Tue, Jan 5, 2010
Entrepreneur Eberhard Fels dared not inform the police of his wife Charlotte's kidnapping, as the abductors threatened to kill her, just puts up the hefty ransom. Next morning, his corpse is found fatally shot in a meadow, the million in cash gone. Sven and Korbinian must follow the money, the family and Eberhard's uncooperative right hand Ferdinand Anschütz.
Tue, Feb 9, 2010
Enterpreneur Eckardt Ziesler was fatally poisoned during a literally blind dinner in restaurant 'Blind Cow'. Sven and Korbinian have little to go on as for opportunity, so concentrate on possible motives among restaurant staff and other guests, mostly the victim's business associates, including rivaling suppliers.
Tue, Mar 9, 2010
Popular butcher Josef Burgmüller got a fatal cardiac arrest while freezing to death in his own cooling room. Sven Hansen and Korbinian find it was fatal sabotage. Innkeeper Stefan Hilbinger furiously accused him of delivering bad meat, his staff refers to the slaughterhouse. Son Ludwig opted for college against father's wish to continue the family firm and has an inconclusive party alibi. Meanwhile budget details oppose Ortmann to Stockl and keep Achziger home, so he must delegate Marie to speech for the academy at a Brahms event in Hamburg.
Tue, Apr 6, 2010
Dr. Karl Zilles's wife was fatally shot in their villa, which she inherited, allegedly by a robber, but nothing was stolen. Sven and Korbinian investigate the crooked marriage with significant others. They also find the missing weapon most interesting, as it was used in an earlier armed bank robbery, the ex-con being meanwhile paroled and around. Meanwhile Achziger needs to put up young guest musicians for the academy, and has no better sound proof practice space then the precinct basement gun range.
Tue, Oct 19, 2010
Devoted butler Arthur finds countess von Falkenberg fatally stabbed at her desk in the castle. He shortly returned from a walk with her sister Lucia, who is in wheelchair since a terrible accident she blames her for left Lucia in a wheelchair instead of starring on stage. The countess was generally disliked, as Sven and Korbinian keep hearing from everyone, including young maid Colette Messner and her hunky lover, cheeky forester Sebastian Dorfler, who rather enjoyed the countess trying to seduce her, unlike the part-time castle stable-master Toni Wallner, who was refused resigning from that job and her attentions to entertain his lover, under threat of cancel his family's farm tenancy. Meanwhile Sven is amused by stuck-up accountant Ortmann needing his help to entertain her haughty, naive mother and her latest prospective lover as sailing yacht owner.
Tue, Nov 9, 2010
Flirtatious golf instructor Tobias Kühn was clobbered to death by the links. The killer left shoe-prints. He was recently fired by the club owners, Klaus and Angela Habach, who claim popular Kühn embezzled.Club manager Hermann Fuchs points Hansen and Hofer to investor Alois Schäfer, who recently owed with Kühn for an affair with his wife Martina Schäfer. Both men were invested in a golf hotel on land that was recently found problematically polluted. Mystery money going to Kühn suggests he blackmailed his employer. Korbinian finds a last clue suggesting the murder was more means then target. Meanwhile, Stockl buzzes about flowers delivered without clear destination.
Tue, Dec 14, 2010
Sculptor Hollmann is fatally spine-crushed in his workshop by his latest work, but also his fight injuries. The concrete right hand was part of a giant Christ, originally conceived by colleague Benedikt Grasser, which he was sculpting in Ganting, patronized by mayor Karl Schretzmayr -whose wife had an affair with him- and contractor Volker Feisler. It offended Bible fanatic Roswitha Schober. Model was actor Antonio Moser, whom Hollman considered too frail by modern insights.