Many years ago in former East Germany, Paul, 16, tricked Georg into giving up his girlfriend Anna to him with a forged love letter. No raised voices, no accusations, no gallant fighting over the pretty damsel. Just one condition from Georg: that Paul has to give him Anna back, the “same Anna”, in due time, when Georg sees fit. Many years have passed, and Paul is a successful investment-firm employee. Anna, who married Paul years ago, is a professor. Their two teenage children, a girl and boy, are their pride and joy. But then Georg reenters their lives, first as Paul’s boss, then as a family friend, along with his wife Yvonne. Strange things then begin to happen. Compromising photos, a professional setback for Paul, the uncomfortable feeling that Georg might have worked for the Stasi. And what Paul fears the most: Georg wants Anna back.