In this episode of Tatort, Komissar von Burg und his "life and limb"-group are up against the covert and therefore doubly treacherous Bern branch of the "Russian Mafia". Arms trafficking, white slavery, protection rackets, drug dealing - all the lucrative little specialties of organized crime - are masterminded by an individual hiding behind diplomatic credentials in the federal capital and carried out by brutal henchmen. In order to prevail against this ruthless foe, supreme cunning and a willingness to go to the limits of physical endurance are required of von Burg and his people.