Summary Korbinian Hofer, Christian Lind and 'Michi' Mohr must identify a corpse found in a magic trick chest by a passing jogger in the woods. His cellphone refers them to circus director Lilja Stern, who confirms it's her dog act trainer Mihail 'Micky' Opitz, whom she drove to the railway station two days ago to renew his Romanian passport and visa in München (Munich). Artist Carl Radek tells she considered dumping Opitz. Forensics prove uncertain, as the corpse was frozen, rendering all chronology dubious. Cause of death is asphyxiation, Dr. Kern suspects in the trunk on a flight. That requires an accomplice driving him, a flight from Bratislava to München would fit. A motive may be found in another crime: the theft of a Picasso, small enough to hide in the trunk, to be linked to the circus people. Meanwhile the precinct buzzes as a new post is imposed: a controller, Patrizia Ortmann, who must get an office and happens to bump into Christian in Jo's pub.

• Comedy
• Crime