Highway patrolman Ben unsuspectingly stumbles upon a hostage situation at watchmaker Jörg Bauer's shop. But the supposed robbery turns out to be an old score that the gangster has to settle with Bauer.

Ben and Semir are shot at in their patrol car. However, the attack was intended for a young VIP hostess. When Ben's great love, prosecutor Saskia Ehrbach, is murdered, the police officers must overcome their first crisis as colleagues.