At Lieberberg Castle, Nyssen eagerly anticipates his meeting with Hitler. Gereon is released by Wendt, but must continue to fear for his life. Right before his eyes, the prisoners begin to be transported from the SA prison to the camp. Among them are Heymann and Katelbach, who are preparing to escape. Their plan fails. At home, Gereon is met by an SA assassination squad and a desperate, furious Charlotte.

Nyssen welcomes his guests from the business and political worlds. The first flames break out at the Reichstag. A bomb explodes at the palace. Anyone who gives a speech now is doomed. Rath realizes too late the grave mistake of the moment. Inside the Reichstag, he relives the trauma of his life for a second time. Anyone who escapes the flames must leave Germany tomorrow. The dark age begins. The dance is over.