Ruhenheim.Using a postcard provided by Lipsky, Lunge arrives in the quiet town of Ruhenheim. After being helped to his room in Hotel Versteck by the boy Wim Knaup, he encounters Grimmer who using the alias Neumayer. Everyone in town thinks they hear a gunshot, and Grimmer offers to find a lost dog as an opportunity to investigate the town. Lunge also explores the town and he again meets Wim who is abused by his drunkard father Herbert and bullied by other boys. Lunge recognizes Grimmer who alludes to an impending massacre in the town. Meanwhile, Henning and Franka Henich, an elderly working-class couple, realize that they have won the lottery and Henning buys guns fearing someone will try to steal their winnings. The local bullies tell Wim they dumped his bike near the "vampire's house", and when he goes there, he sees a murdered cat. He then encounters Grimmer and Lunge inside the house which is filled with sketches of the Liebert twins. As Conrad, the local café owner and jam-maker, is clearing vines he is approached by a stranger holding a gun.