It’s early November, 1923. Jewish-American brothers Abel and Max Rosenberg, and Max’s ex-wife Manuela Rosenberg had a trapeze act in a circus touring through Europe up until a month ago when a wrist injury to Max sidelined the act. The three remained in Berlin, Germany generally depressed with rampant inflation leading to Abel taking up the bottle to cope. The Jewish are also being blamed for many of society’s problems, but Abel fears no reprisal against himself if he does nothing wrong. Abel and Manuela, the latter who ended up living in a rooming house on her own while working in a cabaret, are reunited when Abel has to inform her that Max committed suicide by a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Feeling at a loss both professionally with the act no more and emotionally both due to Max’s death, Abel and Manuela turn to each other for comfort and support as the only person the other truly has. Abel’s life becomes even more complicated when Police Inspector Bauer, who handled …

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