Scene of the Crime — Season 32

Aired 7 January 2001 • 90 min

Aired 28 January 2001 • 90 min

The Austrian Bankverein causes a stir with an exhibition of watercolors by the famous Austrian painter Egon Schiele. Even before the opening, the paintings pique the interest of Ester von Steinhof, an American Jewish woman who travels to Vienna specifically to clarify her inheritance claim to two of the works. A scandal erupts at the vernissage: Dr. Manfred Reichelt, the lawyer she has retained, skillfully provokes the crowd, thereby winning the press over to his client's side. Although Mrs. von Steinhof does not approve of this tactic, it certainly achieves its intended effect—after all, various restitution claims regarding "Aryanized" looted art continue to occupy lawyers and courts to this very day. [Eisner]

Aired 25 February 2001 • 90 min

After a law student is shot on a college campus, Max suspects her hot-tempered ex-fiancé - but Freddy senses something more sinister. Directed by Christiane Balthasar, 2001.

Aired 4 March 2001 • 90 min

Aired 11 March 2001 • 90 min

Aired 25 March 2001 • 90 min

Aired 16 April 2001 • 90 min

Aired 22 April 2001 • 90 min

A tragic family murder rocks Ludwigshafen, but for Detective Inspector Lena Odenthal, the case becomes personal when her mentor and police chief, Karl Kaysser, dies in a supposed car accident. It quickly becomes clear: it was murder.

Aired 6 May 2001 • 90 min

Aired 13 May 2001 • 90 min

Aired 20 May 2001 • 90 min

Aired 17 June 2001 • 90 min

After a badly-beaten child is left unclaimed at the ER, Ballauf and Schenk discover a flawed system unable to prevent child abuse. Directed by Claudia Garder, 2001.

Aired 8 July 2001 • 90 min

Aired 15 July 2001 • 90 min

Aired 30 December 2001 • 90 min

While Moritz Eisner is visiting his Innsbruck-based colleague, Roxane, the housekeeper of the young parish priest in the small Tyrolean village of Oberleis, is found bludgeoned to death. Everything points to a burglar who was caught by surprise. However, it soon becomes clear to the young detective that this cannot be a simple murder.

Aired 5 August 2001 • 90 min

Aired 26 August 2001 • 90 min

Aired 2 September 2001 • 90 min

Aired 9 September 2001 • 90 min

Aired 16 September 2001 • 90 min

Aired 14 October 2001 • 90 min

Aired 21 October 2001 • 90 min

Aired 28 October 2001 • 90 min

Aired 4 November 2001 • 90 min

Aired 11 November 2001 • 90 min

Aired 18 November 2001 • 90 min

Aired 25 November 2001 • 90 min

When the daughter of a biker is brutally raped and murdered, Ballauf and Schenk must overcome their prejudices to make sure justice is served. Directed by Kaspar Heidelbach, 2001.

Aired 2 December 2001 • 90 min

Aired 23 December 2001 • 90 min