A letter bomb explodes at a local politician's office, a state secretary resigns and disappears from the scene, and further crimes shake the people in the tranquil region around Schleswig. When Chief Inspector Lüders from the state police begins to search for the motive behind these mysterious events, he initially runs into a wall of silence. However, he soon realizes the ruthless way in which the future of the people in this part of the country is to be sacrificed for power and greed. Lüders embarks on a dramatic chase, using exceptional cunning to track down the mastermind behind the crimes. A thriller that leaves one disturbed about what could be happening behind our backs.