Wed, Apr 3, 2024
Berlin, August 2049. Renowned researcher Maral Safadi and her wife, gynecologist Julia Kowalczyk, return with great fanfare to the Charité, where she had studied. Now director of the hospital's microbiology institute, Maral takes charge of a man infected by an unknown pathogen. Meanwhile, the Charité is besieged by demonstrators protesting against a new reform of the healthcare system imposed by Minister Thomas Nguyen, in which Maral was involved as an advisor. Seda, the researcher's mother, sides with the protesters.
Wed, Apr 3, 2024
After the death of a second patient infected by the unknown pathogen, Maral was able to establish that the contamination had taken place in the North Sea. The bacterium is thought to be very old and to have originated in the melting permafrost of Greenland. Thomas Nguyen, the Minister of Health, decides to ban access to all beaches. For her part, Julia tries to dissuade their son from enlisting in the European Union army and having a chip implanted in his brain.
Wed, Apr 3, 2024
With the help of artificial intelligence, Maral realizes that what she calls "paleobacteria" can also exert a positive influence on the human immune system. She is convinced that she can save Piet, the first infected patient, by inoculating his intestine with the pathogen. But she has trouble convincing her colleague and the patient's two spouses to carry out the therapeutic trial.
Wed, Apr 3, 2024
At a time when the number of contamination is exploding in Europe, the director of the Charité suspends Maral for imposing the continuation of his therapeutic trial against the advice of his colleague. What's more, the experiment has had disastrous consequences for Piet, who is now in a coma. Determined to continue the research at home, the researcher puts herself in grave danger. Julia, who knows nothing about Maral's experiment, attempts a high-risk operation to save a pregnant woman whose health is threatened by micro-plastic contamination.
Wed, Apr 3, 2024
Maral's therapeutic trial on herself is a success. The first patient infected with the paleobacteria is cured thanks to the new treatment. While the researcher remains weakened, she learns that Nils, her adoptive father, has liver cancer and had refused to be vaccinated against it. In accordance with the new reform, he will not be offered any treatment. While Seda is operating on Thomas Nguyen, a dramatic incident occurs.
Wed, Apr 3, 2024
During the Minister of Health's heart transplant, the Charité server falls victim to a cyber-attack by opponents of reform, endangering a large number of patients. Shaken by the death of her father and the prospect of a break with Julia, Maral is offered a prestigious position. She also wins a major medical prize for her discoveries on paleobacteria, but surprises everyone with her speech.