Katharina is an lay judge at the district court, which emotionally overwhelms her. After an application for imprisonment was filed, the trial collapsed and the violent perpetrator was released. Four months later he kills a woman.
A story about an introverted museum guard who falls under the spell of an antique marble statue called "The Thorn Puller". But something crucial seems to be missing from the statue - which threatens to make the guard lose his mind.
On the shores of a Bavarian Lake is owned by an elderly man. He's disfigured and has been an outsider throughout his life. The house is his home and only refuge-and he defends it with brutal measures. He gets away with it. Or so it seems.
The lawyer Seyma defends a Russian who is said to have forced women from Eastern Europe into prostitution. He is convicted, but Seyma appeals and finds a procedural error, which leads to a new trial.