On his way to the provinces, young insurance agent Rupert crashes his car into a jam cart and picks up a real piglet. On top of that, he's given a good shaking by area manager Schulze, so the next day he takes his briefcase to the farms in the area. But the suspicious farmers wave him off. Only the farmer's wife Olivia shows any interest. She wants to take out an unexpectedly high life insurance policy for her sick father. Rupert is delighted, even though there might be a problem with the health check. Luckily, Rupert had made friends with the drunken family doctor Doctor Wedekind the night before. Surely he will be able to help? Olivia, however, isn't right, so the village policemen soon have their hands full. And so does the pretty waitress Lena...