Commissioner Olofsen investigates in a gripping science crime story. A body is found in the Otterndorfer mudflats, followed shortly by another on the Alte Liebe in Cuxhaven. The investigations lead Commissioners Olofsen and Greiner to a biotechnology company in Otterndorf. Are they trying to bring a contaminated drug to market? As more and more people suddenly die from an unknown viral infection, a race against time begins in the tourist hotspot of Cuxhaven. Olofsen and Greiner must look behind the scenes of the pharmaceutical industry to prevent a catastrophe.