From Rotterdam, Gerhard Bern has received the terrible news that, for no ostensible reason, his brother has committed suicide. The only clue seems to be his membership of a secret club. To find an explanation, Gerhard, accompanied by a detective, hurries to Rotterdam, where he is given...
Madame Récamier hosts fashionable and influential salons. Her beauty and intelligence attract many suitors, and her politics put her in conflict with the French government.
It tells the story of the poor man Pieter Boes and Sutje Boes, the daughter of a wealthy fisherman. They love each other, but the father supports the intention to marry the rich Dirk de Vaat.
A manhunt is launched after a woman's suffers a brutal attack. Investigators have their eyes in one man, recently released from prison, who was present in her home.