At night in an industrial area in Leipzig: the body of used car dealer Jannis Kerides is found on the street after being thrown out of a moving car. For the chief inspectors Eva Saalfeld and Andreas Keppler, everything points to a dispute between criminal car smugglers. When the inspectors want to take a close look at Kerides' workshop, Eva Saalfeld feels threatened by his German business partner Georg Hantschel and seriously injures him with a shot. Eva blames herself, especially since Hantschel's weapon is not found in the subsequent investigations.