In 2001, Fabrizio Collini, a 70-year-old Italian man, kills Hans Meyer, a well-known business magnate, seemingly out of the blue. Upon becoming appointed as Collini's defense lawyer, rookie Caspar Leinen immediately realizes how disadvantageous the job is for him, considering Meyer practically raised him up as a child. However, as he dives further into the case, he begins to uncover Meyer's troubled past, and possibly one of the biggest scandals in Germany.