Theo C. can’t believe it at first: he has lost his shadow! How is he supposed to go on living now? After all, a person without a shadow will cause offence everywhere! So the offer of a company for replacement shadows comes just at the right time. But can he trust the obscure shadow dealer? „The light took note of the shoe cupboard, the pair of rubber boots in front of it, even of my old trench coat, which had been hanging untouched next the door since last winter. Only I was left out, as if my appearance was an embarrassing oversight that had to be concealed from the world.“