Overview

• Vanessa Tomasi, daughter of high-profile stylist Marco Tomasi, is discovered dead in a tree with half of her long blonde hair shaved.
• Kommissarinnen Isabelle Grandjean and Tessa Ott trace links between a local wig manufactory and the international trading ring Majestic Hair.
• The episode delves into the global real hair market to highlight how hair can signify wealth, beauty standards and acts of defiance.
• Adrian Illien’s screenplay and Tobias Ineichen’s direction employ surreal imagery and thematic depth to elevate hair from commodity to cultural symbol.
• Reviewers applaud the fresh socio-political lens but note that some abrupt plot turns undercut the episode’s overall momentum.