Zorn

Chief Inspector Claudius Zorn is annoyed. He's in a "mid-life crisis" and his work, which consists primarily of poring over files, bores him. Whenever possible, he passes on tiresome tasks to his colleague Schröder. But then something happens that tears Zorn out of his gray everyday life: A large pool of blood is found in the basement of a demolished house. There is no trace of the corpse. Public prosecutor Sauer transfers the mysterious case to him. The unmotivated wrath hasn't investigated a murder in years and is less than thrilled to actually have work on the table. Only a little later there is already a second dead person: a suicide who leaves behind a husband and child. The search for clues leads the investigative team through the whole of Halle. In doing so, Zorn finds out that his seemingly simple-minded colleague is often more on the ball than he is. The investigations are still not progressing, not least because of the incessant rain that covers many tracks. It was only when public prosecutor Sauer showed his contempt for Zorn all too clearly that he started to ponder and aroused Zorn's suspicions: Why did Sauer hand over the explosive case to him of all people? Should he only have used his supposedly most incompetent commissioner to prevent the investigation? Zorn feels challenged and now begins to investigate in earnest. In fact, there are indications that the files were manipulated - perhaps by Sauer himself? When looking for evidence, Zorn and Schröder receive support from Hannah Saborowski, the secretary of the public prosecutor, who also makes significant advances to Zorn. But he is more fascinated by his neighbor, the mysterious Malina. When he meets her while shadowing Sauer in a bar, he loses sight of the public prosecutor. Immediately there is a new murder - and a victim that Zorn would never have dreamed of. And why is his new friend Henning Mahler, the suicide's husband, also in hiding? In the course of further investigations, a tragic revenge story slowly unfolds and Zorn cannot prevent more deaths.

Chief Inspector Claudius Zorn is anything but enthusiastic: his colleague Schröder has just been released from the hospital, but instead of both having peace and quiet in the infirmary, there is a lot of work to do: a young mountain biker crashes into a tight wire and dies. And while Zorn and Schröder are still investigating the youth's environment, another boy is murdered. The strange thing is that although the two victims were very different - one a spoiled son from a good family, the other a blunt thug - they belonged to the same clique. Zorn and Schröder quickly realized that someone was specifically choosing their victims. But why? The remaining members of the clique remain silent during the interrogations, although it is noticeable that a dark secret connects them. Is that what puts the youth at risk? As the inspectors slowly unravel the mystery, Schröder reaches his personal limits. And Zorn can't make sense of why the colleague is suddenly so different - he drinks alcohol against his habit and retires early after work. Zorn and Schröder cannot prevent further deaths. But when the case was finally solved, Zorn also learned to understand his colleague Schröder a little better.

A corpse in the Saale puzzles the two chief inspectors Zorn and Schröder: Apparently it is a case of a suicide. But why did the man run to the river to shoot himself in the water? Zorn and Schröder begin to investigate. The dead man was a public prosecutor, his name was Meinolf Grünbein and he was completely inconspicuous during his lifetime. Nevertheless, he was apparently pursued in the end. While Zorn and Schröder are looking for answers to the many unanswered questions, Schröder is approached. The fugitive driver is a criminal defense attorney and has one thing in common with the dead prosecutor: both were involved in a lawsuit involving the wealthy businessman Elias de Koop. Just a coincidence? As if the new case wasn't exhausting enough, Zorn also has problems with Malina. She's staying with a friend, and Anger just can't contain his jealousy.

Zorn, who now works alone, eats there every day, allegedly because the food at the headquarters doesn't taste good. In reality, this is an excuse to be able to see Schröder. The only ray of hope in Zorn's life is Malina, with whom he now lives and - at least by his standards - is happy. One night a person is pushed in front of the S-Bahn. There are no witnesses and the police assume suicide. Chief Inspector Claudius Zorn paid no attention to the incident either. He is busy persuading Schröder to become his partner again. However, what neither Zorn nor Schröder suspect: The perpetrator is very close to them. And has a number of new victims in his sights. People close to the two investigators.

Claudius Zorn must get used to working under promoted Schröders Untergebener and impending fatherhood, while his partner Malina's off behavior exasperates him, near breakup. Scientists can't explain why it rains fish in Halle. During the cleaning-up is found in a fountain the artificial hip of Donata Zettel, who is missing for a week, her husband one-hit-pop-star Gregor claims ignoring where of why. In the zoo, an elephant keeper is found killed. Penniless Zettel is meanwhile being threatened. The cops quickly mistrust dodgy scrap)monger Adam Völx, who used Zettel's firm's radiators in a grim smuggle cover and will stop at nothing to reactivate it.