Der Fall Vukobrankovics

In the aftermath of the Great War, a seemingly ordinary Viennese courtroom becomes a stage for gripping intrigue. Twenty‑four‑year‑old teacher Milica Vukobrankovics stands accused of slipping arsenic into a family’s meal and conceiving a covert phosphorus pill, while also facing charges of false accusation against the family’s adopted son. The prosecution presents a tangled web of medical reports, a mysterious bottle of opium drops, and a stack of witnesses eager to testify about the tragic illnesses that struck the Piffl household.

The defense, determined to portray Milica as mentally sound, challenges the psychiatric report and highlights her frantic attempts to clear the doubts of friends who once treated her like a daughter. As jurors listen to heated exchanges—her vehement denials and the judge’s probing questions—the case reveals deeper questions about motive, loyalty, and the fragile line between innocence and guilt. Listeners are drawn into a courtroom where every word, every piece of evidence, could tip the scales of justice.