Post-war Berlin: Four nations struggle to gain an upper hand. Trapped by his history, one man is caught in the middle.

Bernie Gunther's story

- I never understood why anyone wanted to kill me. But they paid for it before I did.

Mielke's story

- Killing a German policeman was an act of desperation. A blow for the proletariat against the forces that would soon over-run German politics.

Elisabeth's story

- He was fun to be with until he tested me to the limit. His business and our pleasure were always going to be strange bedfellows.