A young policewoman from Hamburg is torn between rigid adherence to her professional ideals and the testosterone-fueled power lust of her head of operations. After her training at the police academy, 24-year-old Laura begins her service in a task force of the Hamburg riot police. Sooner than expected, she realizes that the daily routine in the social hot spots of society is draining. When she makes a serious mistake during an operation, she has to decide what kind of policewoman she really wants to be.
The retiree Gretel Lotz nests herself into an unsuspecting family, in which she pretends to be "Aunt Gretel" a distant relative in order to escape her lonely and isolated life.