Overview
- Airs Sunday at 20:15 on ARD, with the episode available to stream afterward in the ARD Mediathek.
- The story opens with a murdered pharmacist and a missing wife, but the focus shifts to a home invasion by three psychiatric escapees including Berg’s brother, leading to a tense captivity on the remote family homestead.
- Franziska Tobler is initially away on leadership training as rookie Ella Pauls shoulders early investigative work, before Tobler is drawn into the unfolding crisis at the farm.
- Reviews emphasize strong performances and brooding atmosphere—especially from Hans‑Jochen Wagner and Felician Hohnloser—while noting plausibility gaps, repetition and strained logic.
- Writer Bernd Lange and director Robert Thalheim return to extend a long‑teased family secret, steering the Freiburg series toward a darker, emotionally charged climax without relying on standard casework.