The Lüneburg pharmaceutical company "Gerlitz AG" is a target of political activists because of its genetic research. When the company boss's limousine is pushed off the road, the masked driver saves the chauffeur from the burning car at the last second and flees. LKA Chief Inspector Charlotte Lindholm is to determine whether it was an assassination. On site, Charlotte meets Commissioner Belinda Uzman, who does not believe in an attack. The attacked senior boss Klaus Gerlitz is also rather relaxed. Nevertheless, his worried son Steffen has now hired a personal protection team. Charlotte is not exactly happy when her ex-colleague and ex-boyfriend Rolf Jacobi announces himself as head of theprotection force introduced. A protection racket of more than two million euros received by e-mail puts the case in a new light.
Charlotte makes up her own mind about the activists. Thanks to old contacts, she finds two members of the group, who, however, deny any involvement. But they point out that their comrades-in-arms Sonja Bertram and her friend Philipp are leading a private crusade against the pharmaceutical company. Klaus Gerlitz is kidnapped under the eyes of the police. The following money transfer fails. Charlotte has to hand over the case to her colleague Bein from state security. Meanwhile, Charlotte has too many leads to just give up.