After leaving his job in law enforcement, Michael Muller joined a criminal organization and relocated to Dusseldorf. His superiors directed him to assume the persona of an entrepreneur as it provided a convincing disguise. Every morning while sipping coffee at a local café, he noticed a woman and her young son named Fritz walking past him. He perceived them as symbols of the uncorrupted existence that he had forsaken. Eventually, Muller decided to strike up a conversation with her. It wasn't long before they became romantically involved and eventually settled in Nice, France.