Overview
- The case begins with an ambush on a routine patrol after an anonymous tip about a roadside potato stand, leaving officer Elmar Buschkopf dead and a masked motorcyclist fleeing.
- Online reactions within the story span wide speculation about possible perpetrators across the political spectrum.
- Investigators follow the Aldebaran 2.0 claim to the estate of Guido Berger, a figure who styles himself as Reichskanzler, with partner Franziska Krings backing him while pursuing her own aims.
- A search of the rural compound by Cologne police turns up armed followers in the fields and a large cache of weapons on the property.
- Mariele Millowitsch and Hinnerk Schönemann return as Marie Brand and Jürgen Simmel in a blend of procedural, social commentary, and dry humor, with the episode airing at 20:15 on ZDF and available to stream in advance.