Watzmann ermittelt - Episode Guide

Farmer Josef Lahner is rescued by mountain rescue in the high mountains. A witness claims that someone tried to push the old man into a ravine. He suffers from dementia and lives with his daughter Sophie and grandson Christian on a run-down farm. Did his own family want to get rid of him out of desperation? Or is the wealthy Wieland farming family, to whom Josef Lahner owes a lot of money, behind the attack? 

When Jerry Paulsen takes a closer look at where Josef Lahner was found and his past, the detectives uncover a dark secret that almost cost the old man his life...

A young woman is found dead in the river. Together with her friend Klarissa, she had been running a hair salon for two years, which was particularly popular with men. Initial suspicion falls on the aggressive ex-boyfriend of the deceased, Arthur Latzka, to whom she owed money. But there is no evidence against him.

In the course of his investigations, Jerry comes across an escort service that the two women ran in a romantic hotel. What role did the shady concierge play in the young woman's murder, and who was her last anonymous guest? These questions lead Jerry and Beissl on the trail of the murderer.

The team doctor of the SV Königssee bobsleigh team is found dead at the training center. Beissl and Jerry quickly realize that there is tension within the bobsleigh team, especially between the two ambitious pilots Andre Probst and Tomi Aureiner.

On the evening before the crime, an argument between the doctor and the coach escalates. But the real suspect is the team's service technician, Ludwig Mittermeier, known as Wiggerl. Beissl finds himself in a deep moral dilemma, as Wiggerl is his best friend from childhood.

Barbara Gruber, a colorful figure in the local Berchtesgaden political scene, is found murdered in her home shortly before the state elections. Shortly before her death, she had crashed the party of her political opponent Volker Haas. Did he eliminate his unwelcome rival?

Her sister Christa Gruber directs suspicion toward the married architect Hans Wörne, with whom Barbara had been having an affair until six months ago. But Christa herself also comes under suspicion, as she wanted to sell their parents' house to Volker Haas, her sister's arch-enemy. And then Ghali Bassir appears, a refugee whom Barbara Gruber wanted to marry. Calculation or love?

Beissl and Jerry uncover the murder of the operator of a chairlift in Berchtesgaden and in doing so also stumble upon a covered-up murder from the past.

Hotelier Thorsten Enzinger is found dead in the kitchen of the hotel restaurant in the morning. Beissl and Jerry begin to investigate and quickly discover that the ownership structure surrounding the hotel is more than opaque.

Christian Bichler, the victim's brother-in-law, has a double motive for murder, as he now inherits the entire hotel. The suspicion against him is relieved by his fiancée Felicitas Beck. The deceased made advances towards her and stalked her. But then Bichler himself becomes the victim of an attack. Apparently, this was not aimed at him, but at his fiancée Felicitas, whose dubious past is increasingly becoming the focus of the detectives' investigations.

On their way to the Gentner distillery, hikers find the body of Sebastian Wenger. The history student from Munich had returned to his hometown of Berchtesgaden after many years to write the anniversary publication for the traditional distillery. Patriarch Franz Gentner and his son Hubert want nothing to do with any conflict—and neither does distiller Loisl Bartels.

Beissl soon discovers that the dead man had an affair with Kati, the distiller's daughter, and that she is expecting his child. This brings both Loisl and Kati's fiancé Clemens Brandner into the investigators' sights. But Jerry uncovers another secret that is closely intertwined with the young man's family history.

Michael Kroh, a professional fisherman at Königssee, is found dead in the lake. Beissl is aware of the family's tragic fate. The father of the deceased died in a fatal accident in the mountains a few years ago. The youngest sister, Sina, was then raised by Michael and his wife Betty. However, the adolescent girl caused problems and there were also disputes with her oldest brother Peter.

Are the siblings involved in the murder? Or is the real culprit the restless Anderl, a school friend of Beissl's daughter Eva, who stole a statue of a saint from the local church at the time of the crime?

Beissl strongly suspects Anderl, while Jerry increasingly focuses his investigation on Sina. The 17-year-old and her boyfriend have big plans. But they need money to make them happen.

Beissl's dentist, the passionate (big game) hunter Dr. Björn Heckerl, is found dead in the basement of his villa, bound and gagged, by his long-time girlfriend Gabriele. At first glance, nothing seems to be missing from the house, which presents investigators with a major mystery. Gabriele, who runs a restaurant, has a rock-solid alibi. And Heckerl's daughter Michaela can also prove through posts on social media that she was not at home at the time of death.

However, an older post by Michaela leads investigators to discover that something is missing from the house: the head of the rhinoceros Jambo, whose horn fetches high prices on the black market. The post is followed by a storm of criticism against the hunter, with forest ranger Helga Lohberger, whose son Sven still lives with her, standing out in particular. Did she want to punish Heckerl for his hunting? Or are international gangs specializing in such burglaries behind it?

On his morning drive to work, Jerry discovers the body of a young woman who has been strangled. The victim worked as a physical therapist at the winter sports training center. Two ski jumpers quickly become the focus of the investigation. Both the athletes and their coach, who had a relationship with the victim, reject the suspicion against them. Beissl and Jerry also encounter further resistance: the jumpers' mothers do everything they can to torpedo the investigation against their sons.

Despite all the interventions, Beissl and Jerry manage to uncover the background to the crime. A few days before the murder, the two jumpers were driving with the murder victim at night – and hit a pedestrian. Instead of taking care of the seriously injured person, they committed a hit-and-run. The next day, the murdered woman was overcome with guilt. She wanted to report the accident – and was killed on her way to the police. Who became the murderer to prevent a scandal? The two jumpers come under increasing pressure.

The detectives are dealing with an unusual case: the husband of successful real estate agent Birgit Leibold reports his wife as kidnapped. Detective Beissl is skeptical, wondering whether Klaus Leibold himself might be involved—especially when it turns out that the agent's facade is more appearance than reality: Birgit Leibold is broke! Is the husband now trying to get back on his feet financially by staging a fake kidnapping?

The unusual ransom sum leads the detectives' investigations into the real estate world. A secret deal between the agent and her best friend, Veronika Berger, presents the detectives with a mystery. But then the agent's former employee, Quirin Steiner, becomes the focus of the investigation: a bitter dispute rages between him and Birgit over commissions and reputation.

Georg Reitinger, a journalist at the Berchtesgadener Anzeiger newspaper, is found dead under a bridge. Beissl and Jerry learn from Sissi Fischer, an intern at the newspaper, that Reitinger had recently been receiving anonymous calls and threats. Could his death be related to his work as a journalist?

Johanna is particularly keen to solve this case. Reitinger was her colleague. She secretly begins to investigate herself. The detectives discover that Reitinger had recently uncovered an environmental scandal in the Auerbach Au. But the ongoing investigation proves difficult. All the suspects seem to have alibis.

Only when it turns out that Reitinger had been writing restaurant reviews on a local blog do Beissl and Jerry make progress in this tricky case. An unfinished review by Reitinger leads them to the restaurant "Nouvelle Cuisine," among other places, where things are not quite right...

Golf coach Toni Brendel is found dead on the Berchtesgaden golf course. Everything points to murder. Toni Brendel, who wanted to influence the future of the golf club with ambitious construction plans, did not have only friends. Club president Julius Greiner, who wanted to prevent Toni's plans and whose reputation was damaged by Toni's slander, is just as much a suspect as Toni's betrayed wife Pia Brendel and his mistress Franziska Schachtner.

In the course of the investigation, many motives and clues emerge, but there is no evidence. Only after Toni's past has been examined more closely and Beissl has resorted to an unconventional criminalistic ruse can the perpetrator be unmasked.

Behind the popular Bergblick restaurant, an elderly lady in an elegant suit is found dead by the waitress in the morning. She has a wound on her temple and a hematoma on her wrist. Beissl recognizes the dead woman as Alma Reger, a helpful town hall employee and mother of teacher Florian Reger. The waitress remembers that the deceased had been a guest there several times with a "younger" man. The day before, a table had been reserved for 5 p.m. in the name of Reger.

The pathologist determines the preliminary time of death to be midnight, but the cause of death is still unclear. A torn pearl necklace and a handbag are found on the premises.

The detectives begin investigating the next of kin, but Alma Reger had been living in an upscale retirement home for years after receiving an inheritance. There, a Romanian caregiver turns out to be her boyfriend.

The owner of a newly renovated hotel is found dead. He fell to his death from the window of his office. The safe in the office has been broken into. Everything points to a robbery-murder. Beissl and Jerry quickly come up with a possible motive: the victim consistently refused to pay the tradesmen involved in the renovation.

Beissl and Jerry are confident that they will find the murderer among the cheated craftsmen. One of the victims increasingly becomes the focus of the investigation: a master carpenter who is a friend of Beissl's. But the resolute boss of the painting company is also under suspicion. Did she take the money from the safe? Both firmly reject the suspicions. But what if it wasn't one of the craftsmen? The hotel's long-time concierge also comes under scrutiny in the investigation.

Jerry Paulsen is on his way to a training course when the brakes on his company car fail and he ends up in a ditch. Fortunately, he gets away with a few minor scrapes. Beissl discovers Jerry's sports bag full of drugs in the car and has to investigate. Jerry vehemently denies having anything to do with the drugs and suspects that someone is trying to frame him. Could everyone have been so wrong about Jerry?

Johanna's mistrust also grows when she realizes that Jerry has not always been honest with her. He tries his best to prove his innocence. In the process, he and Johanna find themselves in mortal danger and a mysterious death occurs.

The owner of a bicycle shop is found dead in his store by his girlfriend Steffi and his employee Tom Lehnert. Steffi's ex-boyfriend quickly comes under suspicion by Beissl and Jerry. He clearly hasn't gotten over the breakup and has been stalking her.

The deceased also owed a good friend a lot of money, which the friend demanded back shortly before his death. But it is only when the detectives take a closer look at Tom Lehnert's past that they track down the murderer.

The residents of Berchtesgaden are amazed – dozens of Santa Clauses are populating their town center in the middle of summer. Two men take advantage of the commotion to rob a jewelry store. Shortly afterwards, a dead Santa Claus is found. Is it one of the robbers? Who knew about the flash mob?

Only when the detectives discover that an employee of the jeweler is having an extramarital affair do they come one step closer to solving this curious case.

Doris Renz, divorce lawyer and soloist in a well-known amateur choir, is found murdered. It quickly becomes clear that the victim was rather unpopular in the choir, and Jerry even suspects bullying. The choir member Nina Golling in particular had a bone to pick with the deceased, who had been the choir's soloist for years. Did she eliminate her rival?

But other choir members also had a motive to kill the woman. Were they driven to commit the crime by the agitation? It is thanks in no small part to Johanna that the detectives' attention is drawn to a new lead, which ultimately leads to the solution of the case.

Gustl Herzog, a wealthy and influential souvenir dealer from Berchtesgaden, is found stabbed to death. Herzog's biggest competitor, Beppi Kofler, quickly comes under suspicion.
But it is only when the detectives notice how similar the crime is to the old legend of King Watzmann and Beissl receives valuable clues from his wife that the case takes a dramatic turn.

Anton Gerg, head of the renowned carpentry and woodcarving school in Berchtesgaden, is found murdered in the school's wood storage area. The first lead points to Marc Bleyer, a former student of Gerg's who was recently expelled from his design class.

When it turns out that Bleyer is having an affair with Gerg's wife Sabrina, the detectives suspect a murder plot. But then it emerges that the highly acclaimed designer put his students under enormous pressure and passed off their ideas as his own. Could this be the key to solving the case?

Jan Gruber, who is confined to a wheelchair, witnesses his idol, professional paraglider Mike Bischoff, known for his daring records, fall to his death. He is certain that it was no accident. The detectives' investigations increasingly confirm this suspicion.

Did Bischoff's girlfriend Nadja Seidel not cope with the sudden breakup and take revenge? Or did the ongoing conflict with his long-time business partner escalate? But then Beissl and Jerry discover that the fallen professional was terminally ill and had only one big wish left...

A horse is blinded with a laser pointer and the successful tournament rider falls into a coma. While the detectives investigate at the stud farm, a race against time begins, because the big question is: will the perpetrator attempt another murder? 

Johanna and Jerry spend a romantic night in a tent celebrating the summer solstice in the mountains. The morning after the solstice, student Bennie Lindner is found dead below a rocky plateau. When the detectives apprehend a refugee at the green border with Austria who is in possession of Bennie's backpack, the case seems to be solved.

But then Beissl's daughter Eva discovers videos online of daring daredevil stunts that Bennie and his two climbing friends Sebi and Lena used to compete with each other. Did one of these daredevil stunts prove fatal for Bennie?

And what role do the victim's mother, Wally Lindner, and Lena's father, the enigmatic mountaineer Hans Staudinger, play? Both seem to be hiding something from the detectives.

Max and Caro find the body of a young man in a tent. Mia Sager, who was staying in the tent, has disappeared. Beissl and Jerry's investigations quickly lead them to a popular backpacker hostel. And to its operator, Tom Sager, the father of the missing girl. To his dismay, his daughter was in a relationship with the victim.

Beissl is increasingly annoyed by Tom Sager's lack of cooperation with the investigators – the conflict between the two fathers is escalating. And with it, the suspicion that Tom Sager killed his daughter's boyfriend to prevent her from running away with him.

But then Jerry finds out that the missing girl had every reason to be jealous of her boyfriend. Did she stab him in a fit of rage? The search for Mia Sager proves fruitless... until the detectives discover that she is being hidden by an old childhood friend.

Fly fisherman Werner Brandl is found dead in Hintersee. Who killed the head of a timber house construction company? Jerry is surprised at how little Beissl knows about the victim, given that they are both members of the same fishing club.

Suspicion initially falls on barbecue rowdy Lorenz Estermann, who, according to the dead man's wife, threatened her husband shortly before his death. And to Beissl's chagrin, the detectives also have to take action in the fishing club, especially with regard to club chairman Simon Spöck. The victim had botched the construction of Spöck's wooden house, forcing Simon Spöck and his family to live on a campsite.

Did Simon Spöck want revenge on his former friend? Or is Spöck's son Hannes behind the crime? He recently started dating Katharina, the victim's daughter, which Spöck did not approve of.

Beissl's less than impressive social skills also lead to some conflicts in the Beissl household, until Johanna finally has a frank conversation with her father.

Commander Sepp Breitinger is found murdered in the Berchtesgaden fire station. Initial suspicion falls on his deputy, Clea Doganis, who had clashed with him over differing views on gender equality in the fire department.

Does his death have anything to do with this? Or is the motive something else entirely? Was everything above board in the fire department? Can Beissl's first love, the dead man's sister Rita Weiß, help him solve the case? In any case, meeting Rita again after all these years does not leave him untouched...

Baron Clemens von Mahnfeld is shot dead in his forest while hunting. At first, noblesse oblige seems to be the order of the day in this case. Nevertheless, Beissl and Jerry discover that the relationship between the deceased and his brother Reinhard was not the best, partly due to inheritance disputes.

Cousin Markus also comes under the investigators' scrutiny. He has been poaching in the castle forest for some time. When Jerry notices that the deceased's wife, Monika von Mahnfeld, may have been a victim of domestic violence, she becomes the prime suspect. But it is only when Jerry manages to gain the trust of Monika's young son that the detectives are able to look behind the facade of the castle and solve the case.

There is also a lot going on in Beissl's private life. Beissl's eldest daughter Maria wants to move out, and in the end it is Jerry who makes this happen, much to Beissl's chagrin.

The day starts badly for Beissl. No room for his fishing rod in the new house, a daughter who wants to study for her university entrance exams in a friend's caravan, and then the news that a body has been found in the Ache river. His colleague Jerry, with the help of the medical examiner, has discovered that the deceased was the victim of an attack, in which the perpetrator targeted his laptop. The dead man was a blogger. In his blog, "Denz Uncovers," he tried to generate reach with scandals that Johanna had previously researched.

Bernd Rappenglück, president of the Berchtesgaden whip-cracking club, is found dead in the courtyard of his bakery. Just the evening before, the club had celebrated their victory against their rivals from Garmisch at their clubhouse. Did things get out of hand? Ferdi Brandner, one of the whip-crackers, quickly becomes a suspect in Sophia Strasser and Jerry Paulsen's eyes. His possible motive: The refugee Alfons Nkmura, nicknamed Fonsi, was allowed to lead the whip-crackers in the prestigious competition instead of Ferdl. Thanks to the help of Rappenglück and the club's equipment manager, Toni Kainz, Fonsi had quickly integrated, which didn't sit well with everyone.

Theresa Geiger is kidnapped in a traditional manner at her own wedding, eats a cake provided for her while waiting, and dies. The coroner diagnoses an allergic shock. Her friend Cecilia, with whom Theresa ran a café, insists that she made the cake in the cabin specifically without nuts, knowing of Theresa's severe allergy. However, an almost identical cake containing nuts is missing from the café's cold storage—did someone secretly switch it with the one in the cabin? Caro, who knew Theresa, wonders who could have harmed her friend.

Beissl has become quite fond of dogs. He actually believes that dogs have no place in the police station. But Spezl is special and is in shock. His owner was bludgeoned to death – with a spade, as forensic pathologist Sonja Bitterling soon discovers. Werner Murrer, founder and trainer of the Berchtesgaden Search and Rescue Dog Association, lay dead in the parking lot of his dog club, guarded by Spezl. His girlfriend, Josefine Scheffler, is stunned: Werner and his dog handler teams had saved nearly 100 lives and had no enemies. Mountain farmer Josef Holler is an exception. He blames the deceased for his wife Uli being in a wheelchair. And then there's Lilly Wengert, who is angry because her dog Zeus wasn't good enough for Murrer's dog unit.

The day starts off badly for Inspector Beissl. His daughter Maria is standing at the door canoodling with a man who turns out to be her landlord Toni, the water in the house is cold again, and then he is called to a mysterious death.
A client at Eveline Schober's beauty salon suddenly died during a treatment. Forensic pathologist Sonja Bitterling quickly became certain that anaphylactic shock was the cause. In short: The deceased suffered from a bee venom allergy.

While Benedikt Beissl suggests to his daughter Eva at breakfast that she become a teacher, Jerry Paulsen rushes to the scene where a boy's body has been found.
Pascal has been bludgeoned to death. It quickly becomes clear that the boarding school student wasn't particularly popular with his classmates

Somewhat reluctantly, photographer Josef Märkel helps his girlfriend, climbing legend Anna Falter, with a photo shoot on the mountain. As he's about to rappel down, the safety anchor comes loose. Märkel falls five meters and into a coma. The anchor was deliberately removed. 

Beissl is to blame. Jerry proudly shows him the old pearl ring at the station, the one he plans to use to propose to Johanna – and Beissl drops it.
The pearl breaks free from its setting and disappears. Where is Jerry supposed to get a replacement? Jerry and Beissl have different ideas.
Meanwhile, the case they're currently working on is quite tricky. Ranger Timo Roiss was pushed off a cliff and was injured beforehand. 

A shocking morning for Ms. Maierhofer! On her way to the town hall, she finds the body of a man who has been stabbed to death in his car. When Jerry Paulsen tries to ask Sophia Strasser to drive him to the crime scene, he can't believe his eyes. The policewoman is waiting for him in plain clothes. And Max is pushing her desk into the hallway… Sophia Strasser is finally a detective!

Geli Kreiser is dead. Strangled, as the new medical examiner, Dr. Phillipp Hartmann, informs the two investigators, Sophia Strasser and Jerry Paulsen. Beissl is quite happy to get out of the house, because his wife, with the help of their daughters, is looking for a new dirndl.

Beissl is far from pleased when a police patrol brings his daughter Eva home. Eva participated in an unannounced sit-in protest against a bypass, which shortly afterward prompts the slick local politician Ferdinand Erler to pay Beissl a visit. And then Jerry and Sophia call to report the discovery of a body: Marlene Thaler, Berchtesgaden's advertising icon and the face of the Alpenkönig cheese dairy, has been murdered.

Farmer Gitte Schiller finds the body of her husband Lorenz, whom she had long believed to be dead, in a manure pile. He was buried eight years ago. But forensic pathologist Philipp Hartmann leaves no doubt that this body was alive just a few hours earlier.

Evi Mayr girlfriend of brewery owner Alois Ritter, is shot dead while preparing for a photo shoot. Her marketing ideas had caused conflicts, especially with Alois's daughter Lena. Investigators discover that Evi wasn't the intended target.
Meanwhile, at home, Beissl is struggling with mountains of laundry until Max helps him.

Elisabeth's performance with the brass band at construction contractor Norbert Grainer's 75th birthday party goes awry. Shortly before it's due to begin, she finds his son, the mayor, murdered. Jerry and Sophia initially suspect a jealous musician, and then the beautiful conductor, the deceased's girlfriend. Beissl worries that his daughter and Jerry might leave him for Frankfurt.

Hotel management student Samira Malouf, who fled Syria with her family in 2015, is found murdered in the hotel. Was it her colleague Julian Kunz, who disliked her, her brother Adil, or the candy manufacturer Butenberg?
Beissl is worried about Eva. His daughter still apparently doesn't know what to do after graduating from high school. 

Pharmacist Markus Wittig reads his own obituary and is murdered shortly afterward. Peter Lederer, the ex of Markus's girlfriend Tina, is the prime suspect, but trainee Lena also comes under scrutiny.
Meanwhile, Maria's boyfriend Toni successfully acts as a relationship coach for her sister Eva.

Sophia and Jerry witness a small plane go into a spin and crash. At the controls was amateur pilot and management consultant Pierre Gassner. There's no sign of his wife, Miriam, but a trail of blood in their house suggests foul play. Flight instructor Sascha Bick describes the deceased as an experienced pilot who had no enemies.
Meanwhile, Beissl, with the help of his daughter Eva, is preparing for a film shoot. Johanna's ex-boyfriend, director Tom Fosse, is flying in from Hollywood to shoot a promotional video about the Berchtesgaden police.

World champion, World Cup winner, fashion designer… Biathlete Laura Prell was something of a local hero in Berchtesgaden. She had just been discussing her biography with Johanna Beissl when her body was found in the woods. She had been murdered. Even the medical examiner, Dr. Hartmann, had tears in his eyes because he had so admired Laura. And Sophia blamed herself for having let the weeping Laura reject her just the evening before. Why was Laura Prell so distraught before her death?

Johanna had imagined things differently: When she tells Jerry she's pregnant, he's summoned by his father-in-law, Inspector Beissl, to a glamorous crime scene. In the mountain restaurant "Gipfelglück" (Summit Bliss), owned by the self-proclaimed gastronomy guru Herby Allgeier, the proprietor, Nina Allgeier, finds waiter Rudi dead one morning. Poisoned by a dose of cocaine laced with a pesticide, as Dr. Philipp Hartmann discovers. Cell phone data recovered by Caro Reiser reveals that the deceased had a mysterious girlfriend named Ana. He had planned to emigrate to Thailand with her. But initially, the detectives search for her in vain.

Beissl is faced with the fact that his youngest daughter, Eva, wants to study marine biology in Kiel. On top of that, he's deeply troubled by the murder of veterinarian Dr. Leitner, who was found bludgeoned to death in his brother Jakob's bird of prey aviary. A Saudi businessman had planned to invest a large sum of money there… While Beissl is relieved that Eva's gap year is drawing to a close, he and Elli are deeply saddened by the prospect of their youngest daughter moving out. Eva wants to follow her boyfriend to Kiel and study marine biology. But Beissl doesn't have much time to dwell on it.

Beissl and his wife are quite surprised when Ellis's 15-year-old niece, Ava, suddenly appears at their door from Berlin. In her backpack, she carries not only a pair of headphones but also a few secrets that will soon leave a sour taste in Beissl's mouth and make Johanna an accomplice. When has there ever been a case where one's own colleagues harass a family member for fare evasion? Professionally, the head of the Berchtesgaden police is also confronted with unpleasant memories. Six years ago, he was the first officer on the scene of a bank robbery – and he didn't exactly cover himself in glory.
Now, one of the bank robbers, Martin Zimmermann, has been murdered in the Böcklmoos moor, shortly after his release from prison. His accomplice, Vitus Neubert, was never caught, and the stolen money was never recovered.

Johanna Beissl arrives at her parents' house distraught. Jerry hasn't returned from a canyoning trip during the night. The weather is getting worse, and then comes the devastating news: a body has been found in the gorge.
Mountain guide Lucky, from Jerry's climbing group, has been bludgeoned to death, as Dr. Hartmann is absolutely certain.

The internet is down at the Beissl house. Therefore, Johanna has to personally deliver the news of the cabaret artist Kuno Horn's death to her father. He was found bludgeoned to death on a forest path. Beissl is devastated, as he was a fan of Kuno Horn and had tickets for his performance that evening in Berchtesgaden.
Horn's agent, Gaby Hoffmann, and the local promoter, Roman Meiser, are shocked by the cabaret artist's death. But suspiciously quickly, they replace him with the more "popular" comedian, Bast Moor.

A rat in the house? Beissl gives Ava an ultimatum: either she locks her rat Nemo in a cage or she has to leave. But before he can finish the fight with his Berlin relative and her furry friend, Jerry delivers another piece of bad news: Quirin Gruber is found dead in his stonemasonry workshop, buried under a massive slab of stone. Dr. Hartmann discovers he was bludgeoned to death.

The discovery of a young man's body in a wooded area leads Jerry and Sophia to the Heubl farm, where endless party nights have been infuriating the residents for some time. The deceased was DJ Dominik, who shared an infatuation with Ramona Sperr with the orphaned farm owner, Linus.

Biologist Valerie Lemke dies after a visit to a glacier. Dr. Hartmann quickly determines that she was pushed into the abyss. Jerry and Sophia investigate among her colleagues. Dr. Magda Hansen was a rival for Professor Gruber's affections, while Christian Wenzel was an environmental activist and a jilted lover. Even pharmaceutical manager Oliver Gross falls under suspicion because Lemke's research on blood algae was commercially lucrative.

Uproar in tranquil Berchtesgaden. A masked man is robbing unsuspecting citizens almost daily. Johanna's newspaper accuses the police of inaction. The owner of the local pub is slapped in the face, especially after a Mr. Pfeifer publicly humiliates him there. The masked man's latest attack ended in bloodshed.

Steelworks owner Annette Loibl is horrified – her blind daughter Charlotte has been kidnapped. The investigation focuses on Vroni Ketschauer, who was fired by Annette's partner, Ferdinand Mitterhammer. Sophia goes undercover as a security officer at the Loibl steelworks. She feels sorry for Vroni Ketschauer, a single mother struggling financially and harboring a secret, and is carried away by a rash action… Meanwhile, new colleague Franzi helps the grateful detectives Strasser and Paulsen install a call trace.

Are ghosts and monsters really dancing out there against the backdrop of the mountains? The next morning, camper Luzia is completely distraught, especially since her partner David has also disappeared. Anna Hinterweger, who happens to be driving by, takes the young woman to the police station, where Sophia and Jerry initially doubt her story because Luzia is clearly under the influence of drugs. But then they find David's body in the woods. The police investigation is inconvenient for farmer Paul Hinterweger, as he fears negative publicity for his planned holiday resort.

Dr. Hartmann summons the investigators to a refrigerated truck. After 15 years, the Blaueis Glacier has released Vroni Gagern's body. Because Jerry immediately notices that the safety rope has been cut, and because rumors have been circulating about the Gagerns' marriage, the police reopen the investigation. Soon, not only is widower Hannes a suspect, because he had an argument with his wife before her last mountain tour, but Eric Wolters, a physiotherapist, also falls under suspicion for medical malpractice. And what is Sebastian Niederegger hiding, whose wife Julia is currently pregnant? While searching for remains on the glacier, Veronika's son Moritz finds his mother's backpack and could shed light on the mystery.

Karsten Mehring, the manager of the upscale Watzmann retreat, is found dead in his official residence. Stabbed, as Dr. Hartmann determines. Judith Delius and Manu Högl, the center's founders, are devastated but unable to assist Jerry and Sophia with their investigation. The two women seem tense, having risked so much for the retreat. Did this prove fatal for the new manager? Perhaps Elli, Beissl's wife, can shed some light on the matter? Her former assistant at the tourist office, Daniel Kovac, has become one of the prime suspects! Elli can't let it go and begins her own investigation.

On her way to the Röder law firm in Berchtesgaden, Munich businesswoman Paola Wagner crashes her convertible on a mountain pass. She was attacked by a drone. When Sophia and Jerry visit the lawyer, Wagner's business partner, Sven Mielow, is waiting for her. He admits to having been in a relationship with Paola in the past and to having been surprised by her desire to leave their joint company.

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.

An antique dealer is found shot dead.
A valuable painting, "The Tears of the Madonna," is missing from his shop.
For Detective Jerry Paulsen, it's no coincidence that the notorious criminal Tarek Kristo has just turned up in Berchtesgaden.

While Paulsen and his colleague Sophia Strasser investigate undercover as guests at a hotel, Beissl finds himself in mortal danger.
Anton Hauser is holding him captive in a mountain cabin.
Meanwhile, a drama of guilt and atonement unfolds at the remote farm of Anton's grandmother, Maria Hauser, drawing the detectives into its maelstrom.

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'?

A climbing trip to the Grünstein proved fatal for Elisabeth. While Johanna is at home treating her mother's injured ankle, the Beissl family receives the news that the tour's mountain guide, internationally acclaimed climbing star Leon Stöhr, has been found dead. Dr. Hartmann determines beyond a doubt at the scene of the crime at the foot of the mountain that he was beaten to death. Sophia and Jerry's investigation quickly focuses on mountain filmmaker Maren Rieder. Contrary to her usual habits, she was not supposed to accompany the two climbing brothers Leon and Bastian on their prestigious US trip to Yosemite National Park and was very disappointed about this. Sophia also finds a headband in front of the Stöhrs' office. The dead man's brother, Bastian Stöhr, also seems suspicious. He obviously has something to hide. And when the brothers' climbing partner, Rupert Heckmair, reports a heated argument between the brothers, Sophia decides to observe the Stöhrs' house on her own. When she follows Bastian Stöhr to a lonely mountain hut, she gets a big surprise. She now urgently needs the help of Jerry and Beissl. But he has his hands full trying to convince Sophia's son Luis to take on a theater role as a police officer. With resounding success.

Johanna can't believe her eyes: is it possible that she has just witnessed a murder from outside the meditation pavilion of the "Center of Life"? Jerry dismisses her observation as a "pregnancy hallucination." But the next day, Johanna discovers traces of blood on a wheelbarrow in front of the center. When life coach and founder Mick Sontheimer fails to show up for work, Beissl, Sophia, and Jerry investigate. Max eventually finds Mick's buried body in the woods—stabbed to death, as Dr. Hartmann conclusively determines, before astonishing the investigators by demonstrating some flawless yoga exercises.

At the meditation center, the peaceful façade begins to crumble. Mick, who hosted a radio show in Berchtesgaden, had stolen the wife of radio technician Kai Arnold. Presenter Marie Doldinger provides Arnold—who left a threatening message on Mick's answering machine—with an alibi. Mick's coaching colleague Konstantin Wahler, who takes over his sessions, is under financial pressure: he paid heavily for his training but was only allowed to market Mick's program. Mick's current partner, sound bowl therapist Lisa Sterzel, on the other hand, appears genuinely distraught.

Johanna conducts her own investigation in a prenatal class and notices that another participant, Tamara Echternacht, is behaving suspiciously. But when Johanna uncovers her true identity, she suddenly finds herself in mortal danger. Jerry's instincts send him racing to the meditation center—just in time…

Luise Reitinger walks into the Berchtesgaden police station convinced of one thing: the message that her best friend and former colleague, paramedic Klara, supposedly sent from Kenya cannot be from her. Jerry quickly spots an inconsistency in the attached photo, and the federal police confirm that while Klara had booked a flight to Nairobi, she was not on board. Since no body has been found, Sophia, Jerry, and Beissl begin investigating within the emergency dispatch center's circle.

Why does Klara's colleague Ritschi only reluctantly admit that he was in a relationship with her until four weeks ago? What explains the bloodstains in Klara's apartment—and who wrote the alarming note reading "Murderer!"? Suspicion falls on the desperate father Toni Tretter, who blames the paramedics—station chief Bertha Heinze and paramedic Bruno Wichmann—for the accidental death of his daughter, claiming they took far too long to get her to the hospital.

When Klara's body is finally discovered in the woods and another message from her reaches Luise, it becomes clear that one of the suspects is playing a dangerous game. With the help of Franzi and Max, the investigators set a trap. But before it can snap shut, Jerry has to endure some gentle teasing from Johanna, who thinks his meticulously planned routes to the maternity ward are over the top. Then Johanna goes into labor—earlier and more intensely than expected—and suddenly even the best plan is useless.

Dark clouds hang over a tennis club near the Watzmann. Julia Feller, the newly elected chairwoman and an exceptional coach, lies motionless on the court. Cause of death: heart attack, according to Dr. Hartmann. However, an abnormally high level of adrenaline is found in her body, which—given her rare medical condition—led directly to her death. It soon becomes clear that the victim was poisoned. Motives are plentiful.

Julia's deputy, Simone Herzig, was jealous of her popularity and aware of her medical condition. Simone's son Kilian belonged to an elite training group set to be scouted internationally in Mallorca in just a few weeks. This group also included Valentina de Luca, daughter of Ernesto—Jerry and Johanna's favorite Italian restaurateur, who runs the restaurant on the club grounds. Ernesto, however, has little faith in his daughter's tennis ambitions—unlike her brother Francesco. The third talent, Lena Jackstedt, had every reason to be furious with Julia: her father, a sponsor of the tennis club, had recently left Lena's mother for Julia Feller.

Then an email with explosive content surfaces, which the victim had received shortly before her death. When forensics also find Kilian's fingerprints on the murder weapon, the case seems solved. But in this instance, nothing is as it first appears…

Meanwhile, Beissl is training Sophia's son Luis in the garden at home. The boy feels sidelined at his football club—good thing Beissl is a top-notch motivator.