Thu, Sep 26, 2019
Psychology student Susanne Schmid is found skull-smashed in the city park. Professional 'relationship finisher' Peter Hopp dumped for her adulterer Markus Veith, whose wife Nadja is his alibi.Suspended and mourning, Jo contemplates leaving the force, buddy Schrotti suggests a boat rental managing post. Susanne Schmid actually was a greedy harlot, kept by several men, including petty plaster entrepreneur Dieter Steinbeck whom she dumps now he's broke and bankrupt. She actually was Hopp's first love and scratched him the fatal night. Yet the three lovers aren't the only possibly suspects, an heirloom proves a vital clue.
Thu, Oct 10, 2019
In a forest near Stuttgart suburb Mühlenwinkel, Simon Waldeck's corpse is found, with post-mortem wolf bite marks. The locals are bitterly divided over wolves since one was spotted there. Biology and geography teacher Wendelin Sommer champions their return to a natural biotope, against Simon's party: Neighbour Gunnar Hauser, who runs a construction firm, legally disputed an alleged 'informally agreed' 30 000 Euro 'extra' to a cheap land deal, and Simon dumped mother and children's books author Britta Bautze as his mistress, while she also had an affair with Gunnar, who felt stifled by his wife. Meanwhile evidence officer Friedemann resigns for real, despairing captain Kaiser, but helps talking into Jo Stoll to reconsider his untimely resignation as a waste of talent and justice.
Thu, Oct 17, 2019
In Anastasia Blinow's reputed ballerinas boarding school, Katja Krylow's corpse is found in the hall where she practiced at night, expected to land the next lead, contested by rival Vivian Schleicher. Katja's feet were bloody due to glass splinters sprinkled in her shoes. Anastasia Blinow embezzled school funds to support her Russian parents. Orphan Katja's buddy Sandra Wöllner was actually jealous, feeling neglected as her parents, especially Sandra's stifling-ambitious mother Anne seemed only focused on 'needy' Katja.
Thu, Oct 24, 2019
In a forest near Stuttgart, the corpse is found of widowed pensioner Uwe Gollhofer, whom nobody missed for a year. That also goes for estranged son Matthias Gollhofer, who may have known and cashed his pension to pay off his own debts, running an ailing nostalgic business in outdated equipment. Uwe Gollhofer's neighbors, Tobias and Beata Kempe, who complained obsessively about noisy annoyance. Corner shop keeper Viktor Betz does favors for his regular customers, even got donated Uwe Gollhofer's fancy car, but they fell out. Meanwhile Jo prepares a birthday surprise for buddy Schrotti.
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Thu, Nov 7, 2019
After rowdy students from the rival Goethe school intrude Laemmle gymnasium and spray a graffiti insult, janitor Kai Jankowski, an Afghanistan veteran, is found killed by head wound. Incompetent Laemmle principal Gerda Beck claims it must be the long-running 'graduation war' between both populations. Goethe senior and reputed artist Sven Engel is made to admit the admit the graffiti and a beating, but that was after the actually fatal baseball bat skull hit. His favorite and confident teacher, Dieter Pohl, passed by around the time, allegedly to check out a moot tip, but transferred from Laemmle after his divorce and his lover there, Vivien König, was allegedly blackmailed and her DNA is in the janitor's room, but .the 'war' continues and the team finds out more secrets.
Thu, Nov 14, 2019
Eco-activist beekeeper Stefan May was murdered in a shed with hives. He lead an anti-social commune named Bienenstock ('bee people'), but all members seem to have alibis. Landlord Mark Dallinger was successfully charged for heft damages by the beekeeper, and vandalized his communal hives in the fatal night. The seemingly harmonious 'hippies' had their o<n feuds. Stefan wife Ametis May keeps quiet about her pregnancy and premarital lesbian affair with fellow environmentalist Lisa Blumhard. Alibis tumble when forensic revises the time of death.
Thu, Nov 21, 2019
Retired cop Dieter Bohm systematically hunts down crooks who organize bus trips to hustle on seniors. Chief Kaiser was present at a tour where he wanted to expose Mika Konarek, whose corpse is found in an electric blanket. Bus tour firm "AlbFahrt" owner Petra Hartmann hired Konarek and probably found out about his discrediting practices. Hajo Frick knew both Bohm and Hartmann but has a crush an fellow-senior neighbor Barbara Michels, Konarek's scam victim two years earlier. Forensics leave margins about the death particulars.
Wed, Dec 4, 2019
Investment firm manager Matthias von Seggern was skull-smashed in his office. Captain Kaiser is on the spot, being an investor. Client Tilda Schiffer's husband needs extensive care after a cardiac seizure, but von Seggern refused to pay out their invested savings. The team soon realizes he could only offer lucrative interests by practicing the 'pyramid game' (Ponzi scheme), where new investments are used for the fictitious interests, but the recruitment didn't suffice anymore. Was his girl friend Larissa Fendler in cahoot, and maybe even his adoptive father Enoch von Seggern, a personal fiend of Kaisers'? Arnaud finds the fingerprint of another client: brothel king Klaus Bühler.
Thu, Dec 19, 2019
Beverages delivery service "gegendendurst.de" chef Jonas Wiegand was fatally stabbed, disguised to discretely observe his staff's performance, as explained by his assistant Hendrik Schilling, who takes his place till further notice at the heir's demand. Police academy apprentice Sara Chérif, finds the observed driver, Chris Angerer, is an ex-con former drug dealer, who may have used his job a s cover. Wiegand also spied on his own home, finding his wife Cleo Wiegand cheated on him with Hendrik Schilling but would get nothing in case of divorce.
Thu, Jan 2, 2020
Retired businessman Rolf Stratmann was murdered in his luxury seniors home. Last visitor was his foxy 'sexual consultant' Maria Weiss, in whose favor he was expected to largely disinherit his son Hannes Stratmann, whose incompetence was running the only firm he was handed over into the ground. Paul Käutner, Rolf's friend in the home and a fellow patient of Maria Weiss, was rejected when he declared her his love, she allegedly stayed faithful to husband Ulf Specht. Next day, popular nurse Jutta Böblinger is murdered, possibly having seen too much.
Thu, Jan 16, 2020
Poker professional Emil Maric dies from poison-induced cardiac arrest during a seemingly illegal game in Gregor Sarkisian's private bar backroom. Suspect include the owner, Schrotti, dealer Daria Bogdan and mathematics professor Clara Schneider who recently lost big. Maric cheated by invisible cards markings, and had an affair with Daria, presumably his cahoot, whom Schrotti also has a crush on, he even makes a false confession, but Jos stands by his mate, despite the newbies constantly hinting he's prejudiced by friendship. A dark past secret changes everything.
Thu, Jan 23, 2020
Homeless Manfred 'Manni' Keller drowned, dumped in the Neckar after a fist fight. He recently rowed with his ex Conni Peterson. Fellow dwellers being uncooperative with cops, Jo goes undercover as if homeless. Jo is taken in the care of Klaus Toner, Manfred's buddy, who later offers the studly newcomer a lucrative gig: illegal knuckle box fights. Rico finds a trial to wealthy, cocky student Elmar Frei, who makes 'donations', in fact payment for fights. Jo also befriends Thommi Kutz.
Thu, Jan 30, 2020
Senior former 'miracle healer' Meinhardt Lutter breaks his neck in a high fall, probably pushed, with 5000 Euro cash in his coat pocket and burns from taser electrocution. The previous evening, he attended with his former manager Mona Siebert a performance of her handsome present client and lover, silent 'healer-by-staring' Fredo Klein, whose doted mentor Meinhart was. Mona's fingerprints are on the cash, she manages Fredo's finances and paid Lutter, in whose home plans are found to emigrate with Fredo to Brazil and start an Amazonian 'healing clinic', without Mona. Paul Kohlmann, whose wife could have lived years hadn't the 'miracle' belief made her stop cancer treatment, openly seeks revenge, even on both crackpot healers. Benedikt suspects his precinct apprentice date may be pregnant.
Thu, Feb 6, 2020
While Martina Seiffert lectured at the police academy, student Jasmin Haase is fatally shot in the toilet. Dorm mate Nele Becker was her rival for the only intern spot at the SOKO and after a recent fight is moving out, unlike her teen brother, fellow orphan Thilo Haase, who has a crush on Nele. Rico's search of her notebook Jasmin Haase copies files to cheat on a thesis paper for professor Günther Schuster, who denies any knowledge, although it is statistically near-certain others cheated similarly, notably in his class. Yet rather then Jasmin herself, cheating was done by classmate and ex-lover Aleksandar Petrovic, very talented except for several academic subjects. Was the murder a cover-up or a rival elimination by someone else with access to academy and service pistol? Security video brings a new trail.
Thu, Feb 13, 2020
Conscientious objector Paul (19), who was allowed to use the pool in Dr. Gero Westphal's hospital's rehab clinic as reward for zeal beyond duty, drifts dead there after spending a night there sneaked-in chronic muscular disorder patient Lilly Dutt (16), his lover, disapproved by overprotective mother Helga Dutt, whose boyfriend and ever-helpful neighbor Egon Röckle, who even let Paul borrow his car. Forensic doc Benedikt Förster discovers that psychic Helga systematically substituted Lilly's medication, actually causing the disease to keep her dependent. Did Westphal fear being found out having failed to diagnoses the patient, moved as often a few months ago, properly?
Thu, Feb 20, 2020
During Fasnet (Swabian carnival) in Stuttgart, costumed revelers with masks abound, while Schrotti calls in having seen one who presumably murdered mask artist Thomas Kienle in his workshop. Schrotti's generic description is useless. Thomas' niece and apprentice Rosa recently rowed with him. His brother, Robert, was in debt but argues he barely recuperated the fair share he was denied at father's inheritance. A beer card-scrabbled phone number leads to Hamburg tourist couple Hinnerk and Greta Jost, who lie about their annual carnival attendance in Stuttgart, reminiscent of falling in love here as students. During the police costumed party, Thomas's is broken into by Rosa and Robert, who tried to steal the valuable masks collection.
Thu, Feb 27, 2020
Irmi Lohmann, leader of a tenacious bowling team, is left fatally stabbed in the alley behind the center after weekly practice. Prime suspect is rude used cars salesman Daniel "Danny" Hecker, who as often singled her out while abuse her team while his won practices in the next lane. Bowling center employee Leon Reitsam, who has an eye on her, vandalized Hecker's car with a bowling ball and isn't the jobbing law student he pretends to be, hiding tragic secrets. Silent Wolfgang Matuschek, on Irmi's team, lost his wife in a car crash where she was driving.
Thu, Mar 12, 2020
Hotel owner Milton Futmann suffered heart failure in his private suite due to expertly placebo-substituted medication, delivered by his high-tech pride and joy, service robot "Futu 1", one of two prototypes whose model is to replace most staff and attract vital publicity. Suspects thus include hotel staff and Milton's wife Flora, whom an anonymous video showed his adultery, and since five years in-living friend Frank Mohr, who designed the robotics concept, whose room Milton decide to vacate for paying guests. The team also discovers a complicated affair and Rico musters ICT-overqualified waiter Tim Genscher.
Thu, Mar 19, 2020
Ghost hunter Nils Breuer was found hanged in a 'witch-haunted forest' hamlet near Stuttgart, no suicide. Breuer planned a 'ghost inn' in the Hexenwald. Hanno Oberlehner, the simpleton adolescent son of penniless forest pig- and shepherdess Franziska, claims he was killed by the centuries old witch of the forest, where the local veterinarian committed a mystery suicide in her car a year ago. Former partner ghost hunter Marc Gründel felt badly cheated over a joint book project. Rich shipping firm boss Anton Nägele, the Oberlehners' generous benefactor, also owns the only local hotel, but denies fearing the ghost inn competition. Even Jo gets scared after a nocturnal excursion with Jan in the 'haunted' forest to examine the mystery fog, which proves the hallucinogenic byproduct of a multiple-relevant other crime.
Thu, Mar 26, 2020
In a Stuttgart techno-club the skull-smashed corpse is found of manager Adrian Hauser, who actually died from ensuing asphyxiation. His partner Talida Hart points to Christoph Zehlig, who edit the last printed techno-magazine. He was blackmailed for 3000 Euro a month, cheating his advertisers by tenfold reader numbers by Hauser, who also had an affair with his wife, Sarah Zehlig, who claims they planned to emigrate together. Tilda Hart felt passed-over as Hauser decided alone to sell the club. Christoph and Sarah Zehlig acted as adolescent runner Felix Thielsch's doted foster parents, after years in psychiatry, feared losing them and suffers another blow.
Thu, Apr 2, 2020
Daycare employee Beate Gärtner was beaten up in the forest around her kindergarten. She was last seen by some of her children's parents: gay couple Philipp and Johann Kammerer and single mother Jessica Collard, obviously not mere acquaintances. Beate Gartner abused her power to admit children to daycare to extort bribes. Her unemployed ex-husband Matthias Gartner, who received alimony, met her recently. Some of the parents' own dirty secrets prove relevant.
Thu, Apr 9, 2020
Schrotti is among the food poisoning victims at a single "Frisch und Günstig" supermarket branch, the only fatal one being local manager Lena Strange, who ate its own yogurt. An anonymous blackmailer demands 500 000 Euro, which the insurance lay cover, but also withdrawal of non-vegan products, which fits the campaign by Stefanie Meistersinger's extreme environmentalist group. Former co-owner Carsten Werner sold out cheap, while alcohol-addicted, to fellow founder Heiko Biedermann, who hired him as sales clerk and his own screw-up son and heir Lukas Biedermann as apprentice 'from the bottom up'. The ransom delivery goes spectacularly wrong, hidden personal motives prove key.