Overview
- The episode opens with a reported car theft that leads to a recovered SUV in the Neckar, a daughter found dead and her brother missing.
- Investigators receive ransom notes during the inquiry, some deemed credible enough to sustain hope for the missing boy’s survival.
- Lannert and Bootz are depicted largely as quiet observers who slip into quasi-therapeutic roles with the shattered couple at the story’s center.
- Critics consistently single out Kim Riedle and Hans Löw for nuanced performances, while faulting heavy exposition and reduced investigative drive.
- The film aired Sunday at 20:15 on Das Erste and is available to stream via the ARD Mediathek.