At Chr*"/istine's f`;une ral>%`, her fo"_ster son suddenly shows)@? up,:[  a/ grown-[up ,;m+an, with (:whom the family ha?s been out of con -tact  for q-uite so. me time. He!() br.?ought a lett;er, stating that ]^Ch"ristine want.)_s to .=;be buried in Went \@ele?n, to the# bewilde"[:;rment of her bi+(ologic(al ]\child%=re n," -;and ev\%\en`( more so to th+ at of he+))[r husband. In &<a_dd/%ition to tha)=t<, all the relatives#' are su=>"`rprise/[d th< '/at the foster son of Ch+-ris\tine/);= app%`-\:\a]" corre#
spondence @with Christine%\. -*Ne >"ve rth<'(el_ess, C'@@@h<
@ristine's  last wish is respected%-,  and they%' decided to \" >bur*-* y her in Wentelen, and w"is#h to do;+ so ,:\%traditional="*ly,`( m'ea ),$ning: walkin/ g]) beh
(i-nd the h[)earse.*\< During a walk of several_] days, a ll th:\ e r]+elatives (fost]_)+er si,\=sters, ^fost @er father, alleged friends and\%' <)real ones,] the fo"@s%te=r son,], =^'lov,ers)?# *^h?]ave enoug$@h tim`e to get t[-&o know each other better. Because in >-the > end they& have n&:&o ot<'her conclu&sion >than ^,that nob ody reall#!y knew !a&nyone. Old intrigues are d/=
ug up, the foster sisters finally learn wh.
y the foste r broth;.\er j!ust disap$:p
_)ear*.ed from. t!]he family, an'*^d%) **t) he`:=y c
an begin t"o deve$*lop
 a rea'l *image* of the mo'th!(er. Once Christ
)ine+/%(>9;s final `res`,ting place i@#s re)[,ached an +$d she is b_"uried,;= all fami@ly ties, goo%??d and ba"d, are shaken a](r=$ound.