Lorenz Degen, a criminal sentenced to life imprisonment, flees from the prison with the help of his roommate Artem Lasarew. Degen takes Prosecutor Anton Mehringer's son Hendrik into his control and wants the whereabouts of Axel Thal, Detective Chief Inspector Sarah Kohr's childhood love. Years ago, Lorenz Degen made counterfeit banknotes with Franziska Wittgenstein, who ran a printing factory called Druckerei Wittgenstein. However, in a burglary at Druckerei Wittgenstein, Thal captured banknote printing templates and has disappeared since. Because Degen can't locate Thal, he demands the whereabouts of Thal from Anton in exchange for Hendrik. Sarah must find Thal if she wants to save Hendrik. When she tracks him down and obtains the templates, he shoots himself. But the handover is not going as planned. Degen takes the printing templates without releasing Hendrik due to Hendrik's mom Anna Mehringer's disruption. Sarah finds out the hiding place by putting Lasarew under pressure with the help of Lasarew's son Danylo Magraf. Hendrik is thus liberated and Degen has to go back to prison.
