Vera is brutally beaten up by two junkies. At first it looks like robbery and murder, in which Vera's gun is also stolen. But then it turns out that Vera's service weapon was used in an assassination attempt on Heinrich Meindl, a seemingly harmless pensioner - even before the chief inspector was attacked. What is the connection between Vera and Meindl? Vera has to be given a leave of absence, at least officially, although no one believes Vera was involved. When finally an old connection between Meindl and Vera's father-in-law and ex-cop Georg Lanz comes to light, the question seems to have been answered and the suspicion of murder against Georg justified. But then a dark secret emerges in Meindl's past that turns the case around 180 degrees.