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Scene of the Crime

Scene of the Crime: Season 40

  • 2009
  • 34 episodes

Season 40 of Scene of the Crime premiered on January 4, 2009 and has 34 episodes, from "Vienna - Tree of Salvation" to "Contaminated Sites". The last episode aired on December 27, 2009.

Where to watch Scene of the Crime

In the United States, you can stream Scene of the Crime on Amazon Prime Video, MZ Choice Amazon Channel and Mhz Choice. It is also free on Hoopla and The Roku Channel. You can also buy it on Amazon Video. It is on streaming services in 6 countries.

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Episodes

  1. Episode 1Vienna - Tree of SalvationAired January 4, 2009

    A young Turkish woman - Ayse Ozbay - is found hanging from a tree in the forest near the Tyrolean market town of Telfs. At first the police assumed it was a suicide, because within a year three other Turkish girls and a young man hanged themselves from the same tree in order to avoid being forced into marriage by the family.

    • 1h 30m
    • Directed by Harald Sicheritz
    • Written by Felix Mitterer

    Guest stars

    • Sarah Tkotsch Claudia
    • Alexander Mitterer Franz Pfurtscheller
    • Hubert Kramer Ernst Rauter
    • Tayfun Bademsoy Kazim Ozbay
    • Pegah Ferydoni Yasemin Ozbay
    • Martin Leutgeb Klaus Larcher
    • Christoph von Friedl Georg Larcher
    • Michael Steinocher Christian Larcher
  2. Episode 2Black PeterAired January 18, 2009

    A body is found in a Leipzig canal. The chief inspectors Eva Saalfeld and Andreas Keppler manage to find out the identity of the man: it is Peter Schneider, a successful Leipzig entrepreneur and family man.

    • 1h 30m
    • Directed by Christine Hartmann
    • Written by Katrin Bühlig

    Guest stars

    • Simone Thomalla Eva Saalfeld
    • Martin Wuttke Andreas Keppler
    • André Röhner Johannes Striesow
    • Suzanne von Borsody Gitta Schneider
    • Pierre Besson Christian Bensen
    • Chiara Schoras Susanne Kuhnert
    • Thomas Huber Rüdiger Kuhnert
    • Layla Laberny Lina Kuhnert
  3. Episode 3Raven HeartAired January 25, 2009

    A murder without a motive? - Inconceivably. And yet the murder of the 48-year-old senior physician Hermann Johns seems completely unfounded. The renowned physician, who worked in the maternity ward of a Cologne clinic, seems to have been popular with patients and hospital staff alike.

    • 1h 30m
    • Directed by Torsten C. Fischer
    • Written by Markus Busch

    Guest stars

    • Tessa Mittelstaedt Franziska Lüttgenjohann
    • Christian Tasche Von Prinz
    • Anna Maria Mühe Maria Everbeck
    • Matthias Matschke August Neumann
    • Petra Kleinert Monika Scharrer
    • Ulrike C. Tscharre Karin Steffens
    • Peter Wolf Andreas Tschichold
    • Omar El-Saeidi Akmut Dolschik
  4. Episode 4CheckoutAired February 1, 2009

    Boris Blaschke's body lies on the garbage amid leftovers and packaging that could have come from the shops he worked for, because Blaschke was area manager at the discount chain Billy and responsible for three Ludwigshafen branches. When Lena Odenthal and Kopper inspect his apartment, they realize that there was practically nothing else for Blaschke besides work.

    • 1h 30m
    • Directed by Lars Montag
    • Written by Stephan Falk

    Guest stars

    • Andreas Hoppe Mario Kopper
    • Annalena Schmidt Mrs. Keller
    • Peter Espeloer Peter Becker
    • Ulrike Folkerts Lena Odenthal
    • Stefanie Stappenbeck Beate Schütz
    • Jan Henrik Stahlberg Günter Novak
    • Traute Hoess Hannelore Freytag
    • Barbara Philipp Gisela Dullenkopf
  5. Episode 5Bremen - Family ConstellationAired February 8, 2009

    The suicide of medical student Rojin Lewald poses a number of puzzles for chief inspector Inga Lürsen and her colleague Stedefreund. The young woman, who comes from a Turkish family, wanted to divorce her German husband. She leaves behind a two-year-old daughter. Her wealthy parents are successful and respected citizens of Bremen, open-minded but devout.

    • 1h 30m
    • Directed by Mark Schlichter
    • Written by Thea Dorn

    Guest stars

    • Erol Sander Durmus Korkmaz
    • Proschat Madani Mukkades Korkmaz
    • Jennifer Ulrich Arzu Korkmaz
    • Kostja Ullmann Kerim Korkmaz
    • Roman Knižka Dr. Philipp Lewald
    • Denis Moschitto Haydar Kartal
    • Winfried Hammelmann Karlsen
    • Oliver Mommsen Nils Stedefreund
  6. Episode 6Uncharted TerritoryAired February 15, 2009

    In his 15th case, inspector Fritz Dellwo has to investigate on his own because his colleague Charlotte Sänger is undergoing further training. But Dellwo is ripe for a vacation and decides to take some time off - a forty-year-old detective in midlife crisis. He visits his old love Katrin and subjects his life to a thorough examination. But even in the supposed idyll, crime catches up with him.

    • 1h 30m
    • Directed by Manuel Flurin Hendry
    • Written by Bernd Lange

    Guest stars

    • Jörg Schüttauf Fritz Dellwo
    • Peter Lerchbaumer Rudi Fromm
    • Nina Kunzendorf Katrin Reuter
    • Martin Feifel Jens Reuter
    • Peter Kurth Jochen Kaleck
    • Devid Striesow Gerti Plauer
    • Matthias Habich Roland Plauer
    • Hans-Uwe Bauer Stefan Kruppka
  7. Episode 7Heart of IceAired February 22, 2009

    A dead body is found in the swimming pool of the "Schloss Hamberg" boarding school: Stephan appears to have committed suicide. Lovesickness may have driven the introverted son of a renowned banker and a celebrated actress to his death. However, an inconspicuous laundry button changes the entire scenario.

    • 1h 30m
    • Directed by Ed Herzog
    • Written by Dorothee Schön

    Guest stars

    • Eva Mattes Klara Blum
    • Sebastian Bezzel Kai Perlmann
    • Justine Hauer Annika Beck
    • Benjamin Morik Pathologe Wehmut
    • Thomas Meinhardt Kriminaldirektor Wagner
    • Florian Bartholomäi Max
    • Nora Waldstätten Viktoria
    • Rosalie Thomass Olga Filonowa
  8. Episode 8Deadly CamouflageAired March 1, 2009

    Thorsten Lannert and Sebastian Bootz are investigating the case of a man who was found shot dead in the Filder near Stuttgart Airport. The murdered man appeared to have lived beyond his means, but apparently had no apparent enemies. However, Lannert and Bootz come across unforeseen connections in the professional environment of the dead man, who worked as a customs officer at the airport.

    • 1h 30m
    • Directed by Rainer Matsutani
    • Written by Holger Karsten Schmidt

    Guest stars

    • Filip Peeters Victor de Man
    • Despina Pajanou Iris Westermann
    • Dagmar Sachse Babette Kerner
    • Mimi Fiedler Nika Banovic
    • Jürgen Hartmann Daniel Vogt
    • Carolina Vera Emilia Alvarez
    • Richy Müller Thorsten Lannert
    • Felix Klare Sebastian Bootz
  9. Episode 9WallflowerAired March 8, 2009

    Eva Saalfeld and Andreas Keppler are confronted with the excesses of the modern job market. Temporary work and illegal employment seem to encourage abuse of people. A young manager Armin Lohmann is found dead in his apartment. The first suspicion falls on his wife Katrin, but chief inspectors Saalfeld and Keppler find bloody footprints at the scene of the crime, which indicate the presence of a strange woman on the night of the crime.

    • 1h 30m
    • Directed by Johannes Fabrick
    • Written by Simone Schneider

    Guest stars

    • Simone Thomalla Eva Saalfeld
    • Martin Wuttke Andreas Keppler
    • Kai Schumann Johannes Reichau
    • Dieter Jasslauk Schmitz
    • Sophie von Kessel Katrin Lohmann
    • Peter Atanassow Armin Lohmann
    • Helmut Zierl Jörg Stein
    • Steffi Kühnert Sabine Teichert
  10. Episode 10Lindholm - The GhostAired March 15, 2009

    A police officer is shot dead during an identity check at Hanover-Langenhagen Airport. What looks like a criminal's panicked reaction becomes increasingly mysterious. All surveillance cameras were out at the time of the crime. For Charlotte Lindholm, however, the case seems clear after just a few hours.

    • 1h 30m
    • Directed by Dror Zahavi
    • Written by Stefan Dähnert

    Guest stars

    • Ingo Naujoks Martin Felser
    • David Rott Edgar Strelow
    • Torsten Michaelis Stefan Bitomsky
    • Karoline Eichhorn Manu Seehausen
    • Pierre Besson Jens Osburg
    • Kathrin Ackermann Annemarie Lindholm
    • Hansa Czypionka Klaus Ritter
    • Holger Handtke Belz
  11. Episode 11Descent into HellAired March 22, 2009

    It's a picture-perfect summer's day when Prof. Boerne's golf tournament in Grothenburg is suddenly interrupted by a dead man in a tuxedo. With the tournament victory firmly in mind, Boerne is briefly tempted to deny his profession and to assume that Dr. Raimund Strothoff, the Münster banker, killed himself. But bondage marks on one of the ankles cause Boerne to call Inspector Thiel. [Münster]

    • 1h 30m
    • Directed by Tim Trageser
    • Written by Matthias Seelig and Claudia Falk

    Guest stars

    • Axel Prahl Frank Thiel
    • Mark Waschke Dr. Ralph Winkler
    • Nina Kunzendorf Alexandra Kolb
    • Paul Faßnacht Dr. Bollinger
    • Friederike Kempter Nadeshda Krusenstern
    • Mechthild Großmann Wilhelmine Klemm
    • Christine Urspruch Silke 'Alberich' Haller
    • Jan Josef Liefers Karl-Friedrich Boerne
  12. Episode 12The Song of Dead ThingsAired March 29, 2009

    This case takes the Munich chief inspectors Franz Leitmayr and Ivo Batic to their limits: the television astrologer Doro Pirol is found shot to death in her Nymphenburg villa. Not only Doro's husband Remy and her stepfather Prof. K.D. Mosberg are shocked. Even the longtime housekeeper Annemarie Weigand can hardly believe the sudden death of the ethereal beauty. Doro and Remy acted as popular esoteric stars in their TV show "Astraltime" in front of the camera. Selina works as a fortune teller behind the scenes.

    • 1h 30m
    • Directed by Thomas Roth
    • Written by Markus Fennert

    Guest stars

    • Sabine Timoteo Gabi Kunz
    • Irm Hermann Fefi Zänglein
    • André Eisermann Remy Pirol
    • Jutta Fastian Doro Pirol
    • Therese Affolter Annemarie Weigand
    • Bernd Stegemann Professor Mosberg
    • Christiane von Poelnitz Selina Fritsch
    • Stefan Merki Arnfried Goll
  13. Episode 13Urban WarfareAired April 13, 2009

    Cenk Batu is investigating undercover in the Hamburg Special Operations Command (SEK) on behalf of his superior Uwe Kohnau. Some officials there are suspected of working illegally as trainers abroad and selling their specialist knowledge. Batu manages to gain the trust of SEK man Lars Jansen, who is also said to be involved in the deal. The case seems almost solved when the SEK is suddenly called because of an alleged hostage situation.

    • 1h 30m
    • Directed by Florian Baxmeyer
    • Written by Peter Braun and Johannes W. Betz

    Guest stars

    • Mehmet Kurtuluş Cenk Batu
    • Peter Jordan Uwe Kohnau
    • Patrycia Ziółkowska Anja
    • Stipe Erceg Zoltan Didic
    • Matthias Koeberlin Lars Jansen
    • Philipp Baltus SEK Beamter Burkhardt
    • Victor Choulman Stephan Istjevic
  14. Episode 14Above and BelowAired April 19, 2009

    A dead man on the subway calls inspectors Ritter and Stark into action. It is the building contractor Horst Baumann, who had already come to the fore in the past due to a spectacular company bankruptcy. After a long stay abroad, he returned to Berlin to renovate real estate with the help of his attractive wife Alissa and his opaque partner Alsfeld. The investigations quickly bring the inspectors on the trail of the craftsman Rothe, who was ruined by the bankruptcy at the time. Had he wanted revenge on Baumann?

    • 1h 30m
    • Directed by Nils Willbrandt
    • Written by Natja Brunckhorst

    Guest stars

    • Boris Aljinovic Felix Stark
    • Ernst-Georg Schwill Lutz Weber
    • Muriel Baumeister Alissa Baumann
    • Marlon Kittel Daniel
    • Harald Schrott Gregor
    • Maja Schöne Nicoletta Baudier
    • Bruno F. Apitz Rothe
    • Bruno F. Apitz Alsfeld
  15. Episode 15Bitter GrapesAired April 26, 2009

    Gerhard Nieser, a wine inspector at the Saarland Institute for Food Research, is found murdered in a house on the outskirts of Saarbrücken. A man like that has a lot of responsibility - and power. Vintners tremble before him, wine shops fear his visit.

    • 1h 30m
    • Directed by Hannu Salonen
    • Written by Andreas Pflüger

    Guest stars

    • Lale Yavaş Rhea Singh
    • Thomas Sarbacher Richard Altpeter
    • Patrizia Moresco Marlies Altpeter
    • Katharina Müller-Elmau Isabel Weickert
    • Marco Lorenzini Jean-Paul Weickert
    • Timo Dierkes Alwin Eckes
    • Martin Wißner Benedikt Eckes
    • Konstantin Wecker Ludwig Kappl
  16. Episode 16Borowski and the Ideal WorldAired May 3, 2009

    It's a tough case for Borowski: The body of the eight-year-old girl has hematomas and a broken rib - both older injuries. The inspector takes a closer look at the family: Michelle's parents, Nadine and Thies Nowak, have financial problems and are struggling with enormous marital problems. To make matters worse, Nadine is pregnant, and then Thies' ex-girlfriend reappears on the scene.

    • 1h 30m
    • Directed by Florian Froschmayer
    • Written by Marc Blöbaum and Elke Schuch

    Guest stars

    • Katharina Wackernagel Nadine Nowak
    • Fabian Hinrichs Thies Nowak
    • Marita Breuer Vera Zimmer
    • Maren Eggert Frieda Jung
    • Samuel Finzi Dr. Stormann
    • Axel Milberg Klaus Borowski
    • Thomas Kügel Roland Schladitz
  17. Episode 17Deadly UseAired May 10, 2009

    Florian robs a gas station to get money for drugs: he needs the money to meet a dealer. The deal is supposed to take place in an abandoned warehouse - but a SEK unit is already waiting there, having received a tip. Everything goes wrong here: Florian escapes, a SEK officer is shot. During their investigations, Lena Odenthal and Mario Kopper encounter a wall of silence.

    • 1h 30m
    • Directed by Bodo Fürneisen
    • Written by Kai-Uwe Hasenheit

    Guest stars

    • Andreas Hoppe Mario Kopper
    • Annalena Schmidt Mrs. Keller
    • Peter Espeloer Peter Becker
    • Ulrike Folkerts Lena Odenthal
    • Mirco Kreibich Florian Weigold
    • Heikko Deutschmann Thomas Renner
    • Andreas Grötzinger Andreas Ziegler
    • Bijan Zamani Kerem Yildiz
  18. Episode 18Sinking ShipsAired May 24, 2009

    A dead body is caught in the net of a German fishing boat off the Norwegian coast. But the dead man seems to be the second officer of the container ship MS Karina, Radek Jankowski, and he is apparently not missing. To Inga Lürsen and Stedefreund's astonishment, neither the water police nor the shipping company in Bremerhaven are willing to help.

    • 1h 30m
    • Directed by Florian Baxmeyer
    • Written by Wilfried Huismann and Philip LaZebnik

    Guest stars

    • Michael Gwisdek Captain Bleibtreu
    • Lasse Norgaard Sondergard
    • Gustav Peter Wöhler Onno Sibum
    • Willi Gerk Sergej Bukowski
    • Yevgeni Sitokhin Juri
    • Ina Weisse Julia Delius
    • Arnd Klawitter Max Reimann
    • Robert Dölle Prosecutor
  19. Episode 19Desire to Have ChildrenAired June 1, 2009

    When the body of the well-known investigative journalist Sandra Walch is found in the Danube on a foggy autumn morning in Linz, the alarm goes off in the Vienna Ministry of the Interior and Moritz Eisner is immediately dispatched as a special investigator. On the spot, Eisner learns that the reporter had been researching a red-hot story, which she surprisingly no longer wanted to publish.

    • 1h 30m
    • Directed by Walter Bannert
    • Written by Walter Bannert and Thomas Braun

    Guest stars

    • Fanny Stavijanik Karin Brandstätter
    • Michael Menzel Wolfgang Rohrmoser
    • Martina Stilp Astrid Heidegger
    • Arthur Klemt Max Biro
    • Ursula Strauss Gerlinde Biro
    • Dorka Gryllus Maria Drenkow
    • Sabine Haupt Melanie Kubicek
    • Daniel Keberle Stefan Weber
  20. Episode 20In the Wake of EvilAired June 7, 2009

    Klara Blum and Kai Perlmann have been a well-rehearsed team for years, working well together and also getting along privately. It is all the more dreadful when Klara finds out that Perlmann unexpectedly finds himself in the crosshairs of the investigations involved in the murder of a young woman because he had met Constanza on the evening of her death.

    • 1h 30m
    • Directed by Didi Danquart
    • Written by Susanne Schneider

    Guest stars

    • Eva Mattes Klara Blum
    • Sebastian Bezzel Kai Perlmann
    • Justine Hauer Annika Beck
    • Benjamin Morik Pathologe Wehmut
    • Thomas Meinhardt Kriminaldirektor Wagner
    • Hanno Koffler Moritz Fleiner
    • Oliver Urbanski Karl Mackert
  21. Episode 21Bremen - Dead MenAired June 14, 2009

    A male body is found in the Weser. For chief inspector Inga Lürsen and her colleague Stedefreund, it quickly becomes clear that the dead man is a student who met men for money. Are Lürsen and Stedefreund dealing with a serial offender? The inspectors try to reconstruct the last few days before the murder and keep coming across the name of Leon Hartwig, a young electrician who was always exactly where the victim was. Coincidence?

    • 1h 30m
    • Directed by Thomas Jauch
    • Written by Jochen Greve

    Guest stars

    • Felix Eitner Leon Hartwig
    • Fritzi Haberlandt Jutta Hartwig
    • Baki Davrak Cousin
    • Norman Hacker Geschäftsmann
    • Tilo Nest Bauleiter
    • Henriette Cejpek Rechtsmediziner
    • Sebastian Weber Raul
    • Winfried Hammelmann Karlsen
  22. Episode 22The Girl GalinaAired June 22, 2009

    The two inspectors Thorsten Lannert and Sebastian Bootz receive an order over the police radio: a woman with a Slavic accent has called for help. When the two inspectors arrive at the specified address - a luxurious apartment - a young woman lies dead in bed. Before Lannert and Bootz can react, they come under fire themselves.

    • 1h 30m
    • Written by Stephan Brüggenthies

    Guest stars

    • Ulrike Grote Tonia Högele
    • Stephan Schad Bertram Högele
    • Mimi Fiedler Nika Banovic
    • Jürgen Hartmann Daniel Vogt
    • Carolina Vera Emilia Alvarez
    • Richy Müller Thorsten Lannert
    • Felix Klare Sebastian Bootz
    • Roxana Klima Galina Trifunovic
  23. Episode 23With a Steady HandAired August 23, 2009

    The puncture wound is deep: Prof. Julius Gann has lost a lot of blood. When he and his wife returned home from a charity gala, an unknown attacker stabbed them in the villa. While help came too late for Carmen Gann, Prof. Gann is now being treated in his own private clinic - and even in this situation he remains the boss.

    • 1h 30m
    • Directed by Maris Pfeiffer
    • Written by Jürgen Werner

    Guest stars

    • Tessa Mittelstaedt Franziska Lüttgenjohann
    • Christian Tasche Von Prinz
    • Roeland Wiesnekker Julius Gann
    • Vincent Redetzki Jonas Gann
    • Maria Simon Sylvia Keller
    • Fabian Hinrichs Dr. Wolf
    • Bernhard Schütz Thomas Bernstein
    • Marco Hofschneider Stefan Koschinski
  24. Episode 24Architecture of a DeathAired September 6, 2009

    Sofia Martens, star architect and owner of a large architecture office, asks her old friend, public prosecutor Scheer, for help: her assistant Anett Berger has disappeared. Scheer draws Charlotte Sänger and Fritz Dellwo's attention to the case, but they are not exactly enthusiastic about it as the search for missing persons is not one of their duties. At first, they are reluctant to investigate the disappearance of Anett, but they are increasingly fascinated by this completely different world of Sofia Martens.

    • 1h 30m
    • Directed by Titus Selge
    • Written by Judith Angerbauer

    Guest stars

    • Andrea Sawatzki Charlotte Sänger
    • Jörg Schüttauf Fritz Dellwo
    • Peter Lerchbaumer Rudi Fromm
    • Thomas Balou Martin Dr. Scheer
    • Nina Petri Sofia Martens
    • Stephan Bissmeier Holger Martens
    • Bastian Trost Peter Kaufmann
    • Thure Lindhardt Charlie
  25. Episode 25Borowski and the StarsAired September 20, 2009

    Margret Saloschnik, in her mid-fifties, is found dead in front of a hotel in Kiel. Everything indicates that she threw herself off the roof of the hotel. Klaus Borowski and police psychologist Frieda Jung soon find suspects who all had a relationship with Margret.

    • 1h 30m
    • Directed by Angelina Maccarone
    • Written by Angelina Maccarone

    Guest stars

    • Hugo Egon Balder Bodo
    • Helen Schneider Margret Saloschnik
    • Esther Zimmering Janis Saloschnik
    • Stefan Konarske Tim Krabbert
    • Hermann Beyer Eberhard Saloschnik
    • Hans-Uwe Bauer Henning "Hendrix" Krause
    • Maren Eggert Frieda Jung
    • Axel Milberg Klaus Borowski
  26. Episode 26FlattenedAired October 4, 2009

    Max Ballauf and Freddy Schenk have to solve the murder of a young homeless man. Apparently the young drug addict Andi Lechner was poisoned. The bottle of wine he last drank was laced with antifreeze. Was it a targeted attack on him? Or was it a coincidence? Their investigations lead the detectives into the world of people on the fringes of society.

    • 1h 30m
    • Directed by Buddy Giovinazzo
    • Written by Jan Hinter and Stefan Cantz

    Guest stars

    • Tessa Mittelstaedt Franziska Lüttgenjohann
    • Udo Kier Beethoven
    • Catherine Flemming Gesine Stürner
    • Christian Goebel Norbert Ellermann
    • Michael Schenk Stefan Meutsch
    • Kristina Walter Wilma Döhn
    • Florian Bartholomäi Sascha Döhn
    • Nicola Schössler Dr. Behnisch
  27. Episode 27MissingAired October 11, 2009

    Lena Odenthal gets a call: a witness wants to testify something important about a murder, but when Lena Odenthal arrives at the meeting point, the witness is dead. The case she wanted to testify about was twelve years ago, the murderer confessed and has served his sentence. So what else did Michaela Bäuerle want to share?

    • 1h 30m
    • Directed by Andreas Senn
    • Written by Christoph Darnstädt

    Guest stars

    • Andreas Hoppe Mario Kopper
    • Annalena Schmidt Mrs. Keller
    • Ulrike Folkerts Lena Odenthal
    • Peter Espeloer Becker
    • Corinna Harfouch Conny Seegmeister
    • Jeroen Willems Jan Seegmeister
    • Thomas Sarbacher Nick Ritterling
    • Hans-Jörg Assmann Schlothfang
  28. Episode 28At Any CostAired October 18, 2009

    The spectacular suicide of the Munich journalist Rainer Truss makes waves. Truss was known for solid front-line research when it came to exposing grievances or corruption. And Ivo's childhood friend comes under suspicion for the murder.

    • 1h 30m
    • Directed by Peter Fratzscher
    • Written by Christian Jeltsch

    Guest stars

    • Thomas Sarbacher Leo Greedinger
    • Fred Stillkrauth Hans Greedinger
    • Leonardo Nigro Luca Panini
    • Bettina Redlich Sabine Greedinger
    • Tanja Schleiff Dörte Truss
    • Alexander Duda Horst Bergmann
    • Petra Berndt Ute Kropp
    • Christian Goebel Erwin Rohpe
  29. Episode 29Temple RobberAired October 25, 2009

    Prof. Karl-Friedrich Boerne is on his way home when he witnesses an old man being ruthlessly run over by a car. When Boerne rushes to the dying victim's aid, he is almost run over himself. The "accident" appears to have been a targeted murder attempt with an unusual murder weapon: Father Thiel's taxi. [Münster]

    • 1h 30m
    • Directed by Matthias Tiefenbacher
    • Written by Magnus Vattrodt

    Guest stars

    • Axel Prahl Frank Thiel
    • Ulrich Noethen Hans Wolff
    • Johanna Gastdorf Karin Ellinghaus
    • Friederike Kempter Nadeshda Krusenstern
    • Mechthild Großmann Wilhelmine Klemm
    • Christine Urspruch Silke 'Alberich' Haller
    • Jan Josef Liefers Karl-Friedrich Boerne
  30. Episode 30Aired November 1, 2009

    The Berlin meat king Hans Merklinger is found dead in the cold store of his factory. The dead man had been missing for several days, but was only reported missing by his lover Kathi. When Ritter and Stark enter the meat factory, there are no workers to be found. The boss's son, Maximilian, treats the commissioners with cool arrogance, as he is currently in contract negotiations with the Ukrainian Litvin brothers. They want to join the Merklinger company and aren't bothered by the fact that the company was involved in a rotten meat scandal years ago.

    • 1h 30m
    • Directed by Bodo Fürneisen
    • Written by Chris Silber and Thorsten Wettke

    Guest stars

    • Boris Aljinovic Felix Stark
    • Ernst-Georg Schwill Lutz Weber
    • Lucas Gregorowicz Maximilian Merklinger
    • Ole Puppe Joachim Kahle
    • Ana Stefanović Liljana Selkova
    • Maren Kroymann Christa Merkliner
    • Alexandra Finder Kathi Dambrowski
    • Aaron Hildebrand Ronny Maurer
  31. Episode 31Lindholm - There Will Be Grief and PainAired November 15, 2009

    For Chief Inspector Charlotte Lindholm, her vacation comes to an abrupt end when a man is shot dead in front of his wife. He is the third victim of a serial killer, a sniper who kills seemingly at random. Age, profession, gender of the dead do not show any correspondence - the victims did not know each other and do not fit into any recognizable pattern.

    • 1h 30m
    • Directed by Friedemann Fromm
    • Written by Astrid Paprotta

    Guest stars

    • Ingo Naujoks Martin Felser
    • Sven Lehmann Kai Bergmann
    • Felix Vörtler Kohl
    • Anne Ratte-Polle Beate Petersen
    • Jörg Hartmann Karl Matthiesen
    • Patrick von Blume Frank Wenzel
    • Maria Furtwängler Charlotte Lindholm
  32. Episode 32Fake LifeAired December 6, 2009

    A youth center burns down. The body of 40-year-old Ulf Meinert is found in the building. At first everything indicates that he started the fire, but then chief inspectors Eva Saalfeld and Andreas Keppler find a lead that leads to the owners of the land where the youth center was located. The Kleebergs want to sell it because their auction house is heavily in debt. So far, the project has failed due to resistance from the youth center operator. Did the Kleebergs order the arson to survive financially?

    • 1h 30m
    • Directed by Hajo Gies
    • Written by Andreas Pflüger

    Guest stars

    • Simone Thomalla Eva Saalfeld
    • Martin Wuttke Andreas Keppler
    • Kai Schumann Johannes Reichau
    • Dieter Jasslauk Schmitz
    • Thekla Carola Wied Hannah Wessel
    • Lavinia Wilson Nadja Kleeberg
    • Dieter Mann Ludwig Kleeberg
    • Volkmar Kleinert Norbert Zirner
  33. Episode 33We're the Good GuysAired December 13, 2009

    Ivo has amnesia and is suspected of murdering a colleague.

    • 1h 30m
    • Directed by Jobst Oetzmann
    • Written by Magnus Vattrodt and Jobst Oetzmann

    Guest stars

    • Michael Mendl Rüdiger Stolze
    • Max Hopp Michalik
    • Nikolaus Paryla Richard Wedel
    • Thomas Lehmann Persecutor
    • Daniela Schulz Britta
    • Sepp Schauer Forester
    • Kerstin Becke Records Department Officer
    • Peter Rappenglück Forensic Science Supervisor
  34. Episode 34Contaminated SitesAired December 27, 2009

    The death of Willy Schubert, over 80 years old, came as no surprise as he had been seriously ill for a long time. But an attentive medical officer discovers that Schubert's death was caused by drug poisoning. Thorsten Lannert and Sebastian Bootz now have to investigate within the grieving family.

    • 1h 30m
    • Directed by Eoin Moore
    • Written by Katrin Bühlig

    Guest stars

    • Maja Schöne Julia Bootz
    • Birthe Wolter Lona
    • Bibiana Zeller Brise Schubert
    • Dieter Schaad Willi Schubert
    • Mimi Fiedler Nika Banovic
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