A politically sensitive murder forces two disparate detectives into a battle with the Berlin underworld and a confrontation with their own corruption.

Arthur is a total loser. He lost his right hand in an accident, he lost his job and his marriage is on the rocks. He plans to do away with his wife so he can collect her life insurance and make a new start with his lover. However, nothing goes to plan and Arthur's life descends ever further into chaos.

When a singer is found murdered, with her scent glands excised from her body, detectives probe a group of friends who attended boarding school with her.