At a roadside traffic control police officer Walter Maiberger pulls sex offender Friedrich Schmolzer out of his vehicle and batters him nearly to death. None of those standing by intervene, believing former convict Schmolzer, who had raped four women, had it coming to him. When he drinks, he gets out of control. Even his psychological assessment reports leave no doubt about this. The European Court of Justice has judged retroactive protective internment to be an infringement of human rights, which is why Schmolzer had to be released. He found refuge with his brother and family in Wallershofen. Claus Reiter is no stranger to the case. For a long time he has been playing devil’s advocate between the angry population and the former detainee. But now State Secretary Charlotte Lorenz has put Eva Prohacek on the case. Reiter feels he has been driven into a corner. On no account will he allow his authority to be undermined. To ensure Prohacek fails, he’s even willing to put human lives on the line.
