Die Spinnen

Péter begins to correspond with the unknown Ági living in Munich while he is spending his military service. After the service he goes to Munich and at the address given by Ági he finds four nice old women who put him up. He cannot find Ági, however. The old ladies in the meantime take care of him competing with each other, which becomes more and more burdensome for him. He meets Doris and they reveal the secret: Ági, Gertrud's stepdaughter fell in love with a married man, which the old ladies revealed to the man's wife. The woman shot her husband and Ági committed suicide.The fear from revelation evokes unexpected cruelty from the old ladies and they turn against each other. It turns out how many wicked deeds they have committed against each other. While quarrelling, Gertrud falls sick and dies, because Sabine hides her medicine. They cast suspicion on Péter, who gets sentenced to four years in prison. But the three women keep taking care of him even in the prison. (Verleiher-Text)