伊保拉、卡尔和福瑞德是好朋友,三人都酷爱潜水.可水下的一场意外,使得卡尔和福瑞德心存芥蒂,分道扬镳.两年后,卡尔和保拉在维也纳的进行地下测量时遭遇坍方.卡尔被困在了藏有文身木乃伊的地下墓穴中.福瑞德回到保拉身边,帮忙救卡尔.救援行动正紧锣密鼓时,卡尔却悄悄带着墓穴中的金币出现在保拉和福瑞德面前.狠毒的收藏家桑塔尔获悉了文身木乃伊的秘密,胁迫馆长施雷贝秘密见卡尔,索求木乃伊文身的照片.卡尔重返地下墓穴.救援队赶到时,卡尔已被桑塔尔杀.保拉和福瑞德为寻找卡尔死因去找施雷贝,三人一起破解了文身的秘密,并在教堂地下密室找到纯净教派的圣书.施雷贝欲夺书逃走.桑塔拉却突然出现,杀了施雷贝.此时,地下密室的木台阶却突然缩进,桑塔拉坠落而死,圣书也摔成粉末.只有毫无贪念的保拉和福瑞德没有受这死亡图腾诅咒,开始了相爱的生活.

故事发生在1920年代风云激荡的柏林，科学、文化、享乐主义的黄金年代。在上流社会沉浸在纸醉金迷的生活之时，黑暗的地下世界也暗流涌动。组织卖淫、贩毒、敲诈、抢劫…整个城市在黑恶势力的侵蚀下人心惶惶。只有一个人敢于与恶势力对抗。柏林1区的总警监Paul Lang，他无情地与犯罪团伙以及他们的新首领Immanues Tauss作斗争。在调查员们还用老思路办案时，有着参战经验的老兵Lang已经开始使用超越他时代的创新技术。一战给Lang留下了伤痕累累的过往，妻离子殁的Lang已无所畏惧。但在调查柏林最危险的案件的过程中，这场斗争却超乎了他的想象。

1779. Eight-year-old Ludwig van Beethoven, called Louis, is already known as a musical prodigy. He learns to go his own way - much to the dismay of the people around him. Some years later, he meets Mozart during times of political upheaval. The unconventional genius and French Revolution are sparking a fire in Louis' heart; he doesn't want to serve a master - only the arts. Facing times of family tragedies and unrequited love, he almost gives up. However, Louis makes it to Vienna to study under Haydn in 1792, and the rest is history. Who was this man, whose music has since touched countless hearts and minds At the end of his life, the master is isolated by loss of loved ones and hearing. Surely though, he was way ahead of his times.