When Vera Lanz and Jan Trompeter take over the murder of Nicolas Bluhm, everything initially points to a crime in the hustler milieu. Shortly thereafter, the inspectors manage to track down the alleged perpetrator, hustler Tim Delling - but he too has been brutally murdered in the meantime. Although Delling's girlfriend Azhar is a possible witness, Vera and Jan are groping in the dark for the time being. At the same time, Vera is in danger of losing her objectivity when she unexpectedly discovers a connection between the current cases and her husband's death