In 1938, Margarethe von Stahle is desperately trying to practice ethical medicine

despite the Nazi policy of "racial hygiene" that is forcing doctors to collaborate

in the extermination of the handicapped and mentally ill. She has always avoided

politics, but now she must decide whether to remain on the sidelines or to act on

her convictions. At the same time, she is struggling to hold her family together,

despite intrigue, secrecy, and an unforgivable indiscretion. e people she holds

most dear are conspiring against her for their own ends. Neither of Margarethe's

children are playing to script, frustrating her hopes for the future of the House

of Langenberg-Edelheim. Perhaps the only solution is to face the truth...or tell

more lies of omission.