Harry and Henning are called to the harbor, where a young stowaway has been found on a ship that was leaving for Sweden. Henning takes a personal call, during which the young stowaway disappears.

After Henning's mistake, the group finds the young stowaway hiding in a dumpster. Meanwhile, Lothar uncovers new information about Superintendent Küppers.

At home with Harry, the runaway finally speaks. Meanwhile, Walter Petri follows Dirk's advice and returns to his former office – but he doesn't like what he finds there.

At the station, the group tries to figure out whether Küppers is actually pregnant and where the young runaway came from. When Walter Petri returns to work and locks himself in his former office, the real reason for his early retirement is revealed.

Walter Petri refuses to believe that one of his designs could have been flawed, and is furious at his wife for talking with the company's boss behind his back.

Henning shows up at Harry's to discuss the problems he's experiencing in his relationship, and is disappointed when Harry expresses the same opinions as his girlfriend. Then the doorbell rings...

Henning finds a potential lead regarding the runaway boy's identity, while Petri turns up at his former workplace yet again – this time armed.

Katja and Dirk arrive in time to stop Mr. Petri's madness and bring him in to the station. Meanwhile, Lothar finds out the truth about their supervisor.

While Dirk bonds with the young runaway, Katja figures out what actually happened at the Harms company.

Petri's colleague is arrested, and Petri and his wife make amends. It's time for Julius, the young runaway, to say goodbye to Harry and go home – but Dirk has one last surprise.

Katja and Dirk confront Henning regarding Rosa’s accusation. Meanwhile, Lothar tries to follow up on his internal assignment without his colleagues noticing – but then Nicki catches him in the act.

Dirk, Harry, and Katja speculate about why Rosa would make up such an extreme story about Henning. Henning himself wants to confront Rosa, but Harry stops him; meanwhile, Dirk and Katja pay Rosa’s absentee father a visit on his ship.

All's well that ends well! Rosa admits to having made up everything in order to get her father's attention, which means Henning can be reinstated; meanwhile, Lothar finally cracks his case.

The young suspect is spotted riding a woman's bike around town, so the patrol team sets out in pursuit, as do the homicide investigators. It's clear that the two teams really don't get along.

Mr. Krabbe gives his boss a teddy bear, and Dirk gives Paul some friendly advice on letting go...