Chief accountant Dirk Maschke was shot at close range in his office. CEO Susanne Gottwald is shocked and cannot make sense of what is happening. Shortly before his death, Maschke had asked her for an urgent conversation.
Sawmill owner Ludger Habold is found dead under a log. But Dr. Engel finds traces that indicate a physical altercation. The suspicion is that the cut tree is intended to simulate an accident.
The boss of a consulting firm is murdered in his Wiesbaden estate. Chief Public Prosecutor Bernd Reuther has to find out who has an interest in Dr. Rönsch's death. Forensic pathologist Dr. Judith Engel assumes death by suffocation.
