Somewhere in the Münsterland region of the 19th century: a shepherdess and local clairvoyant - known in the Westphalian region as the "Spökenkiekerin" - upsets the village community with her seemingly crazy prophecies - especially the mayor, because the mayor is a sensitive man. So he finds reason to misunderstand the prophecies of the "Spökenkiekerin" as a personal affront and decides to have her hounded out of the village. But a lovely nobel lady comes to the shepherdess's aid with her occult powers and thereby also saves the two women's secret love affair.