Murder in the North Season 10 Episodes

Episode 0

Am Abgrund (Special)

88 mins

At Lübeck's old town market, a man disarms a patrol officer and takes a young passer-by hostage. Inspectors Finn Kiesewetter and Lars Englen pursue the perpetrator into a parking garage. When Lars comes into the perpetrator's line of fire, Finn has to decide in a split second: he shoots and fatally hits the hostage taker. Shocked and deeply shaken, Finn has to undergo the usual examinations. When the hostage unexpectedly states during interrogation that the man had already surrendered before the shot was fired, Finn is suspended from duty and branded the shooter by the press. Linda Stamm from Internal Investigations resolutely starts the investigation, Finn is threatened with charges. Emotionally affected, he retreats to the old holiday home on the Baltic Sea. While his old friend Elke Rasmussen wants to support him there, Lars Englen and his colleague Gregor Michalski try to prove Finn's innocence. Why has the situation at the old town market escalated so much? When the two investigators begin to understand the background, it is already too late. Finn and Elke Rasmussen find themselves in mortal danger.

Episode 1

Der Trupp

48 mins

Benno Bärsen, the oldest employee of the Lübeck construction yard, is found beaten to death in the warehouse. According to the detectives' investigation, the victim had an argument with Dirk Kiesebü, his immediate superior, shortly before his death. However, Kiesebü has an alibi for the night of the crime. This puts the squad's youngest employee under strong suspicion: Oliver Wiek, who has disappeared since the crime. Oliver, who was born with Down syndrome, lives with his grandmother, Annika Wiek, who also got him the job at the construction yard. Inspector Lars Englen manages to track down the suspect in his hiding place. He is taken into custody but stubbornly remains silent. As Oliver changes his clothes in his cell, his horrified grandmother discovers that his entire body bears traces of abuse. Did Oliver kill Bärsen because he was bullied and mistreated by his colleagues?

Episode 2

Drei Schwestern

48 mins

Joachim Wagner's 75th birthday is to be celebrated with family. His wife Brigitte has invited their three daughters. As she enters the garden of their house with the birthday cake in her hand, she makes a shocking discovery: Her husband Joachim is staggering toward her with bloodstained hands, and their youngest daughter Jana is lying unconscious on the lawn with a gaping head wound. The emergency doctor who was called has to fight for Jana's life in the ambulance. When Finn and Lars arrive, Brigitte Wegmann states that her husband didn't notice what had happened. He was supposedly taking a nap. But where did the bloodstains on his shirt come from? It turns out that Joachim Wegmann is suffering from Alzheimer's disease. In his confused state, did he mistake his own daughter for a burglar and knock her down? The investigation leads the detectives deep into a family tragedy.

Episode 3

Merli

48 mins

Helmut Brehm has suffered from severe walking difficulties since his motorcycle accident twelve years ago and was forced to give up his job. One morning, he finds his wife Edda beaten to death in the kitchen. His neighbor, Björn, is bending over the body with bloody hands. In a panic, Björn pushes his husband to the ground and flees. Detectives Finn Kiesewetter and Lars Englen initially have little doubt that the boy is the perpetrator, given his extensive criminal record. On the other hand, they discover a suspicious purchase from the hardware store in Helmut's trunk: everything needed to make a corpse disappear. Could Helmut have something to do with the murder after all? The detectives discover that the marriage had been on the rocks for some time, and that Helmut sleeps in the room of his daughter, who has since moved out. When the detectives examine the dead woman's accounts, they discover that Edda has been withdrawing increasingly large sums of money lately, and that nothing remains of the proceeds from the sale of Helmut's business. Is that why he killed her? But why did Edda need all that money anyway?

Episode 4

Letzte Lieder

Maik appears not to be the murder of big sponsor Harald. Cancer patient and singer Ellen reacts upset. Harald has discovered that Maik and bank employee Sybille misappropriate charity money. Maik is shocked to see blood on Ellen's hairpin.

Episode 4

Niemandsland

48 mins

The Brazilian Enzo Pereira had just invited his girlfriend Carina Bosse to fly to his hometown of Rio when he was murdered by an unknown assailant. While Carina was preparing breakfast in the kitchen, he was stabbed to death at the front door. During questioning, Carina accused her jealous ex-boyfriend Simon Fink of the murder. The fitness trainer was actually stalking the young woman, but denied having anything to do with the crime. When the detectives wanted to check Enzo's passport, it turned out that Enzo Perreira had been dead for a long time. But who was the murder victim then? And where did the young man, who worked in construction, suddenly get so much money for the trip to Brazil? The investigators are faced with a mystery.

Episode 5

Vergiftet

55 mins

Building engineer Uwe is caregiver of Bente who is injured for life and got 25,000 euro settlement from Uwe's firm. Uwe is poisoned with an herbicide. By Bente or her daughter Ronja? Maybe by his not yet divorce wife Inga, or suicide.

Episode 5

Nicht mit mir

48 mins

The body of Pascal Mertens, 20, is found in a park. He had been released early from youth prison just two days ago for good behavior. The police officers bring Heiner Mertens the news of his grandson's death. Pascal, who grew up with his grandfather, had spent six months in prison for grievous bodily harm. In prison he underwent therapy to change his aggressive behavior. His victim at the time was his girlfriend Neele, who also reported him. Neele complained at the time about what she considered to be an overly lenient sentence. When the police officers find out that Neele met with Pascal after his release, Neele claims that Pascal wanted to apologize to her. But Finn and Lars are skeptical: Has she now taken revenge on her tormentor?

Episode 6

Frauenabend

48 mins

When Antje is suddenly abandoned by her husband Daniel after a long marriage, her best friends Steffi and Yvonne immediately step in for her. The women have known each other since elementary school. They spend a girls' night together at a tapas bar on the Untertrave, where, after many cocktails, they wish all the men, especially Daniel, to hell. When Daniel is found dead the next morning in his new single apartment, suspicion quickly falls on Antje: Did she visit her ex drunk after the bar and murder him out of disappointed love? The suspect claims to detectives Finn Kiesewetter and Lars Englen that she can't remember what happened the previous night. She also can't explain where the wounds on her hands came from. A complete blackout. Yvonne immediately gives her friend an alibi. The detectives are skeptical: How far does the women's friendship extend? Are the friends covering for the cheated Antje? Or did they possibly commit the murder together?

Episode 7

Alte Schuld

48 mins

Former money transporter Jörg claims that although innocent he was 9 years in prison. Hannes retires and is left with a grazing shot from Jörg's service weapon. Armed Jörg kidnaps Lars and demands proof of his innocence.

Episode 8

Ersatzfamilie

48 mins

17-year-old Celina Pöls is found dead at an industrial ruin. Initial investigations at the scene reveal that the teenager was bluntly bludgeoned to death. Detectives Finn Kiesewetter and Lars Englen visit the assisted living group where the victim lived. Not only the director, Marianna Oelker, who had reported Celina missing, is shocked. All the other residents and carers are also shaken by the news of her death. At the police station, Nina Weiss investigates that Celina was also known to the police for drug use. But she had been clean for a year and hadn't committed any offenses since. This made Celina all the more distressed by her last drug test shortly before her death, which had come back positive. How could it be that her roommate Oxana received a negative result at the same time, even though she had smoked marijuana? The detectives discover that Celina suspected her friend of having swapped the tests. Had this led to a fatal argument?

Episode 9

Unter der Gürtellinie

47 mins

Boxing coach Volker "Voller" Karak is found dead under a weight rack in his club by 17-year-old Nuray Demir. Nuray, along with Leonie, who is the same age, are among the club's top boxing talents. Both girls qualified for the North German Championships under "Voller's" wing. At the scene, detectives Finn Kiesewetter, Lars Englen, and Nina Weiss question the young athletes, who are visibly shaken by their coach's death. Nuray's older brother, Kadir, bursts in, full of anger, in the middle of their interrogation. The aircraft engineer makes no secret of his disapproval of the club's milieu and would prefer to ban his sister from boxing. Inspector Gregor Michalski discovers that Kadir and "Voller" had recently had a heated argument. The reason: social worker Britta Münzer accused the coach of sexual assault. However, she refused to name any victims or witnesses to the police. Did Kadir then take the law into his own hands?

Episode 10

Die Tote an Deck

48 mins

Aspiring algae researcher Dr. Kyra Rückert, 31, is found hanged from the mast of her sailboat. Initial investigations at the crime scene reveal that Kyra fell victim to a murder disguised as a suicide. Her partner and research assistant, Emily, is under suspicion. The quick-tempered young woman felt undervalued and exploited by her partner. Another possible motive for the crime could have been Kyra's half-sister, Zarah, who was in a bitter dispute with the deceased over her parents' inheritance. Or is the murder connected to Kyra's research project? The victim was working on a promising process for extracting nutrients from algae. If brought to market, the inventor's patents could bring in a fortune. Behind the facade of scientific research, the detectives uncover a world of resentment and jealousy.

Episode 11

Keiner von uns

49 mins

Journalist Peggy hears the last words of dying Andre and finds a tablet-PC in his house before the police does. BfL-member Marvin tortured him. BfL-leader Peter receives an automatic gun. He fears that Peggy discovers his BfL-secret.

Episode 12

Verschwunden

48 mins

Outside the police station, a woman suddenly gets into Finn Kiesewetter's car and demands he drive off immediately. She holds a pistol to her temple and threatens to shoot herself if he doesn't follow her instructions. The woman seems determined and leads Finn to an upscale detached house. There, in the front garden, Paul Fellner is celebrating his son's first birthday with his parents, Alexander and Maren. The kidnapper points to the young man and says, "That's my son-in-law. He's my daughter's murderer!" The distraught woman is Eslem Akgün. Finn is her last hope of uncovering her daughter's fate. As the detectives investigate, Dilara Fellner has indeed vanished without a trace. When they are able to prove that Dilara wanted to leave her husband because of domestic violence, the case begins to unravel. Behind the facade of a respectable family, dark secrets and abysses are revealed.

Episode 13

Alles aus Liebe

49 mins

A man breaks into a house and steals a valuable coin. Suddenly, the homeowners, Ralf and Jana Winter, return. They are heavily intoxicated and arguing heatedly. Before the burglar can escape unnoticed, he watches through the window as the 40-year-old freight forwarder, Ralf Winter, brutally beats his wife. The next morning, when detectives Finn Kiesewetter and Lars Englen question the husband at the scene, he appears deeply distraught over her death. The detectives suspect a robbery gone wrong: Jana Winter's actions in catching a thief in the act were apparently her undoing. The burglar was familiar with the house and seemed to know about the valuable coin collection. The detectives suspect the perpetrator is someone close to the couple. When Ralf Winter realizes there might be a witness who could pose a threat, a dangerous game of cat and mouse begins between the burglar and his husband. What did the burglar see, and who was the real culprit?

Episode 14

Nichts zu verlieren

49 mins

Tanja Ruff finds her mother Edith lifeless in the living room armchair. Because the deceased has bruises and abrasions, the emergency physician calls the police. At the scene, forensic pathologist Dr. Henning Strahl determines that the elderly, lonely widow, who required care, was placed in the armchair after a fall and then poisoned. Since she could no longer open the front door without assistance, the perpetrator must have gained access with a key. Detective Gregor Michalski discovers that the victim's valuable jewelry is missing. An initial lead points to Maryam Reuter, a native of Ethiopia who works as a driver for Meals on Wheels and also cared for Edith. Indeed, the police are able to recover Edith's gold necklace and earrings from her apartment. The suspect claims that Edith gave her the jewelry as a birthday present. However, Tanja's husband Franz and her son Leon also possess a key to the front door. Detectives Finn Kiesewetter and Lars Englen visit the family who were evicted from their apartment and forced to move into a camper van. Edith's house would have had enough room for everyone, but the relationship between Tanja and her mother was completely broken. Then Gregor discovers a bundle of EUR20,000 in the house. Most of the banknotes have been replaced with cheap copies. Who knew about the widow's secret savings?

Episode 15

Der tote Clown

48 mins

Hermine Streich, 74, who suffers from Alzheimer's, arrives at the police station in a panic, stammering: "Help, I need help. The clown is dead." The police calm the obviously confused woman and take her home to her daughter Anja. But when the investigators are called to a body found in the backyard of a hospital, they are in for a big surprise: the dead man is dressed as a clown, and a bloody wound gapes beneath his red wig. The victim is Hermine's carer, Fidan Petrov, who also entertained the children in the cancer ward as a hospital clown. Did Hermine, who suffers from dementia, witness the murder of her carer? But what exactly did she see? What did she say really happen - and what was just her imagination? When Police Inspector Nina Weiss tries to question the uncertain witness in more detail, she uncovers a family drama.