Enno Ollmert, the mayor of Diekenhörn, is a colorful personality who has vanished without a trace. Everything on his abandoned yacht off Baltrum points to his death. An accident? Or has his insatiable thirst for power cost him his life? Chief Inspector Trevisan is called in to clarify the circumstances of Ollmert's disappearance. However, he soon realizes that everything is different from what it seems. Trevisan embarks on an unrelenting hunt for a phantom, but time is running out.