Bibiane Zeller

In the middle of Vienna stands an old tenement building, and time has left its mark both on the house and its inhabitants. Here, time passes at a strange pace. Floor by floor, the visitor can discover small self-contained worlds: grousers, collectors, the forgotten, people with obsessions, concealed and exposed passions. (imdb)

An attractive young woman inherits the hollowed-out remains of a giant whale, discovering that whoever sleeps with her inside of it shall be granted one wish and one wish only. Obviously, this bizarre discovery disrupts the life of the village where she ends up residing.

A promising young pianist commits suicide. He spent his last evening in the company of the industrialist Friedrich Hofreiter. His wife Genia is in possession of a farewell note, in which the pianist explains that she had refused to have an affair with him and that he had shot himself out of unrequited love. Genia's sacrifice and commitment to marital fidelity cause the notorious womanizer Hofreiter to hastily leave for the mountains, where he begins a new affair.

Major Adolf Kottan investigates for the Austrian police in Vienna in murder cases. (tvdb)