In search of a hot story, investigative journalist Walter Roland and photographer Bertie Engelhardt get into contact with two young defectors from the CSSR. When one of the two refugees is shot, Walter and Bertie try to uncover the motives behind the crime. However, by doing so, they soon get into mortal danger themselves because as it turns out, several secret services, including the CIA and the BND, are involved in the affair - and they are not interested in publicity.

London, in 1730. Charly, Jim and Ben work hard, with the brave Maud, in a cotton mill to earn a few shillings. They all dream of the wonderful island told by Daniel Defoe. The latter lives in a miserable room. He is disgraced and rejected by his son Tom, a scoundrel who blames his father for losing his position at the Court ...