Despite a difficult start when taking over the country doctor's practice in the idyllic Großraming, Dr. Johanna Lohmann is now fully accepted by the village community. She is even on first-name terms with the large farmer Leo Bergmeier. He is in the middle of preparing for the wedding of his heavily pregnant daughter Verena. And while everyone in the village already thinks they know all about Johanna's relationship with the friendly veterinarian Laurenz Hofer, Johanna is still far from clear about her feelings. When a forest worker suddenly shows noticeable symptoms of illness, Johanna begins to suspect something terrible: has rabies, which had been thought to be defeated for decades, broken out in Großraming? Panic spreads in the village and a serious argument breaks out between Johanna and Laurenz: Laurenz does not believe in the rabies theory, until suddenly Johanna's little son Max also falls seriously ill...