The communist and resistance fighter Lorenz Reger who after the war put all his efforts in the creation of a socialist German state learns that he has only a short time left to live Nevertheless he wants to take on one last difficult new task He wants to restructure a large firm which has run deep into the red numbers In a short amount of time Reger manages to establish mutual trust between the employees and the new management Furthermore he motivates the employees with his personal interest for their concerns