Ewald Honig can't break his bad habit. Hardly has he crossed over into the GDR when the strapping, well-built man in his late fifties once again starts courting ladies with fraudulent intentions. His daughter Ina, burdened with the same genes, specializes in married men in their prime. Two criminologists are on the Honigs' trail, but they soon have enough to handle just dealing with each other. Meanwhile, Honig and his daughter have left their wayward path of their own accord.

Er breekt brand uit in de Berlijnse Fernsehturm (radiotoren), waarbij verschillende mensen vast komen te zitten in het restaurant en het observatie dek bovenaan. Een team brandweerlieden, waaronder een in ongenade gevallen voormalig lid, schiet te hulp terwijl er chaos uitbreekt onder degene die er gevangen zitten.