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An anthology series that follows the work of homicide detectives in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

When Esben flees the trenches of WWI, after three years at the front, it's so he can return to his beloved wife Kirstine and son Karl. But everything at home has changed - A charming German Officer, Gerhard, has done everything he can to win Kirstine's heart and replace Esbens role as Karls father. As Esben's family tries to adjust to his return from the front, the bonds of love and loyalty are stretched to the breaking point in this taut and profoundly moving film. From his hideout, Esben becomes a witness to a horrific nightmare watching his family slowly disappear in front of him as he fights for their love and survival and as he tries desperately to save his family. IN LOVE and WAR is an epic romantic drama, based on a true story.

An unbeatable team of five teenage friends, the Peppercorns, unites to find out who is behind the kidnapping of a missing oceanographer who has discovered a means of getting rid of plastic waste in the ocean.

Project manager Kevin returns to his childhood on the island of Sylt on a vacation with his daughter, motivated by closing a big deal there, since his company plans to build luxury apartments on a piece of land.

Oldenburg 1948: A young war widow and mother of two sons is denied her pension due to the lack of proof of her husband's employment. When she loses control at the welfare agency she is diagnosed of schizophrenic.

Iven takes 3-year old Wienke and leaves her outside a children's home. 15 years later, she shows up in his life. This results in a a dramatic journey back in time to the events in Stegebüll, and the fate of her family.

Clara Horn returns to her old job as a nurse after her paternal leave. Soon did she realize that there is a striking number of deaths on her ward. With her colleague Rico she has identified a possible suspect.

Katharina Hendriks loves her job as headmistress of a vocational school. However, cutbacks threaten to spoil her job, as does the arrival of her brother Erik as a guest teacher. Their visions clash and this has consequences not only for the atmosphere, but also for the pupils.

Das erste turbulente Wiedersehen nach vielen Jahren zwischen der führungsstarken und sympathischen Direktorin Katharina Hendriks (Anja Kling) und dem Gastdozenten und Starkoch Erik (Oliver Mommsen) an der Flensburger Berufsschule ist noch nicht lange her, da bahnt sich schon die nächste Auseinandersetzung an. Denn Erik funkt an einem für die Schule und Katharina wichtigen "Tag der offenen Tür" wieder einmal mit seinen eigenwilligen Methoden dazwischen. Schulleiterin Katharina hat ein Problem: Für das neue Ausbildungsjahr gibt es nicht genügend Anmeldungen und besonders in der Gastronomieklasse fehlen die Berufsschüler. Es droht sogar die Schließung des Fachbereichs. Jetzt sind Ideen gefragt und in der Not vertraut Katharina auf die unkonventionellen Ideen ihres Gastdozenten Erik. Dabei hatte sie doch gehofft, den Foodblogger zum Ende des Semesters wieder loszuwerden. Jetzt aber scheint er die Rettung beim großen "Tag der offenen Tür" zu sein, der als Werbeaktion für die Schule die Anmeldungen in die Höhe treiben soll. Katharina ahnt nicht, dass ihr das eine Konfrontation mit ihrer Schwester Antje einbringt, die - ebenfalls Starköchin - von Erik hinter ihrem Rücken als Schirmherrin eingeladen wird. Die Schwestern haben sich vor 15 Jahren unversöhnlich entzweit und sehen sich jetzt gezwungen, wieder miteinander zu reden. Auch Erik hat ein familiäres Problem zu lösen: Seine alte Mutter braucht ihn und nicht nur sein Bruder appelliert an Eriks Verantwortung. Doch wird der Weltenbummler wirklich in seiner alten Heimat sesshaft werden? Als wären das nicht genug Sorgen, kümmert sich Katharina um Schlachter-Azubi Sven, der als Familienerbe den väterlichen Betrieb übernehmen soll. Aber will er das wirklich? Katharinas Krisenmanagement ist auf allen Ebenen gefragt.

Prisoner Edmund Frank is offered a large amount of money by the editor of a magazine, to tell the real story of his crime and the hiding place of the one million Mark he stole from the bank he worked for.

After receiving a dubious Phone call at work, Eva Konalsky, a typist working at a Steel Factory disappears without a trace. The Saarbrücken Police sends the two cops Liersdahl and Schäfermann to investigate. Both of them have a very different view of how police work should be done and they are not very fond of each other at first. When another person of the Steel Factory's personnel is murdered they both have to do their best to solve the case.

The East German authorities are calling the West German Police for assistance on a case. The body of a boy was found at a Truck Stop near Leipzig. The boy wears shoes made in West Germany. Some time later the assistance call is withdrawn. Phoning his colleague in East Berlin, a man he worked together with in the past, investigator Paul Trimmel in Hamburg is told: "There is no work for you here." But Trimmel investigates on his own. He finds out that the wealthy Erich Landsberger is the illegitimate father of the dead kid. Landsberger and his other son have moved to Frankfurt. Trimmel pays him a visit there. The man is of no great help for him, but Trimmel gets an unexpected clue from Landsberger's little son. He has to go to Leipzig himself to find out more. So he leaves the Transit Route near the city, pretending his car broke down, takes a Taxi and goes looking for Eva Billsing, the dead boy's mother. She is not home when Trimmel arrives. The next day Trimmel encounters Eva's boyfriend Peter Klaus, who works for the East German Police, and talks him into letting him have a word with Eva. At least Klaus gives in to Trimmel and the things Eva tells him help solve the case.

A dead woman found in the Donau, is the wife of a very important guest of the Austrian Government. Oberinspektor Marek is asked to investigate the case very gently.

Brigitta Beerenberg calls the police to inform them she has killed her husband in self-defense. Trimmel wants her to be examined by a psychiatrist.

Max Bergusson hijacks flight AE612 from Milaan to Beirut. His wife's murderer is on board and he demands the captain to fly to Hamburg instead. Before he boards the plane, he informs Hauptkommissar Trimmel through a curious message.

After a few days away from home with his girlfriend constructor Breuke from Sieverstedt hurries home to convince his wife he is not having an affair. On the road home he hits a bicyclist, but drives on instead of calling an ambulance. Arriving at his house he deliberately hits the post of the driveway gate to disguise the damage of the accident. All the while he is unaware that his wife is watching him. Hauptkommissar Finke arrives in the village after the local police has taken Peter Reichert as a suspect. His assistant wants to investigate further. Meanwhile Breuke is being blackmailed by an unknown person. Then an actual murder takes place.

In Frankfurt con man Johannes Stein is making easy money with his latest trick: He is selling "Gold" to unsuspecting people. He too talks the Wimper family into buying some, later to be stored in a Swiss bank. After seeing proof, Grandpa Wimper is eager to buy. Little does he know about that "Gold". When Stein tries to sell some more to a business tycoon, he gets busted and has to flee. It's now up to investigator Konrad to track down the swindler and to arrest him.

Kressin is back in Cologne, where he works for the customs office. Soon he is ordered to a new case. A gang of bootleggers keep outwitting the customs authorities. Kressin's colleagues can't find any evidence of a crime. Everytime the suspicious trucks are checked at the border, their load is always correct, as declared. Kressin now has to find the liquor and the bootleggers' HQ.

Customs officer Kressin is on holiday in Hamburg and sees the tour guide acting suspiciously. He ignores it, but the day after the guide is found dead in the water.