At the Klabautermann, things are not going well for the naïve fishmonger Christie. Because he is unmarried, his terminally ill mother is in danger of going straight to hell - as is the case in the sailor milieu. So he needs a wife, but which lady on the island would take pity on him? Perhaps suicide would be the best way out? There is still one solution: it lies in a bay at sea in the form of a mysterious creature. However, its methods turn out to be extremely questionable.