Commissioner Konstantin Dühnfort's first case involves the search and discovery of five-year-old Jakob who has been tied up on top of a pile of wood. Soon, his teacher is found martyred, biblical style. Dühnfort must find this sadistic murderer before he strikes again.
At his weekend house on Lake Starnberg, a retired pediatrician is found dead. Commissioner Konstantin Dühnfort gradually reveals the dark nature of his slow and painful death, and must also discover if the motive was revenge or just a robbery.
After years of petty crimes, 22-year-old Vicky has finally found her way as an apprentice in a travel agency, a successful hobby as a photographer and meaningful volunteer work with traumatized young children. One day after work, she sees some bags of garbage with a hand stickin…