A brutal murder shakes East Frisia. On the idyllic peninsula of Leyhörn, the torso of a man floats in the water. Who is behind this gruesome act? Detectives Faber and Waatstedt from the Emden/Leer criminal police begin their investigation and soon discover: The deceased is the young East Frisian journalism student Jens Strom. Piece by piece, the puzzle seems to come together: the cause of death, the suspicious bird die-off in Leyhörn, and the polluted North Sea. Was Jens Strom on the trail of organized crime and had to pay with his life for his explosive research? To uncover the dark machinations, the investigators venture into dangerous territory. What they do not suspect is that they are dealing with opponents who will stop at nothing.