S3 • E4 Nov 27, 2013 45m
8.9
Diving instructor Sepp Meyerhofer is suspected of illegal harpooning, so Hubert and Staller decide to pay him a quick visit. But their investigations don't get them very far. Fellow diving instructor Timo Beyer and his students have just pulled a body ashore, which immediately puzzles the police sergeants: The young woman is wearing ice skates - and in the middle of summer, no less. The tragic accident must have occurred in winter. Forensic pathologist Dr. Anja Licht, however, determines that the time of death cannot have been all that long ago. And Staller discovers that the last time people were allowed to ice skate on Lake Starnberg was in 2006. Nothing seems to add up. It's also very disturbing that Hubert can't find any missing persons reports filed by the police that list a young woman of a suitable age and appearance. Girwidz therefore instructs the detectives to photograph the body and publish the picture in the newspaper - in the hope that relatives, acquaintances, or witnesses might come forward. When Hubert and Staller take a picture of the dead woman, they make an astonishing discovery: The skates are much too small. Someone must have put them on her afterward to fake an accident. Finally, the publication of the photo brings the desired result. A caller answers to offer information about the dead woman. To Hubert and Staller's surprise, it turns out to be Sepp Meyerhofer, the owner of the diving school. According to him, the dead woman's name is Anastasia and she was his Ukrainian au pair. After an argument with his wife Theresa, Anastasia allegedly returned to Ukraine without further ado. This story makes Hubert and Staller more than suspicious, and they begin to get to the bottom of the matter. What was this argument about? Was Sepp Meyerhofer perhaps having an affair with Anastasia and wanted to get rid of her? Or did his wife Theresa get wind of the affair and act out of jealousy? The investigators then also meet Till Unold, the owner of Anastasia's au pair agency, who meticulously ensures that his au pairs perform exemplary duties.
