Citizens in Hamburg's Neugraben district have been suffering from a series of burglaries for a long time. They live in fear, despite the special commission against organized burglary gangs, for which inspectors Thorsten Falke and Julia Grosz also work. When a young man is shot dead in the act by the owner of a family home while trying to break in , the case seems clear: the burglar had a gun with him and the resident acted in self-defense. But Falke and Grosz have a bad feeling, because the burglar's gun turns out to be a dummy. In addition, an accomplice seems to have been at the scene of the crime, who is now on the run.