Münster is in the middle of an election campaign when a murder occurs. But the dead man on the ground is not who one might think he is. Not far from a demonstration against the far-right mayoral candidate Frieder Lott (Alexander Held), his double was stabbed from behind. The cabaret artist Joachim Montell was known throughout the city as "The true Lott" – and in fact he looked confusingly like Lott. Was the assassination attempt aimed at him or the populists who were acclaimed and attacked for his pithy sayings? Inspector Frank Thiel is investigating in all directions. He follows Lott's heels and questions Montell's partner, the chanson singer Tom Linden (Tim Fischer).
To his great regret, forensic pathologist Karl-Friedrich Boerne cannot intervene directly in the investigative work: he has to defend himself against the accusation that he caused a car accident while under the influence of herbal schnapps. But what are cell phones for? Boerne's calls follow Thiel at every turn. The inspector is also distracted. Larissa, a student from Kiev, gives him completely different ideas...