Overview

• The episode centers on the murder of André Brauer, a renowned chef at Vienna’s upscale restaurant ‘Efeukron,’ found stabbed outside his home after a night of drinking with colleagues.
• Detectives Bibi Fellner and Moritz Eisner lead the investigation, navigating a web of suspects including Brauer’s employees, his wife Alicia, and other individuals with personal vendettas.
• The narrative exposes the toxic culture of elite kitchens, highlighting exploitation, dehumanizing work conditions, and internal power struggles within the culinary industry.
• The personal and professional struggles of the detective duo are foregrounded, with Bibi contemplating leaving her role due to burnout, straining her relationship with Eisner.
• Filmed in a real Michelin-starred restaurant, the episode uses its setting to critique broader societal issues of overwork, elitism, and emotional tolls in high-stakes professions.