传说中有这么一种鸟，它一生只唱一次歌，究其一生寻找荆棘树，用最尖最长的荆棘刺穿喉咙，完成一生仅一次的绝唱。
Private investigator Flo Kienzl, aided by his foster brother and ex-con Eddi Kovac, tries to bring down corrupt pig farmer and mayoral candidate Benny Jagschitz, who has skeletons in the closet and Russian mobsters in his jacuzzi.
A fifty-year old history professor who discovers that he's losing his hearing and starts having a recluse life because of his handicap. His encounter with Claire, a widow whose daughter is mute, will help him open up again to the world.
