Ingeborg, a small-town piano teacher, raises her foster daughter Nelly until she's 18. When Nelly's biological mother, Jenny, suddenly appears, she's offered a chance to become a beautician in the city. This upsets Ingeborg, who's ill and doesn't expect to live long. Nelly is torn between her loyalty to Ingeborg and her desire to pursue a life with her mother.
Crisis
A small-town piano teacher's life is turned upside down when her foster daughter's biological mother appears, accompanied by a charming but troublesome young lover.