Die Chefin

By Florian Iwersen For months there has been no sign of three abducted women. Then the youngest among them, 19-year-old Vivien, is finally able to escape. With her help, Chief Inspector Vera Lanz's team is able to track down the suspected kidnapper. As it turns out, the man recently died of heart failure. His son Valentin Wimmer can also do little to clarify the matter. He is autistic. Vera is running out of time. Two victims are still missing. They threaten to starve .

The anesthetist Sina Seibold is attacked and fatally injured in front of the clinic where she works. Because of her commitment to euthanasia, she had previously been subjected to hostilities on several occasions. Pensioner Peter Menk was among those who were critical of her. His wife had Seibold accompany her to her death. A video shows him angrily insulting the doctor. Inspector Vera Lanz, however, doubts that the elderly gentleman is capable of murder.

Heiko Wisotzki has been in prison for drug smuggling for four years. A trial date should now bring him the freedom he longed for. When the application is rejected, Wisotzki takes a female guard hostage and flees. A little later he is found shot dead next to his getaway car. Wisotzki once betrayed his accomplices to the police for a lenient sentence. Dorin Dumitrescu could also have a motive for murder. The passionate policeman was seriously injured by Wisotzki on duty.

By Florian Iwersen Shortly before morning prayers, the novice Jakob Andresen is found murdered in front of the altar of the monastery church. The way the body was arranged suggests ritual murder. But there are also some arguments in favor of an act in an emotional state. Among the confreres, the dismay at Jakob's murder was limited. The deceased was a late caller and had only been active in the order for a year. At his instigation, to the annoyance of some confreres, the church was opened to the homeless at night.