Ronald seems to have everything. Privately, his wife Kathleen has wonderful news to share, and at work, he is about to take over as headmaster from Schütz, who is going into retirement. Ronald is the perfect teacher: genuinely respected while also being chummy – loved by his students and needed by his colleagues, respected by parents and valued by his boss. He is charismatic, intelligent and a good talker. But Ronald has a secret, an illness that defined his past and threatens his future.And of course he also has weaknesses, people who envy him, and adversaries. When suddenly things begin to slide, Ronald is left standing at the abyss.