Overview

• ARD rebroadcast the Ludwigshafen episode on June 8 with simultaneous live streaming and on-demand access in its Mediathek.
• The plot follows the murder of investment banker Ann-Kathrin Werfel and the intense interrogation of suspect Hajo Kessler by Kommissarinnen Lena Odenthal and Johanna Stern.
• Critics praised the chamber-play structure and highlighted Ulrike Folkerts’s portrayal of Odenthal as she probes deep-seated misogyny.
• The case escalates when a second woman is abducted, turning the investigation into a race against time.
• The episode foregrounds violence against women and examines gender dynamics within male-dominated institutions.