Ben Schotz, a 34-year-old loner, returns to his hometown after 22 years, where he and his childhood friends dig up a time capsule. In Frankfurt, 28-year-old Eva Rolin steps forward as the new CEO of 'THALAMUS'.
A desperate Ben consults his friends about the grim death list in his brother's diary. Eva starts asking questions about the ETERNECO project. Anke decides to talk to Daan, and thus comes into contact with his psychiatrist Viktor Møller.