Three young men kill two policemen after a chaotic bank raid; a problem which forces the trio to make a desperate escape across the border to Poland.

1945. The International Military Tribunal begins its work in Nuremberg. A huge number of people from all over the world come to the trial, which will later be called the Trial of the Century: the city is crowded with journalists, lawyers, translators, witnesses and many participants and employees of the process.

In the not-too-distant future Berlin is shocked by a series of spectacular suicides; a policeman's investigations lead him to a beautiful, enigmatic woman and the revelation of a sinister plot to manipulate the population through mass hypnosis.

For some disabled children during the Nazi era, their fate becomes a "journey of no return": under the pretext of being transferred to other children's homes, they are in fact subjected to medical experiments and subsequently murdered. The film's plot also weaves in a love story, a kidnapping, and a deadly escape.

After 20 years of marriage, the Schöns' passion has faded. Instead, the roles are clearly divided. Katharina takes care of the household, Wolfgang stands his ground as university president. Completely unexpectedly, Katharina becomes pregnant at 40! Wolfgang is horrified, he sees his peace of mind threatened. Daughter Lena also waves him off: she doesn't want to babysit. Katharina feels left all alone. At this moment, Jan enters her life. The young and very charming lecturer adores her. What now? Katharina makes a momentous discovery: Wolfgang has been cheating on her for a year!