Helen Dorn Investigates Past Secrets in New ZDF Crime Episode
The 20th installment of the popular series delves into a decades-old mystery while uncovering shocking truths about the detective's own family history.
- The episode follows Detective Helen Dorn as she investigates a violent gas station robbery, leading to revelations about a 60-year-old missing persons case.
- A man named Toni, once Ole Jacobsen, resurfaces decades after disappearing following a fire at his family's farm near Hamburg.
- Toni and his daughter Luisa are entangled in a web of secrets, facing emotional struggles and unresolved past traumas.
- The investigation connects to Helen Dorn's late mother, Elisabeth, and raises questions about her father's involvement in the case.
- The episode, written and directed by Grimme Award winner Friedemann Fromm, is available on ZDF's streaming platform and airs November 30 at 8:15 PM.