In the Dutch municipality Arnedijk, ethnic Turk Ömer refuses to understand his café renovation plans are denied a zoning permit because the whole quarter is to be developed 8 years later. Having reopened anyhow, he's slapped with a hefty fine. The alderman in charge, Renkum, refuses to meet the bothersome entrepreneur and orders his staff to pretend he's otherwise engaged. Ömer looses it completely, torches a car and intrudes the town-hall, planning to hold Renkum at gunpoint, but he really left the building, so Ömer ends up with civil servant hostages. His stubborn intend for bloody revenge and news he also torched his own café exhaust the police's alternatives for SWART or sniper action.
Cafehouder Ömer Altin is ten einde raad. De kosten van een enorme verbouwing rijzen de pan uit, wethouder Renkum werkt hem tegen met zijn vergunning. Als Renkum hem negeert en voor de zoveelste keer zijn afspraak afzegt, besluit Omar tot daden over te gaan.
Wethouder Renkum heeft alles kapot gemaakt voor hem..