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6 Episodes 2021 - 2021
Episode 1
44 mins
Fan Max and aloof Miranda investigate the seemingly unrelated deaths of star opera singer José Castana and a woman who killed herself by drowning in the sea. The latter is identified by odd new forensic colleague Roberto Herrero as violin player and one of Castana's victims as a known philanderer, but also pregnant and suspicion falls on the cheated wife (a co-star) and another woman who had a baby by Castana. Fellow fan Ines Villegas, as chief of police, in the end face over two dozen I am Spartacus confessions.
Episode 2
44 mins
Max and Miranda dig up a series of historical murders.
Episode 3
44 mins
Food critic Oliver Barker could make or break careers with a single review, until he's fatally poisoned, dining at the island's top chef Sebastià Serra's restaurant, a parting gift for his retiring assistant Ernesto Villaronga. Max enjoys the opportunity to into gastronomy, Miranda acts informed but uninterested. Going through the dinner guests may be futile, as forensics conclude he was poisoned the day before by mushrooms in the local sausage specialty, an elaborate home-made gift. This further widens the list if potential suspects, from critical victims to people concerned with his womanizing, and even a secret relative, but time presses as their were two of the lethal sausages.
Episode 4
44 mins
While protecting a famous Real Mallorca footballer from death threats, Max and Miranda uncover dodgy deals and illicit love affairs in the world of top-flight football.
Episode 5
44 mins
Max seizes the opportunity to enjoy an island nature reserve, while Miranda pouts, when they must investigate the disappearance of diabetic Tony Ball, a British birdwatcher, who left behind his insulin supply in his caravanette, making it a medical emergency in a matter of hours. Wife Linda Ball is clueless, having no shared interest, but a folder points to the bird sanctuary. The curator's PA's criminal record and a blue feather in Tony's car suggest both may be involved in an international bird smuggling ring if Ball had also discovered it or was part of the ring. A fire in the port suggests the fisherman owner and a local pet shop owner are deep in it, and possibly the uncooperative reserve rangers. Tony gets desperate in a cage.
Episode 6
44 mins
Max is delighted, unlike moping Miranda, the next case is on the island's reputed stud farm and manege Rancho del Rey, where someone stole from the Rey family by copying the magnetic cash register data with a reader found in the office of Jose Rey, who is to take over management and modernize the family firm when his grandfather Xisco Rey retires, soon. Jose and his mother deny any guilt, although his fancy management degree came not from overseas but was obtained in Spanish jail for white collar crimes. Jose flees on horseback, having been found holding the knife used to stab Xisco to death. Stablemaster Javier Santos, who taught Jose all about horses, and whose daughter Belia is engaged to Jose, guides the insecure detectives, whose rears are tested in the saddle while they search for Jose's childhood hiding places on rough grounds. He's found dangling over a ravine, rescued and convincingly pleads innocence. Back on the ranch, the case is solved.