Tabloid journalist Ramona Landau is found beaten to death in the editorial office of the “Essener Abendkurier.” There are a number of suspects, but there is no trace of the murder weapon.
In rural Essen-Schuir, Klaus Wollert is shot from a horse at close range while dressed in full Western attire. Mick and Andreas' investigations lead them to the “Ruhr River Ranch,” a Wild West club in the middle of the Ruhr region.