The corpse of a German-Syrian is found on the outskirts of Oldenburg. To find an answer, Inspector Falk and his team must hunt down the ringleaders of a criminal network. But as the German-Syrians of Oldenburg have been taking in those fleeing the conflict at home, a collective silence stands in the way of the truth.

When a suspected fraudster resists arrest, Inspectors Falke and Lorenz go by the book and check him into custody overnight. But when they return to question him in the morning, the are faced with another mystery to solve...