Anna struggles with Simon's sexual blackmail. She confides in her friend and partner Roos. There seems to be no solution. Max has been suspended and is bored to death. He wonders whether he can informally interfere with the file on the missing Salena. Simon's brother Patrick gets Mirande's parents on his back and feels guilty about her suicide. Max gives Anna an idea of how she can combat Simon.

Roos is worried about Anna's story about her fight with Simon and that she stabbed him with an awl. Max tries to get out of his suspension. When the news comes in that Simon has been murdered, the police start a major investigation. Roos advises Anna to confess everything.