Watzmann ermittelt

The once-celebrated actress Gundi Sommer throws a lavish farewell party to mark the impending demolition of the villa where she lives with her sister Betty. The next morning, Betty Sommer is found lifeless in her wheelchair.

Johanna finds Lukas, the owner of her favorite café, lying on the floor: killed by a portafilter, as Dr. Hartmann determines shortly afterwards. Ines Reisch comes under suspicion when it becomes clear that the two had broken up two weeks earlier.

Funeral assistant Andrei Radu was murdered. The Romanian had been helping to prepare the dead at the Demel Institute. Now he himself has been killed. With an urn, as Beissl correctly suspects.

Young mother Anna Willinger is found in the park with a head wound, while her baby is with a neighbor. The child's father is initially suspected, but her former employer and a mysterious woman at the hospital also raise questions.

A mysterious crop circle has Berchtesgaden on edge. The press is even speculating about extraterrestrial origins.

Two unsuspecting visitors to the site are startled when they discover the architect Anton Hölzl lying by the roadside. Beaten to death, as forensic expert Dr. Hartmann determines. Sophia and Jerry quickly realize that Hölzl—who became a conspiracy theorist during the pandemic—had made many enemies.

Even his own wife, Anne, had given up hope of a return to a normal relationship four weeks earlier. Hölzl's brother Mathias has his back against the wall at their shared architecture firm; Anton had driven clients away. His children, Benny and Lissy, harbor very different feelings toward their uncle—especially Benny, who deeply admired Anton. By contrast, local politician Laurenz Deubner saw the deceased activist as an obstacle on his path to becoming district administrator.

The death of a taxi driver is puzzling. Hans Lang was found by a mushroom picker on the side of the road in the forest next to his car. The last passenger on an unregistered trip killed him, as Dr. Hartmann diagnoses.

Johanna is sulking. She wanted to surprise Jerry with a wellness weekend for two, but he has already made plans to go climbing with a friend. That's why the news of the violent death of cheese factory boss Sebastian Wiese comes at such an inopportune moment. The young manager was stabbed to death. Cheese farmer Fonsi is kneeling at the scene of the crime with the possible murder weapon in his hand. The day before, Fonsi had been particularly vocal in the cheese farmers' dispute with Wiese over the new, worse contracts. Inspector Beissl likes him. Sophia and Jerry aren't the only ones wondering if their boss is now biased. Max takes his time with Fonsi's identification. The circle of suspects is growing. Almost every one of the 15 dairy farmers had a motive. The chairman of the dairy farmers' collective, Manuel Schwaiger, seems to have downright hated Wiese and regrets his investment in a new milk truck. Schwaiger's wife Alma is puzzled by anonymous calls to her worry hotline. It's a good thing that Schwaiger's colleague Peter Bichler is there to support the couple with advice and assistance. However, the analysis of Wiese's computer reveals a new lead that leaves his assistant Daniela Seidl struggling to explain. And then one evening, Jerry opens his door and can't believe his eyes...

Jerry Paulsen can hardly believe his eyes. He is actually investigating the murder of Karola Dörffler, director of the senior residence "Wohlfühloase," who was bludgeoned to death with the award statue "The Grey Lola," which she had received for the facility's excellent leisure program. But now the detective sees resident Rita Fischer sneaking into the victim's office with her handbag open. Is she trying to finish what the victim interrupted? The finances of the sprightly senior are apparently not in good shape.

Before Jerry can really put the pressure on her, however, she reveals several interesting details that could aid the investigation—because the circle of suspects is large.

Particular suspicion falls on nurse Donna Pérez, who, much to the annoyance of her superior Konrad Heuser, is trying to found a union. Or does the head of nursing himself have a motive? Jerry's colleague Sophia Strasser catches him arguing with the young trainee Shari Oduro. The young woman from Africa is under Donna Pérez's special protection.

And what role does the caretaker and hobby musician Wickerl Hammerschmied play? Thanks to his afternoon dance events, he has some explosive news for Jerry. Johanna also has something important to tell him—but Jerry is currently fighting a hopeless battle for clean dishes in his all-male flat share with Beissl.

Will the perpetrator be caught—and will things also turn out well at the Beissls'?