Criminal defense attorney Max Faber is a great guy – at least that's what he thinks. He runs a successful law firm in Berlin, is popular with women, and the press loves the smart lawyer. He is not bothered by the fact that he primarily defends wealthy clients involved in questionable activities. Everyone has the right to a defense, and if the firm gains media attention in the process, all the better. That's why Faber eagerly accepts the mandate of the main suspect in the so-called Philosopher Murders case. The press is in a frenzy over the serial killer who has been terrorizing the city for weeks, targeting the deaths of famous philosophers. Faber sees this as free advertising. It works to his advantage that the ambitious Anna Sánchez-Amann is in charge of the case, who a gossip magazine recently dubbed the 'hottest prosecutor in Berlin.'.