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While the neighborhood is celebrating Lars Möller's (Thomas Winter) birthday, the Blums' home is broken into. Mrs. Blum (Ursela Monn) is severely abused and her husband is beaten to death. Right at the beginning of the investigation, SOKO 5113 comes across inconsistencies, because although Ralf Berninger (Gregory B. Waldis) was standing at the grill during the entire party and had the Blums' house in view, he allegedly did not notice the break-in. But before he can be summoned for further questioning, the State Criminal Police Office, in the person of Chief Inspector Brauckmann (Tim Seyfi), intervenes and asks him not to bother him any further: Berninger is in the witness protection program because a drug cartel has an unfinished business with him. But is he prepared to cover for a murderer to protect his cover? A tricky case for the officers of the special commission, who even take on the State Criminal Police Office to find out the truth...