S12.E17 ∙ Shots in the Dark

Two days before Christmas, a stranger walks into a house, sits down and joins a woman and her granddaughter watching TV. They soon discover the man is on the run, and are held hostage while he recounts the bloody trail that led him there.

Two-part movie focusing on one of Germany's most controversial murder trials after World War II. In spring 1960, Dr. Dietrich Schwarz and his housekeeper Elisabeth Huhn are killed cruelly in his mansion near Munich. Although the police considers suicide, his son brings a charge against his mistress, the self confident Vera Brühne because she inherits the victim's house in Spain. The prosecution runs an investigation and finally believes in the guilt of Brühne and her alleged aide Johann Ferbach. After a dubious trial, they are sentenced to life. Some years later, a young lawyer reviews the files and reveals many inconsistencies. Even very important politicians exerted influence on the case...

Two young cops, bored with their assignment as traffic cops, decide to bust criminals on their own time, much to the dismay of their fellow policemen and the management hierarchy.

The movie is based on a true story about an Indonesian labour leader who was kidnapped, tortured, and killed because of her struggle (East Java 1993). The case remains unsolved. Several people are punished for the crimes, but later they are released because they are not the real killers.

Three online bloggers vanished over the summer of 2013 in Wisconsin's isolated woodlands. This video was their final recording.