Irene Film Studios

Forbidden love is haunting Onderplaas. Elize, the daughter of the bywoner (tenant farmer), has fallen in love with Francois, the son of the wealthy estate owner. They elope and marry but are forced by his parents to divorce.

Private investigator Boerboel de Wet begins to imagine things when he reads a book about another private detective whose life is a reflection of his own? Or is it the other way around? In real life, Boerboel suddenly comes into money when he saves the life of an antiquities expert. In celebration, Boerboel opens a new office. One of his first clients is Marie.