"The sooner this ended the better."

Fifteen years have passed since the fall of the Third Reich. The Fuhrer is dead, but his shadow remains. Nazis who have escaped justice have encroached upon every democratic institution in the new divided Germany.

Klaus Becker is a uniquely talented mechanic working in a small garage in West Berlin. But his life is about to change when he is approached to join the security services of the new West Germany. With no family to turn to and nothing to lose, Klaus accepts his new charge.

Thrown into the mysterious world of surveillance and murder, Klaus finds himself hunting a mysterious blonde man. For reasons he doesn't understand, his boss London dedicates all the service's resources to hunting down this former Nazi and bringing him to justice.

When Klaus discovers the true purpose of the operation, it will alter his life forever…