The plan is simple: the three generals Weingarten, Ludovico and Klotz from San Chaco put a killer on their doubles Stephan, Kralle and Peter, who live in Germany, in order to fake their deaths and at the same time to relieve the state treasury by 300 million dollars. But as is the case with simple plans in the film, they mostly don't work. This oddity of the 1980s was an economic flop and ultimately led to the breakup of the band Trio.