On the eve of the imminent demise of Nazi Germany, Maria and Hermann went to the city hall to register their marriage. A bomb exploded near the city hall, knocking the portrait of Hitler to the ground. The next day, Herman went to the front. After Germany was defeated, women went to the railway station to pick up their relatives and return home. Someone told Maria of Herman's death. In order to make a living, Maria worked as a waitress in a bar of the American occupation army, and met Bill, a black American military officer. After the two moved in together, Bill proposed to Maria, but Maria refused. After Maria became pregnant, she planned to name the child Herman in honor of her dead husband. At this time, Herman, who was released from the prisoner of war camp and went home, suddenly broke into the door and fought with Bill. The thin Herman couldn't beat the tall Bill, so Maria took the bottle and smashed Bill on the head. After Bill was killed, Herman confessed in court that he was the murderer who killed Bill, and was jailed for it.
After Maria became an abortion, she met the entrepreneur Oswald. After that, she became Oswald's private secretary. While helping Oswald run the textile mill, Maria was surprisingly capable. Later, Maria became Oswald's lover. Oswald gave Maria a rich material life. But all this can't make up for the emptiness of her heart, because her heart is still tied to her legal and sacred marriage with Herman. Once, Oswald visited Herman in prison. The two reached an agreement: Herman "gives" his wife to Oswald, and Oswald bailed Herman out of prison. After Herman was released from prison, he told Maria that he would look for her when he had achieved something. Three years later, Oswald died of a heart attack, and Herman returned from abroad with a fortune. As the two reveled in the joy of meeting, Oswald's lawyer came to announce his will. Oswald gave half of his fortune to Maria and the other half to Herman as the price for his "wife". Maria felt that her sacred marriage had been betrayed, and a heavy sense of loss came to her heart
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