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Octavio Bergmann (Emilio Sakraya) was set to fight Benko (Aristo Luis), but the constant delay in the match started to bother him. He had promised his daughter, Leonie (Morik Heydo), that he would bring her a cake and a surprise birthday present. Octavio had to reach home by six, and he was convinced that he would make it back in time.Mina (Livia Matthes), Octavio's ex-wife, was worried that, once again, he would fail to keep his promise. She could not watch Leonie get her heart broken over and over again, and she refused to put up with him anymore.

Octavio was a young father whose work commitments made it difficult for him to be there for Leonie, but this time, he was hellbent on making it to the birthday party. Paul, his manager, syncs his watch with Octavio's.He had made it to the dressing room at the arena and was ready for the fight, and just a minute before he entered the cage, he received a call from Mina. She had decided to file for Leonie's sole custody, and Octavio would receive the legal documents by the next day. She would reconsider her decision if he made it home by six.It is 5 pm, and Octavio had only one hour in hand. He decided to walk away from the fight to be with his daughter. In one hour, Octavio had to get the cake he had ordered and pick up the kitten he had chosen for Leonie from the animal shelter. He believed he would make it in time.

Octavio's manager and friend, Paul (Dennis Mojen), tried to stop him from running away from the match. As soon as he stepped out, Octavio had goons following him. They were desperate to get a hold of him and put him in the cage with Benko. Octavio figured out that Paul was hiding something from him. After tackling the goons, he contacted Paul and learned that the fight was fixed. Chino (Paul Wollin) had bet all his money on Octavio, and Benko was supposed to go down by the third round. Chino would lose every penny of his $75,000 if Octavio did not make it back to the fight. Paul requested that Octavio return.

Chino's men continued to follow Octavio, and he headed to his gym to get help from his sparring partners Cosima (Marie Mouroum) and Anika. Cosmina has been asking Octavio for a raise for months and is not getting paid.While Cosima, Bruno (Bruno Salgueiro), and Anika (Eniko Fulop) handled the goons, Octavio made a run for his life.Octavio was arrested by the police for suspicious activity and insulting a police officer. He tried to reason with them, but they were persistent about taking him to the station. Chino's men ran their car into the police vehicle to get a hold of Octavio. But the MMA champion managed to escape once again. He lost his cool when Chino's brother Winkler (Florian Schmidtke) followed him to the bakery and destroyed the cake he had ordered for Leonie. Octavio pinned him to the ground and repeatedly punched him. As soon as he left the store, Benko started to chase him, and it turned out he, too, had his money involved. Rico (Jose Barros), a biker and Octavio's friend, came to Octavio's rescue, but he soon realized that he, too, had an ulterior motive. Rico takes Octavio to an underground club.

Octavio was tied down to a chair, and an elderly woman, Danica (Tatjana Sojic), sat across him. She interrogated Octavio, and was after Chino. After realizing that Octavio was not lying when he confessed that he walked from the match to meet his daughter, they decided to use him as bait to get to Chino. Chino owed $500,000 to Danica, which he also bet on Octavio in the fight.Octavio once again ran away from the danger and made it to the subway.

After catching his breath, he was back to getting chased. Benko and his men followed him to an underground nightclub, and the two fought it out. Octavio successfully overpowered him and walked out of the club.He was surprised to see Paul outside, and he realized that Paul had been tracking his every movement. His trusted friend had been providing his location to Chino. Paul tried to explain himself, stating that he was also in a tough spot and did whatever he could to protect himself. But Octavio was done listening to him; it was because of Paul that the gambling mafia was after him. Paul walked away, and Octavio made it to his parents' house.

Octavio's parents were concerned when they saw his deep-cut wound. Octavio did not share a fond relationship with his father Marco (Vassilis Koukalani). Marco never approved of Octavio's decision to become an MMA fighter.Marco chose to be honest with him and showed him a mirror. He stated how Octavio was afraid of the responsibilities he had to take on as a father, and that was why he always made excuses and stayed away. It was his fear of being a bad influence on Leonie and an imperfect father that always forced him to be on the run. Octavio did not have a steady father figure in his life. Marco was his stepfather or perhaps he had been absent throughout Octavio's childhood. The conversation helped Octavio to think clearly, and he headed out once again.

Paul had called him in between, and from the little that he said, Octavio knew that Chino and his men were still with him. They wanted to know his location, and Octavio decided it was time he took care of the situation instead of simply running away from it. He informed Paul that he was at the animal shelter. He called Rico and asked him to update Danica on Chino's location. Octavio went ahead and informed the police that the gang responsible for running into a police vehicle would be at the animal shelter.

Octavio finally got the kitten he intended on gifting Leonie, but before he could head out, Chino arrived with his men. Chino was mad and threatened to make Paul and Octavio's lives miserable. He believed he owned them now, and just at the right moment, the gambling mafia's gang arrived. Paul and Octavio tried to escape, but Chino followed them. He had a gun in his hand and was ready to shoot Octavio dead, but thankfully, Cosima arrived. She had followed Paul to the location and waited for the right moment to show herself. Chino was almost impossible to stop, but Paul, Cosima, and Octavio fought together to scare him away.

With the kitten in his arms, Octavio was about to make it to Leonie's party when, once again, Chino stopped him. Chino is about to shoot Octavio when Cosmina intervenes. Cosmina and Paul together engage Chino and allow Octavio to escape, but not before Chino beats up Octavio badly with a crowbar. Paul stops Chino when he gets hold of his gun and forces him to retreat.Chino confronts Octavio in the street but is too weak to fight him and collapses. Octavio reaches home, but the hour is long over, and he is late.

Octavio was about to make it to the driveway when his body gave up. He had lost a lot of blood and collapsed on the road. He heard Leonie's voice just as he was about to give up. She came running to him and hugged him tight. At that moment, Octavio no longer experienced any physical pain-he was at peace with his daughter in his arms.

Mina noticed the kitten and realized that it must have been Octavio, who got it for Leonie. Even though they had separated, Mina had a change of heart when she saw Octavio with their daughter. She could not take the one thing that mattered in his life away from him.

In the end, he was successful in keeping his promise, and he also managed to get away from the blood-hungry mob. The gambling mafia gang is extremely influential, and the police will possibly face resistance. The low-level gang members will make it to prison, and we can expect Chino's life to be miserable if he is arrested by the police. Chino has nowhere to escape, considering both the police and the mafia are after him.Paul has hopefully learned his lesson and will not keep Octavio out of the loop while making an important decision. We can expect Cosimo to finally get the 25% raise she has been asking for.