When a son, Walter Stift, is dismantling his father's estate, he passes items not to his taste to an antique seller for disposal. When the dealer removes a tacky painting of the Prater from it's more valuable frame, he discovers the last will of the man's father written on the bottom of the painting and realises he can make a quick buck out of blackmailing Walter, for the will would substantially reduce the amount left to him.
Across town, Walter is making plans for extensive and expensive modifications to his father's house. Into this scene walks his father's former carer, Tanya Kraus, who has come to complain the afore-mentioned painting left to her by her former patient. When the architect informs her that everything has been sent to the antique shop, she leaves, although he later informs Walter that Tanya was looking for the painting.
The antique dealer contacts Walter to tell him about the will, how a substantial amount of his inheritance should be redirected to the carer should the will ever come to light, and demanding a reward. He soon cops something but probably not what he anticipated as Walter whacks him over the head with one of his antique walking sticks. Now aware of the content of the will on the painting, he is frustrated by his inability to find it and turns his attention to Tanya, who is also looking for the painting.
This particular murder puzzles Brandtner for there appears to be nothing missing from the shop. When Kunz discovers a secret workshop, it looks as if the murder might be related to smuggled antiquities.
Tanya finally turns up the shop and purchases the painting from the dead man's partner, the second owner unaware of the will, although he later discovers photos revealing the importance of the painting. When Tanya leaves it at a repair shop to get damage to the frame fixed, it becomes the subject of attention, both of the second antique dealer and Walter. Unfortunately for the antique dealer, Walter breaks into the store at the same time, with fatal results for the dealer. The painting is already gone. With repairs too expensive, Tanya has taken it to her new place of employment.
At the same time, Brandtner, now investigating the second murder also, discovers photos of the painting and will, leading him to both Tanya and Walter. Brandtner arrives just in time to see Walter trying to make off with the painting. When he throws it into the river, Rex dives in and saves it. With the will valid, looks like Tanya's future us suddenly looking much brighter.
Other players include Marianne Saegebrecht as carer Tanja Kraus, Peter Faerber as Franz Zehrer, Jazz Gitti, Gernot Kranner, and Franz Tscherne.
Recycled Rexer Frank Buchrieser, above, also in 'Ein feines Haus' (1994) as Kurt Kovarik, Herbert Foettinger, here as Walter Stift, but also appearing in 'Amok' (1995)
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