Holger is rushing out to Markus's secret appointment when he is stopped by the police commissioner, Richard. He wants to talk to Markus as he knew John, the hitman who murdered Christina.
When Holger visits the family mansion, his mother, Elisabeth, is angry with him for coming there instead of turning himself in. She proves her innocence to Holger - but then he makes a surprising discovery.
Holger Lang receives a video recording of Christina, his protege and potential heir, being murdered. Holger immediately understands the connection to his beloved younger brother, Markus.
Holger hurries to Markus's apartment to find Liz, the trusted and loyal company lawyer. Holger discovers that Liz helped Markus with a specific contract which could severely damage the company.
Holger crashes a meeting headed by his younger step siblings, would-be executives Rupert and his twin sister, Beatrice. Holger confronts them with their plan to oust him.
Police officer Bjørn is called in to the morgue identify the body of a woman and is horrified to find that it is his own daughter. However, when the autopsy rules her death to be suicide, he refuses to believe it.
Holger discovers that beneath the friendly chit-chat with Otto lies a cynical quid pro quo. He continues to expose Otto's hypocrisy, only to find that he himself has let his old friend down.
Bjorn follows the clues to a luxury apartment where he meets a foreign woman who turns out to be his daughter's wife. He then discovers that his daughter led a life punctuated by crime, prostitution and the dark web.