S6 • E2 Mar 29, 2017 45m
9.0
Precinct Chief Girwidz's visit to the well-known crime writer Lydia Fernét takes a dramatic turn. When he enters her living room, he finds the woman lying dead on the floor. He himself is knocked down, and the perpetrator escapes undetected. Who is responsible for the successful author's death? The investigation leads Hubert and Staller to Claus Umbach's publishing house. The publisher and the dead woman's assistant report how popular Fernét was with her crime series. But fame had its downsides, as she had been severely harassed by a stalker for some time. And indeed, the man can be seen in surveillance camera footage outside her house. Did this obsessive adoration lead to murder? Tracking down the fugitive is more difficult than expected, as no one knows his true identity. So the investigators set a trap for the man: They spread the word to the public that Lydia Fernét survived the attack and is in the intensive care unit of the Wolfratshausen hospital. Hubert, Staller, and Sonja Wirth lie in wait at the hospital. The man they're looking for actually turns up, but Hubert and Staller accidentally catch a man who's trying to visit his wife. While Girwidz suffers from the effects of his head injury, Staller, inspired by the investigation, discovers writing. Supported by the likeable publishing assistant Julia Zobel, he devotes himself entirely to his literary ambitions. When a childhood friend of the murdered author suddenly appears, Hubert and Staller begin to doubt the stalker's guilt. It's an old typewriter, the one the dead author used to write her bestsellers, that ultimately leads the two investigators to interesting insights and puts them on the right track. Who wanted the crime queen to die?
