A young female doctor leaves her job at a clinic as she wants to work as a "landärtztin" in a small town. The local people are up for a surprise, as the mayor thought the were getting Dr. Peter Jensen, not Petra. Most of the locals can not yet accept a female doctor. The backward people start a boycott, but the priest of the town has some ideas to make the them trust the doctor. The local veterinary is also standing on the doctor`s side, and not only because of her competence. Finally the doctor has to take care of the mayor`s daughter giving birth. It`s a matter of life and death, but the fate of the doctor is also in the game.