Anatomy of a murder

Father Karas is in love with a young teacher, Veronika. He wants to marry her and to leave the priesthood. Karas' life plans are cut short by the murder of his beloved Veronika. She has been strangled on the altar in Karas' church. She was tortured, raped and burned with a satanic symbol on her body.

Father Karas is the prime suspect of killing the woman he loved. The crime and its motives have a far less sensational background than it seemed. Its roots lie in sociopathy and emotional deprivation.

Before her romance with Father Karas, Veronika had an affair with a university professor. It soon becomes clear that the intention of the true killer was to frame the priest, but who will torture the victim to make it look like an exorcism?