Multimillionaire Amon Maynard is an unscrupulous investor who spends his free time hunting people. His butler Alfred, a former journalist, covers the tracks of his deeds. Also at Amon's side is his wife Viktoria Maynard, a brilliant lawyer. However, the fragile edifice of lies threatens to collapse, and the events are commented on by Amon's daughter Paula, who is growing up in an environment where power and inviolability are taken for granted.