A policeman and his brother were transporting a criminal computer expert to testify in court. On the airplane in which they were carrying this computer genius, they were attacked by terrorists. They blew up a piece of paneling and jumped out with parachutes, taking with them this valuable guy they needed so badly for their "job". In the process, the policeman's brother died, and he was removed from the investigation, as it was required by the rules of investigation. But the policeman, of course, could not leave it like that. He starts searching for the killers.

The action unfolds in post-war Berlin, turned into ruins by World War II. Jake Geismar, an American war correspondent, is drawn into political games by his former lover Lena Brandt, whose missing husband becomes the object of a manhunt by both the American and Soviet armies. The situation escalates as Jake tries to uncover what Lena, desperate to escape Berlin with her husband, is hiding. She plans to use the contacts of Jake's personal driver, US Army soldier Tully, who has black market connections. Only there's no guarantee that they won't end up in an even bigger trap as a result...