The investigation into the murder of an insurance salesman leads Singer and Dellwo to the trail of a gigantic insurance fraud. The injured are young, single cancer patients, none of whom have much longer to live. It quickly becomes clear that two of those who were cheated, Tom and Roman, committed the murder. They are on a quest to find Max Gravert, who they believe is the prime culprit of this scam, and they have nothing to lose. At the press conference of a self-help group that makes the scandal public and wants to demand justice in a legal way, Dellwo meets Julia, who is also seriously ill with cancer. She is friends with Tom and Roman, but still denies having any contact with them.
With a mixture of pity and fascination, Dellwo feels attracted to her, gets caught up in an amour fou and makes mistakes. Meanwhile, Charlotte Sänger is also looking for Max Gravert. A race against time begins. Meanwhile, Tom and Roman leave a bloody trail on their vendetta..