The lawyer Rieger is contacted by telephone and forced to hand over a gun to a dangerous prisoner, a certain Günter Hausmann, so that he can easily escape. The mysterious telephone operator warns Rieger that his wife has been taken hostage and will be killed if the request is not fulfilled. The lawyer agrees but, before delivering the weapon, he empties the magazine. A few days later Derrick is informed that Hausmann killed a prison guard during his escape.
Quest roles:
Hermann Lenschau(Kriminalrat Harder), Joachim Bißmeier(Dr. Manfred Rieger), Gaby Dohm(Herta Rieger), Sybil Danning(Irina Hausmann), Raimund Harmstorf(Günter Hausmann), Jan Hendriks(Dreyer), Rudolf Schündler(Max Tolpe), Eric Pohlmann(Palm), Hilde Volk(Frau Groscher), Fritz Strassner(Herr Pleitgen), Hannes Kaetner(Parkwächter)