Alex Berger, a respected teacher, is shaken when a student he once slept with is found murdered by a lakeside in his small Brandenburg town, prompting police to order mass DNA testing. As detectives close in, Alex confesses the affair to his wife but insists he’s innocent of the murder, while the strain threatens to tear his family apart.
A corpse is found in the Bay of Wilhelmshaven. It soon becomes clear that the dead man was an officer in the Dutch KFOR troops in Kosovo. During his investigation, Chief Inspector Holzer meets sailing instructor Michael Kühnert and his deaf wife Elena. Their way of communicating with each other and their daughter Sabin in sign language arouses his interest. Although Kühnert admits that he used to be a KSK soldier in Kosovo and met Elena there, neither of them claim to know the deceased. Holzer is certain that they are hiding something from him.
Architect Christine, young doctor Susanne and art student Jasmin meet for a cozy meal at Pia's house. But Pia has problems: she is unemployed and now her boyfriend Jan has broken up with her. Without further ado, the friends decide to consult the oracle for the next 48 hours using a Ouija board - a magical witch board. When the answer is clearly "death", mysterious events await the friends.
