 A young shoemaker is arrested for stealing a small amount of money, and is released after being jailed for 15 years. He wants to have a pass to get a job and start anew, but without a job he doesn t get a pass; and without a pass, he doesn t get a job. He gets into the net of Prussian bureaucracy, and can t see a solution. Until he enters a small Second-Hand Shop, and sees a Prussian Uniform that fits him like a second skin...