After many years, Detective Chief Inspector Steffen Gellhagen returns to his home town to solve the case of a missing schoolgirl. The former teacher Kortmann, who has a criminal record for rape resulting in death, very quickly becomes the investigator's target. However, the eloquent Kortmann is uncooperative and cynically dismissive during interrogation. Gellhagen is convinced that the man knows more than he is admitting. As the pressure from the media and the outraged citizens grows, the police officer has to decide how far he wants to go to get Kortmann to talk.

West Germany, Christmas Eve, 1971. 7-year-old Kimîa captures her family’s celebration through the lens of her Super 8 camera. But the mood changes when her mother, Hanna, discovers her husband’s plans.

Linda is a teenage girl whose own insecurities and frustrations lead her to viciously act out against others. By inviting Linda‘s boyfriend to her birthday party, Susanne unknowingly sets off a chain of horrific events. Is Linda a product of environment and circumstance or was she simply (in her own mother’s words) “born evil”?

16-year-old Jonas becomes a father against his will. Jonas always wants to please everyone. But when 17-year-old Vicky, a half-forgotten party flirt, hands him a letter one day, his life is never the same again – he has become a father overnight. With charm and clever ingenuity, Vicky finally convinces Jonas to at least take a look at little Klara. With Vicky's persistence and her commitment to the child's love, Jonas gradually learns to take responsibility for his life.

When fear of one's own civil courage prevails: A provocation on the streetcar escalates and ends in a brawl. In front of numerous passengers, a fellow passenger is beaten up by two teenagers. One of the male victims ends up in a coma, while his girlfriend is unharmed. When four witnesses are questioned about the incident, none of them can remember anything. Can the young public prosecutor Jessica Maurer still bring those responsible to justice?

An introverted man addicted to digital dreams is forced to interrogate a mysterious murder suspect he seems to recognize.

The dead woman is the controversial family court judge Sophie Nöll. Chief Inspector Moritz Herbst therefore doubts that it was an accident. Mala quickly recognizes signs of a crime. Those who were severely affected by Nöll's judgments are now suspects.