Inspector Lunge visits Eva Heinemann for information on the tie. Eva says she doesn't know anything about it. Later,at the hospital, Eva confesses her love to Tenma. He doesn't reciprocate. Eva threatens him that she would tell the police about the tie. Tenma resigns from the post. After taking Eva's info, the police round up the hospital to arrest Tenma.

A city council member and his wife are killed in Verden, Germany. Tenma believes that Johan could be the murderer, so he breaks into the council member's home for clues. There he meets a petty thief named Heckel. Heckel says that he saw the murderer and leads Tenma to the murderer's house.