Jürgen Sternebeck is a German communist millitant living in the 1970's. His single goal is to precipitate the revolution, whatever means necessary. His single-mindedness and violence, however, have been catching up to him as the police close a siege on his group. He's not deterred, though. In possession of an enviable intelect, good looks and funding from several sources, he carries on with his plans with ruthlessness, fueled by his failures and the sacrifices of his comrades.