Episode list

Murder by the Lake

Die Braut

Wed, Mar 08, 2017
Following local custom after a wedding, bride Maja is "abducted" by a team of friends and placed blindfolded in a small boat. Her groom is then dispatched to find her in a rowboat, but he discovers her murdered and propped against a tree. Her veil and ring are missing. Various suspects seem possible, including a young couple who form a society to prevent the killing of a flock of cormorants that next next to the lake, and a fisherman whom the couple suspects of being the bird's killer. Jule, the young woman suspect has a history of violence and a past sentence for murder as a minor. Zeiler finds her father's life jacket in a collection of items retrieved from the lake and preserved by Maja's mother in remembrance of Maja's twin brother, who was drowned as an infant during a storm. The fisherman, Meinert, dies when Oberlander visits his house. He fires his shotgun at the wall, and the recoil apparently causes him to tumble backwards down a flight of stairs and a broken neck. Items found in his house eventually point towards the reason for Maja's murder and the actual killer. Oberlander reconciles with Kim .
6.5 /10
Abgrundtief

Wed, Mar 15, 2017
In lake Bodensee a chained, 'waxen' teen girl corpse is found with Down-symptoms, identified as Marie Häusler, 15 years missing since she turned 18. Her mysterious disappearance haunted her father Manfred who, after her mother's suicide, married Marie's favorite home caregiver, Jasmin Häusler, whose brother, a retired cop, kept searching 'illegally' ever since. Bothersome Marie was far from popular, especially with crone Christine Ludwig, whose home she burnt down. Micha Oberländer is personally concerned, having lost a small son, and with partner Hannah Zeiler, who is inspired to revive the stuck search for her father, unearths dirty secrets in both family and home for mentally handicapped, including several crimes.
7 /10
Der Wiederkehrer
Micha Oberländer investigates the fatal head-shot of Johannes Leitner on "Galgeninsel" with the service of Hannah Zeiler, who lies unconscious besides the corpse. She sought privately to let him clarify the fate of her father, but was followed and knocked down. *Hannah's former mentor Ernst Gschwendner assumed suicide, but later suspects Hermann Zeiler may still be alive. As the dirty truth is unearthed, Oberländer must conclude to change Hannah's life permanently and it's truth time for the Zeilers.
6.7 /10
Die vierte Frau

Fri, Feb 02, 2018
The dead body of a woman is found in a hops field - presented by the perpetrator hanging in a spider web on a seven meter high scaffold. It is not the first case of this kind: apparently Jutta Reike is the fourth victim of a serial killer. Micha Oberländer and Hannah Zeiler find out that the victim doesn't correspond physically to the pattern of the other homicides. Is this the crime of a copycat? When a swimmer is run over brutally by a motorboat on the lake, a surprise is awaiting Zeiler and Oberländer: they find evidence in the car of the victim Dietrich Falkner, that he might be the sought-after serial killer. During a house search trophies of the four victims are found. Everything seems to fit, until Zeiler and Oberländer find out that the trophies of the fourth victim are false. Now it is obvious: there must be a second murderer, who not only killed Dietrich Falkner.
6.9 /10
Der Stumpengang

Sun, Feb 03, 2019
As they adjust to changes in their own lives, Hannah and Micha investigate a murder case involving love, loss and revenge.
6.3 /10
Die Meerjungfrau
A woman is found dead in the costume of a mermaid on the shore of Lake Constance. Micha Oberländer and Hannah Zeiler target a surfer clique and the ex-husband of the murder victim.
6.7 /10
Der Blutritt

Sun, Sep 06, 2020
After a gruesome murder attempt, Zeiler and Oberländer investigate in the vicinity of a horse stud.
6.3 /10
Der Wegspuk

Tue, Dec 29, 2020
A long forgotten curse seems to resurface when children witness a murder in an old and deteriorated mansion. Detectives Zeiler and Oberländer need to investigate the past in order to uncover the truth.
6.9 /10
Der Seelenkreis
When a baby is found floating inside a wicker basket on the lake, Oberländer and Zeiler suspect a connection to an older case of a missing woman. The strange symbols painted on the sheets the baby was wrapped in give them their first lead.
5.9 /10
Das zweite Gesicht
A disturbed young woman shows up at the police to report a murder she claims to have seen in a vision. Oberländer believes it to be a hoax, but Zeiler is not letting go of the matter. Few hours later, the man described is found dead.
6.6 /10
Unter Wölfen

Mon, Oct 31, 2022
A wolf roaming the woods causes unrest among the population and attracts dubious characters to Lake Constance. When one of them, a trophy hunter, is found dead in his self-made wolf trap, detectives Zeiler and Oberländer are called upon.
6.8 /10
Nemesis

Fri, Jan 27, 2023
While Zeiler has still not returned from her vacation, Oberländer has problems getting used to her replacement, the resolute Detective Hoffmann from Vienna. But soon a complicated murder case forces them to cooperate.
6.5 /10
Der Nachtalb

Sat, Sep 16, 2023
Detective Oberländer, plagued by nightmares and strange visions, falls under suspicion of murder himself.
6.9 /10
Atemlos

Mon, Jan 01, 2024
Just as the freediver Victor is about to start a new record attempt, the body of his wife is found in the depths of Lake Constance. Oberländer and Hoffmann suspect that Victor himself may have been responsible for the drowning of his wife.
6.8 /10
Die Messias

Sat, Feb 24, 2024
When Hoffmann's past catches up with her, not only is the relationship with Oberländer put to a test, but also the safety of her family is severely threatened.
6.5 /10
Nachtschatten

Sun, Dec 29, 2024
After a book reading, a successful author of crime novels is found dead in his secluded mansion in the mountains.
6.5 /10
Die Medusa

Sun, Jan 05, 2025
Detectives Oberländer and Hoffmann in a race against time to free a kidnapped boy.
0 /10
Das Geisterschiff
A decaying ship that emerges from the depths of the lake, brings with it a terrifying discovery. A tragic case that has been unsolved for fifteen years catches up with Oberländer and demands everything from him once again.
0 /10
Der Wunschbaum

Wed, Dec 31, 1969
A woman's body is discovered next to a mysterious tree called the Wishing Tree. At first, everything points to a murder out of jealousy, but the detectives have serious doubts and so the investigation takes on a whole new dimension.
0 /10

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You Can't Buy Luck

You Can't Buy Luck

Wealthy and superstitious race-horse owner Joe Baldwin practices philanthropy because he believes his charity donations bring luck to his ponies. One object of his bounty is gold-digger Jean Jason, about whom he has no illusions, and in order to get rid of her he finances her European vacation, and with her, unknown to Baldwin, goes full-time gigolo/part time artist Paul Vinette. Before a big race Baldwin is at an orphanage near the track and expresses his wishes for rain on the following day as his horse, "Sarcasm", runs best on a muddy track. The orphans resent his wish as it is also to be the day of their annual big outing, as does the orphanage assistant, Betty McKay, who chides Baldwin for his selfish viewpoint. It does rain but "Sarcasm" loses anyway, and Baldwin decides it was because the orphans were pulling against him. He arranges a big party for the kids and he and Betty fall in love. When Jean returns from Europe, she demands $50,000 to fade out of the picture. He tells her he will bring her a check. Paul sees Jean packing her bags, accuses her of running out, and they quarrel. She gets a gun and orders him out of the apartment and they fight for the weapon. Paul is leaving the building as Baldwin enters. A few minutes later, the police receive a call from a man claiming to be Joe Baldwin who says he has just killed Jean Jason. Baldwin is arrested and convicted on circumstantial evidence and sentenced to death. He escapes the police and goes into hiding in the home of a taxicab driver, Frank Bent, he had once befriended. Baldwin, with the aid of Bent and Betty, start the process of proving his innocence and also finding the real killer.

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