endanger his future marriage to Princess Elisabeth by his acquaintanceship with the daughters of a coffee-house owner.

Maria Pretorius is the leader of a counseling office in a large factory. She is completely engrossed by her career and so gives the cold shoulder to her colleague Wallrodt, who wants to marry her. Only the young Manfred Thiele is successful in winning her sympathy through his perseverence. That, however, pisses off Lyda Lehmann, who has long had the hots for him.

The emergency braking of the Orient Express causes chaos. When the lights are switched back on, lawyer Branko is found murdered in his compartment. The Rarna Criminal Investigation Department starts investigating immediately. There are several suspects: Baron Hübner and his divorced wife, the seemingly too staid private detective Holzer and the mysterious Vera Panaid. Suddenly, the mysterious case takes a surprising turn...

London, in 1730. Charly, Jim and Ben work hard, with the brave Maud, in a cotton mill to earn a few shillings. They all dream of the wonderful island told by Daniel Defoe. The latter lives in a miserable room. He is disgraced and rejected by his son Tom, a scoundrel who blames his father for losing his position at the Court ...

昔日生活优越的布兰登堡的公主乌里克在二战结束后只能在南德的一座破旧城堡度日。没想到在这里，乌里克与来自平民阶层的保罗互生爱慕之意。为了维持生计，两个人一同导览了这座古老城堡的参观活动，游客们尤其是美国人，络绎不绝。突然有一天，与乌里克在战前订了婚 的塞萨利王储——亚历山大王子出现在面前。在保罗与未婚夫之间，在个人爱情与整个家族的财务状况之间，乌里克必须做出一个抉择……