Eva Liepold lies dead on her sofa - just one day after her election as a district councilor in Hanover. Was it murder? Liepold had made herself unpopular, both professionally and personally. The list of suspects for Commissioner Peter Flott is long. He receives support from Cat Socke, who has his own reasons for investigating: Eva's cat, Socke's great love, is missing. Could this be the key to solving the case? The search begins. But instead of finding the cat, Socke disappears without a trace...