S3 • E9 Jan 15, 2014 45m
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A grave cross was stolen from the cemetery. While searching for the thief, Hubert and Staller make a gruesome discovery: Parish priest Stefan Bichler is lying dead in the church, and the cause of death is clear: the communion wine was poisoned. The two police officers begin their investigation into the priest's immediate environment and initially cannot find any motive for murder. According to altar server Gisela Köhler and Thomas Bauer, organist and undertaker in the small parish, the priest was very popular. A Scandal But then Hubert and Staller learn of a dispute between Pastor Bichler and Gerd Mithuber. Mithuber, who is responsible for allocating grave plots, closely monitors compliance with the cemetery regulations. However, when Mithuber himself erects a cross that is far too large for his deceased wife's grave, a scandal erupts between him and the priest. The motive for the crime now appears to have been identified and the case solved: Gerd Mithuber got rid of the pastor in order to fulfill his dead wife's last wish. But Mithuber has an alibi and is ruled out as the perpetrator. Hubert and Staller are once again in the dark. Until they learn something from the undertaker that makes them suspicious: Organist Gisela Köhler, who is devotedly preparing the pastor's funeral, has apparently chosen an unusual type of coffin - a symbol of true love. The organist has been living in a separate apartment in the rectory for years and, to the police's surprise, is the sole heir. Hubert and Staller finally have a suspect. However, they only find out whether the police are on the right track in their investigation after Staller is accidentally forced to step in as a pallbearer.
