The night before pimp Joaquim Bosque's trial, the only witness from his brothel is run over, after being beaten multiply, no trace of rape. The next day, young tug Dennis Moll dies from a deep fall, possibly after witnessing the killer's car from his apartment and perhaps trying to blackmail him. Reuther's team realizes his girlfriend is hiding the truth and gets *. Meanwhile Thomas fears to have caught the flees from his kid son's class.

Teenagers Hendrik Sauer, son of mayor Thea, and lover Sara Mueller, sneaking in to make out in Eibingener desolate ruined monastery cellar, find the incinerated remains of generally respected municipal treasurer Siegbert Lackner, who was strangulated days before. He never left on Paris holiday for a week. prime suspect is his stalker, Britta Grebert, whom the town reengaged after therapy and now commits a failed suicide. But she had a rival, councilor Gregor Stern's wife Evi. Bernd is promoted Judge, without postulating, succeeding to retiring Beil, but senses a ...

A day after winning 80.000 Euro in Wiesbaden Casino, Werner Prabek is found beaten on the head and fatally drowned in a public fountain. His wife Elena, whose retired father Kurt Abramczik is moving in, ignored he played, and about his fat inheritance, all lost already. Kurt and daughter lied about having visited Werner in the casino, he makes a fishy confession, despite alibi for both of them. Schubert finds out about a casino scam.

The dead in the vineyard.

Snake Pit.

After Sudanese state official Abdul Assad is sniper-murdered in Wiesbaden by an trackless pro, federal prosecution officer Gerald Törker, Klar's former police academy mate, and his boss Holger Westhofen claim the 'national security' case. After real estate fraud suspect Bruno Beck offers key information for a deal, Reuther's team gets back into the double case. It's about the suspicion that agricultural machines dealer Kai Middeldorf facilitated illegal arms deals. Beck dies in jail from his nut allergy. The fatal candy bar was given him by his and Kai's lawyer Silvia...