Scene of the Crime

1Episode 1

90 minJan 7, 2001

2Out of Control

90 minJan 28, 2001

The Austrian Bankverein causes a stir with an exhibition of watercolors by the famous Austrian painter Egon Schiele. Even before the opening, the paintings pique the interest of Ester von Steinhof, an American Jewish woman who travels to Vienna specifically to clarify her inheritance claim to two of the works. A scandal erupts at the vernissage: Dr. Manfred Reichelt, the lawyer she has retained, skillfully provokes the crowd, thereby winning the press over to his client's side. Although Mrs. von Steinhof does not approve of this tactic, it certainly achieves its intended effect—after all, various restitution claims regarding "Aryanized" looted art continue to occupy lawyers and courts to this very day. [Eisner]

3Episode 3

90 minFeb 25, 2001

After a law student is shot on a college campus, Max suspects her hot-tempered ex-fiancé - but Freddy senses something more sinister. Directed by Christiane Balthasar, 2001.

4Episode 4

90 minMar 4, 2001

5Episode 5

90 minMar 11, 2001

6Episode 6

90 minMar 25, 2001

7Episode 7

90 minApr 16, 2001

8Episode 8

90 minApr 22, 2001

A tragic family murder rocks Ludwigshafen, but for Detective Inspector Lena Odenthal, the case becomes personal when her mentor and police chief, Karl Kaysser, dies in a supposed car accident. It quickly becomes clear: it was murder.

9Episode 9

90 minMay 6, 2001

10Episode 10

90 minMay 13, 2001

11Episode 11

90 minMay 20, 2001

12Köln - Death of a Child

90 minJun 17, 2001

After a badly-beaten child is left unclaimed at the ER, Ballauf and Schenk discover a flawed system unable to prevent child abuse. Directed by Claudia Garder, 2001.

13Episode 13

90 minJul 8, 2001

14Episode 14

90 minJul 15, 2001

15Bad Blood

90 minDec 30, 2001

While Moritz Eisner is visiting his Innsbruck-based colleague, Roxane, the housekeeper of the young parish priest in the small Tyrolean village of Oberleis, is found bludgeoned to death. Everything points to a burglar who was caught by surprise. However, it soon becomes clear to the young detective that this cannot be a simple murder.

16Episode 16

90 minAug 5, 2001

17Episode 17

90 minAug 26, 2001

18Episode 18

88 minSep 2, 2001

Max Palu and his girlfriend Margit are visited by her ten-year-old nephew, Patrick. But while Palu is busy investigating a complicated murder case involving a businessman, Patrick suddenly disappears: kidnapping! A young woman who wants to secure her boyfriend’s release—he’s a murder suspect—has kidnapped the boy.

19Episode 19

90 minSep 9, 2001

20Episode 20

90 minSep 16, 2001

21Episode 21

90 minOct 14, 2001

22Episode 22

90 minOct 21, 2001

23Episode 23

90 minOct 28, 2001

24Episode 24

90 minNov 4, 2001

25Episode 25

90 minNov 11, 2001

26Episode 26

90 minNov 18, 2001

27Köln - Beasts

90 minNov 25, 2001

When the daughter of a biker is brutally raped and murdered, Ballauf and Schenk must overcome their prejudices to make sure justice is served. Directed by Kaspar Heidelbach, 2001.

28Episode 28

90 minDec 2, 2001

29Episode 29

90 minDec 23, 2001