Well-known businesswoman Viktoria Fildermann doesn't seem particularly distraught as she reports her husband's disappearance without a trace to the WaPo. Jakob, in particular, can't believe the brazenness with which this influential woman repeatedly leads the investigators on a wild goose chase. She is supported in this by her assistant, Klara Bogner, and her lawyer, Dr. Sven Leitmeyer. Viktoria Fildermann makes no secret of her contempt for her stepson, Maxim.

Jakob loses his temper. It's clear to him that Klara sacrificed herself for her boss to protect Viktoria Fildermann. He promises Klara's mother, Theresa Bogner, that he'll find the real culprit and lets himself get carried away into making an emotional outburst to the businesswoman. This has dire consequences for Jakob. But they pale in comparison to the bad news that's now coming in. A suicide in prison, a murder at Fildermann's villa, and Maxim Gönder and his girlfriend Thessa on the run toward Switzerland in a stolen boat—until they run out of gas and are cornered by the WaPo.

The undertakers are quite taken aback. In the middle of Lake Constance, they're ambushed while transporting the body of convict Charlie Maurer. The kidnappers make off with the coffin and its contents. Jakob and Paul are at a loss when, a short time later, they find the boat with the coffin but no body. It's the same question Nele and Julia are asking themselves: Who would kidnap a dead convict who had no social connections or relatives?