Hubert ohne Staller

Before the eyes of Hubert and Staller, Klaus Böttcher jumps to his death from a bridge. Shortly before, the family man had been at the police station to give a statement. However, after receiving a text message, Böttcher quickly left again. Was the man driven to his death by this message? An unknown sender apparently threatened to harm Böttcher's young child shortly before his act of desperation. While the police are searching for the sender of the threatening email, Hubert and Staller have another problem.

The Wolfratshausen police team, along with many other guests, celebrates Anja Licht's 25-year service anniversary. Afterwards, everyone experiences a complete blackout. Staller wakes up next to a dead doctor. Sonja and Riedl try to narrow down the circle of suspects. Hubert and Staller want to quickly make a small purchase for Anja Licht's upcoming anniversary celebration in the shop of the district hospital, when they stumble upon the body of heart specialist Dr. Sebastian Hartmann. Apparently, he was knocked down with a fire extinguisher and drowned in the fire-fighting foam. Anja is not thrilled about the discovery of the body, as she was expecting the hospital's administrative director Horst Greiner and the head of the heart clinic Vera Muhltaup to attend the celebration, along with the entire police station. What was planned as a nice get-together turns into a supposed drunken binge.

Blonde Christine Wagner is a real hit, which Yazid already realizes after their first date in a restaurant. However, it's not going to be a lasting love affair, because Christine dies shortly after their rendezvous. Yazid finds her body in the parking lot of the restaurant where he met his dream woman. When Yazid impulsively picks up the murder weapon and is seen with the knife in his hand, the otherwise quick-witted conman has no choice but to flee. Hubert and Staller quickly realize: Their longtime friend has a serious problem! However, before District Chief Girwidz puts Yazid on the wanted list, he turns himself in and insists on his innocence.

Sonja Wirth goes undercover to hunt down a pickpocket at the Ritter dance school. But instead of catching the thief, she witnesses dance school owner Jonas Ritter being struck by a ceiling speaker during a lesson. For Hubert and Staller, it all looks like a tragic accident. Interestingly, it turns out that her boyfriend Yazid installed the speakers. Did he botch the job? Yazid vehemently denies it, and indeed, investigations reveal that the speaker mount was cleverly tampered with! Who could have a motive to eliminate the dance teacher in such a cunning way? When Hubert and Staller investigate a complaint from Barbara Hansen about illegal parking in front of her bakery, they learn from the newly-minted shop owner that the deceased was a notorious womanizer.

Hubert and Staller are called to the scene of a break-in at an apartment building: Egon Dressel's basement storage unit has been robbed! While Staller tries to figure out with the agitated elderly man exactly what was stolen, Hubert finds a dead young woman in a side passageway of the basement who was obviously murdered just a short time ago. Janine Lorenz was one of the last residents of the apartment building, along with the retiree and the bohemian couple Nadja Erdmann and Tim Schiller. When Hubert and Staller learn of the planned luxury renovation of the building, the owners, Helmut and Ursula Neubert, come under suspicion.

Hubert and Staller find the body of pool cleaner Markus Greben in the swimming pool belonging to nightclub owner Bert Joschek. Was it an accident—or even murder? That's what medical examiner Dr. Anja Licht must first determine. Meanwhile, Hubert and Staller begin their investigation, which proves more difficult than expected. After falling into the pool—which had a dangerously high chlorine level—and receiving botched first aid from the hostess, Sandra Joschek, Hubert has temporarily lost his sight. With an opaque eye patch, he is now helplessly at the mercy of the caring Staller. Bert and Sandra Joschek very soon emerge as the prime suspects in the murder case.

Party alert for Hubert and Staller! They're called to a house full of party-loving women because of a noise complaint. Tina Geiger's bachelorette party is in full swing there. But instead of being upset, the evening's organizers, Caro Sendele and Anja Grobmeier, are thrilled by the police's visit. They've actually booked a stripper in a police uniform and are now cheering for the "double act" that's arrived. But their joy is short-lived. Hubert and Staller clear up the misunderstanding. Before the two can leave, they find a dead man at the foot of the basement stairs wearing a cheap knockoff police uniform: the stripper Stefan Meyer.

Police Superintendent Girwidz had actually just wanted to do something for his health, but instead, on his very first morning jog, he discovers a woman's body. Initial investigations reveal that the young woman was poisoned and must have had a date with a man named Manni shortly before her death. The search for Manni, however, proves fruitless—until dog hair and treats are found near the body. That's when Hubert and Staller come up with the idea that Manni might be a Chihuahua that the victim was walking.