Overview

• Chemnitz, the European Capital of Culture for 2025, serves as the setting for the new Erzgebirgskrimi episode, 'Die letzte Note.'
• The plot focuses on the murder of music teacher Marianne Bach, whose valuable violin is missing, raising questions about the motive.
• Kommissar Robert Winkler leads the investigation solo, while Saskia Bergelt, still grappling with past trauma, joins as a musician and moves into his residence.
• A DDR-era subplot reveals Marianne Bach's secret concerts under Stasi surveillance and a forbidden student affair, adding depth to the narrative.
• The production company confirms that three more episodes this year will return the series to its rural Erzgebirge roots, including Annaberg-Buchholz.