SomewhereinBerlin.Butnotjustanytime,thisishereandnow.Apostmandeliversaparceland,soonafterwards,everythingchanges.Aterroristattackrocksafamilytothecore.Maxi–wholoseshermother,herbrothersandherhome–triestolookforward,butisstilldeeplyinsecure.Nothingseemstowork.HerfatherAlexisastraumatisedassheis.Thecertaintiesofthepasthavebeenwipedoutandthegriefthatcomeswiththeirlossobscureseverything.MeetinganotheryoungpersonseemstohelpMaxi.Karlliberatesherfromherparalysisandurgeshertoconquerherfear.HehasorganisedameetingofEuropeanstudentswhoarelookingforsolutionstothecatastrophicsituationonthecontinent.ThetaskheassignsMaxicouldbethedecidingfactorinthesuccessofagrandplan.ByjoiningforceswithKarl,Maxiisdancingonaknifeedge:todayinBerlin,tomorrowinPrague,sooninStrasbourgandeventuallyalloverEurope.JesuisKarl–apoliticaltakeoverccc