Berlin 1943: The only moderately successful detective Franzke, a convinced Nazi, is tasked with solving a series of murders of women. In his investigations, he encounters the mentally disabled Lüdke. Driven by his desire for recognition, Franzke attempts to pin the unresolved sexual murders on him. In his atmospherically rich novel, Bosetzky addresses the authentic case of the alleged mass murderer Bruno Lüdke, who became a scapegoat for the Nazi judiciary.