Criminal commissioner Hagen Walsken investigates the missing Anna Padberg, who fell into the hands of an insane clown. Only one woman survived this clown several years ago and has been silent in an institution since then. Hagen tries to question her anyway. But the chaos breaks out when the clown finds out where his former victim is now. Now he's more deadly than ever. But Anna remains missing.

James Larkin White is arrested on his arrival at the Swiss border. He is accused of being the missing Swiss sculptor Anatol Stiller. The missing man, with whom he is mistaken, is accused of being involved in the “Smyrnov affair”.