Empathy is a two-edged sword, especially for Martin. Tormented by the past, haunted by the present, the chief inspector is a brilliant investigator and, together with his team, solves the most convoluted cases. From kidnapping to hostage situations, to murder. Unable to eat or sleep until a case is solved, they all take their toll.

For Aspergian Ella, things are actually looking great in terms of love and family. Until Jannis suddenly reveals to her that he will be away on a job in Greece for a few weeks. In addition, Christina's ex-boyfriend Nils temporarily moves into the house of the two women. The fact that Christina seems to fall in love with him again and has no more time for her throws Ella even more off track. Only the Kung Fu training with Arndt Engler, which she started to gain more security for her, gives her stability. Right from the start, Arndt and Ella have a certain familiarity that need no words. But one night after an argument with Nils and Christina, a frustrating phone call with Jannis and a stopover with six grain schnapps in a pint, Ella seems to derail completely. The next morning she has to testify to the police with a terrible hangover, because she is alleged to have assaulted someone. Suddenly her future as a lawyer is on the brink.

It happened twelve years ago: During a trip to the beach, 3-year-old Michelle Minrath disappeared without a trace. After an intensive search it was assumed that she drowned in the sea. But her mother Stefanie always firmly believed in finding her again. Her husband Torben advises her to get help, as her mania destroys the small family that still exists with the other daughter, Angelina. While working in the supermarket, Stefanie notices a girl in whom she thinks she recognizes her grown up daughter. She secretly follows her. When the police are called in, it finally turns out that it is actually Michelle who was kidnapped by her current mother, Ruth, who now offers her a well-protected home. A world collapses not only for the daughter, who suddenly no longer knows where she belongs, but also for two families at the same time a lot changes and an emotional roller coaster ride begins with an uncertain outcome.

After 20 years Moni (38) returns home to her sister Silke who has been attacked by a stranger. Moni is willing to do anything possible to find the attacker and to protect her sister. But is that really what Silke (34) wants? And if so, who is actually the one, to be protected? And above all, protect from who? And which role does the offender René (38) play, who doesn't even understand why he did it. A melancholic film that plays with three different perspectives and constantly reinvents itself while searching for answers.

A sperm donor becomes impotent - and so he searches for the woman, who got his sperm, to become a father after all...