When a gruesomely staged body is found, propped up on a mountain pass in the Alps close to the German-Austrian border, two detectives are sent to investigate. For German detective Ellie, this is the first real challenge of her career; her Austrian counterpart Gedeon though seems to have lost any ambitions in his job. Very soon, they discover more crime scenes with symbolically posed victims, reminiscent of pagan rituals. It all seems to be part of a bigger, sinister plan. Ellie finds herself under increasing pressure to understand the deranged killer's motives so she can stop him. The hunt leads them ever deeper in the dark valleys and archaic Alpine

　　在这部充满曲折的犯罪剧集中，一个有着黑暗秘密的小镇殡仪员试图保护家人，防止一场巨大的阴谋伤害到他们。

当在靠近德奥边境的阿尔卑斯山山口发现一具可怕的尸体时，两名侦探被派去调查。对于德国侦探埃莉来说，这是她职业生涯中第一次真正的挑战；而她的奥地利同行盖迪恩似乎已经失去了对工作的野心。很快，他们发现了更多具有象征意义的犯罪现场

Withasenseofdutyandirontoughness,theBurgundianweaponmasterHagenvonTronjeholdsthecrisis-riddenkingdomtogether.Indoingso,hesuppresseshissecretlovefortheking’sdaughterKriemhildandrepresseshisowndarkpast.WhenthelegendarydragonslayerSiegfriedofXantenappearsinWormsandthreatenstheoldstructureswithhisunpredictablenature,Hagenprogressivelyturnsintoatragicfigure.ThefantasyfilmisanewinterpretationoftheNibelungsagaandcaptivateswithitsfantasticsceneryandbrilliantlychoreographedcombatscenes.