Former Secretary of State Dr. Jürgen Dillinger wanted to go jogging when he was shot, probably by a professional. Dillinger had recently testified in the investigative committee investigating a construction scandal in the Stuttgart 21 area, and so Thorsten Lannert and Sebastian Bootz focused their attention on the protagonists in the "Gleisdreieck" real estate deal. The ambitious architect Busso von Mayer had planned a visionary construction project on the Stuttgart 21 site with the help of an Indian investor. There were difficulties with the building permits, the investor turned out to be an imposter and the project failed. Busso von Mayer was convicted, is in prison as a free agent and cannot hide the fact that he sees himself as a pawn victim and thedoes not exactly wish the politically responsible well.
He also has doubts that committee chair Petra Keller will shed light on the matter. Nevertheless, Busso von Mayer is hard to imagine as the client for a hired killer. Wondering who profited from the failed deal, Lannert and Bootz investigate in their easily excitable city when it comes to Stuttgart 21. No topic has moved and challenged the city of Stuttgart more in recent years than Stuttgart 21. Against this background, Niki Stein came up with a criminal case on the subject of white-collar crime for "Tatort: Der Indian", which deals with power and corruption in the real estate sector , about distrust of the big plans and the dream of creating.