Divorce lawyer Elvira Kupfer is outraged: The head of the law firm, Mertens, and his hated colleague Milloschinski have arranged a marriage between court heiress Susanne Weber and industrialist's son Thomas Hahn in order to divorce them quickly. Romance plays no part in this, but material interests do. But then Susanne suddenly takes a liking to her husband and reneges on the agreement. Now the law firm is in trouble. Nevertheless, Elvira and Susanne come up with a plan that could end well for everyone...