In 1988, a bomb explosion in Germany's finest department store shocks the entire nation and sets off a countrywide hunt for one of the most cunning criminals, Scrooge.

On a cold Christmas Eve, selfish miser Ebenezer Scrooge has one night left to face his past — and change the future — before time runs out.

The police face hatred from the entire nation because Scrooge keeps getting away; Arno invents an elaborate method for handing over money; the police get closer to Scrooge with the new negotiation ...