El jefe de policía de una pequeña localidad, unos días antes de jubilarse, desea aclarar un crimen no resuelto hace veinte años, cuando apareció el cadáver de una joven ahogada en el pantano. Al remover el pasado, desentierra secretos que ponen en peligro la relación de un hombre, amigo de la víctima, y su prometida. (FILMAFFINITY)
A landslide in the Harz releases a corpse. Commissioner Frank Koops leads the investigation. Vanessa Riemann, tourist guide and marksman from St. Andreasberg, sees a lot of money in the backpack of the two hikers and attacks. On her breakneck escape through the undergrowth she is shot and bleeding in the arms of her brother Marco. In her backpack this finds 1.4 million euros - the booty from a bank robbery.
Despite the threat of war in the fall of 1939, the Germans decide to launch a sea expedition in search of evidence for Pangaea. Although the multi national geologists embark enthusiastically on their research mission, the growing political tension between their countries soon affects their work. With Britain and France declaring war on Germany, the civilian scientists now find themselves mere pawns in a global power struggle.
