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He's unconscious.

Volker Zacher is a German citizen registered in Freilassing.

His role in the murder of his fiancée Marianne Eberharter is not clear.

His condition is still critical, so he cannot be interviewed right now.

He ran deeper into the forest. Why?

We must wait for further investigations - which brings us to the next point:

There will be administrative co-operation with Salzburg CID

and a joint task force will be set up in Austria.

We agreed with our colleagues that, until we move

to the task force premises, we'll look into Zacher's background.

Nadine Hofer will be joining the task force as Chief Liaison Officer.

On the Austrian side, Chief Inspector Gedeon Winter will be in charge.

Thank you.

Why Nadine Hofer? She's only been here a day and she's already doing my job.

What's your job? This is a murder inquiry.

May I remind you that you only got your badge back three months ago?

And you're still in the Austrian prosecutor's bad books.

I had to choose the best person currently available to me.

And you have a personal problem with Winter.

Not true. Gedeon and I have worked very well together. You know that.

That's just the way it is - and it'd be nice if you could brief Ms Hofer on Winter.

She's good. That's what matters. It'll be your turn again next time.

- See you later. - See you later.

Can I help you?

Gedeon, I didn't know you were still here.

- That's not why you came? - I wanted to see if...

If I was here.

Yes, I wanted to find out if you knew anything

about the proposed task force premises.

Heller's taking care of it.

- Anything else? - No. Thank you.

Have a nice evening.

PERCHLORIC ACID

He almost caught me. Suddenly, he was standing there. I didn't hear him come in.

It was a close thing, Ellie. Really close.

I think he saw me looking through his stuff.

I was able to talk my way out of it, but I'm not sure if he noticed anything.

Sorry. I never meant that to happen.

You won't need to do anything like that again. But thank you.

Yeah...

I need to get on the task force.

What? That's not for me to decide.

And besides, let me put it this way...

Gedeon knows you illegally investigated him in Austria.

I need to.

The task force is for solving a murder, not your private investigations.

Yeah.

It's been decided, Ellie. I can't do anything.

I know. No one can.

Ellie, please.

Mr Winter?

Mr Winter? I'm Nadine Hofer, the liaison officer from Traunstein CID.

Mr Winter? I'm Nadine Hofer, the liaison officer from Traunstein CID.

I know.

Are you all right?

Just so we're clear, we're working together, but that's it, no more.

OK?

I'll introduce you to the others now.

OK.

The latest reports have just arrived and...

Morning.

- Morning. - This is Chief Inspector Hofer.

As of right now, she is our liaison officer from Germany.

Mr Heller, bring us up to speed, please.

Sure. The latest forensic report says accelerants were only found on the wood.

If he'd poured them over her,

she'd have lost consciousness in under a minute due to burn shock.

That suggests the killer wanted her to remain conscious.

Yes, then she would have been aware of a lot more until she choked on the fumes,

but we'll have to wait for the results of the post-mortem.

The question is, why did Volker Zacher go deeper into the forest?

Why did he risk injuring himself falling into the water?

Why didn't he run back to the hut?

Once Zacher has regained consciousness, we'll ask him.

We're moving into the task force premises tomorrow. Pack everything up.

More details to follow.

Someone may have gone after Marianne and knew nothing about Zacher.

I'd like to take a look at the crime scene myself.

Shall we?

Mr Heller, please accompany Ms Hofer.

- Rafael? - Sure.

Yeah?

You're off the task force. I don't need you.

What? I don't understand.

I think you understand very well. Want me to explain it to you again?

- If it's about what happened yesterday... - No, it's about everything.

But... am I suspended?

No. Why?

Or maybe you have done something wrong?

You can't be suspended then.

There's no clear view of the hut from any point up here.

The killer can't have noticed Zacher arriving here and was taken by surprise.

Yeah.

Well, we shouldn't rule out anything until we have proof.

What if Zacher planned it?

Yeah, maybe, but he ended up falling in the water over there.

Why this place?

That's what we'd all like to know.

- Hello? - Dr Drexler?

Yes. Who's calling?

I'm an art collector and I've heard you own a Koschlick.

Where did you get my number?

It's one of his paintings of boys.

I don't know what you're talking about.

Look, basically all I'm interested in is how you came by the painting.

As far as I'm aware, Koschlick sold them himself.

Then you'll have to talk to him, not me.

That's precisely the problem. That's where you come in.

I need your help.

Look, I don't know what made you think of me.

Or why you assume that I own such a painting.

Or where you got my number.

So I've no idea how you could ever imagine that I'd help you.

Look at it this way...

If I have your unlisted number, I know where you live.

I'm sorry?

- Oh, you're trying to threaten me. - No, I told you.

I just want information from you.

Listen to me.

I'm going to tell you this in what is clearly the only language you understand.

Kiss my arse!

That can be arranged.

We've compared the killing method and scene with other cases.

It's not the first case of burning to death carried out in this region.

12 years ago...

just a few kilometres from where Eberharter was killed,

the body of a 20-year-old German woman, Yvette Grünbauer, was found.

Investigations at the time led to a loosely organised group of Satanists.

They believed they were in contact with the devil.

As their emblem, group members had tattoos

of the acronym SMTP around a cross.

What does that mean?

Satan magister te protectat.

Master Satan protects you.

It was the motto of this satanic society.

Two of them died.

Günter Becker, aged 30, hanged himself in prison.

Sebastian Wagendorfer, aged 22,

drowned in his bath shortly after his release.

The third one, Kai Markstein, was freed after a short spell in prison.

Excuse me, can I just...

We're just trying to find out where Kai Markstein is staying.

The last trace of him is in Leipzig.

He's not currently registered anywhere, neither in Germany nor in Austria.

At the time, the perpetrators filmed their actions.

Sequere me, te protegam. Sequere me, te protegam.

Sequere me, te protegam.

What are you doing? No! No, no.

Take that away! Take that away!

Let me go, Kai! Let me go!

That burns!

Kai, help me!

Put that out! Stop! Stop!

No!

- Right, here are the documents. - Thanks.

- See you tomorrow. - See you tomorrow.

Nadine?

You're not in Austria yet? I thought you would have been long gone.

I just came to get a few things. I leave tomorrow.

How about now?

Now?

Let's go for that drink.

Yeah, then they took my badge away.

But I got it back.

I hope you're not annoyed that I'll be investigating in Austria instead of you.

It's not your fault.

I just don't want any bad blood between us.

The Austrians have made me feel welcome.

That's nice.

Well, Gedeon Winter is...

Well...

A difficult character.

It took me a long time to understand him.

He's not the man he pretends to be.

Can I ask what happened between you?

Betrayal.

He made the murder weapon in the Yela Antic case disappear.

How do you know that?

There's a video. CCTV footage of him coming out of the evidence room.

- What does the prosecutor say about it? - It's not enough.

But there's a video.

He hid the rifle under his coat. You can't see it clearly.

That's the problem.

It's late. I need to leave early tomorrow...

I need your help. You must do me a favour.

I need information about Gedeon, and you'll be right next to him now.

I don't want to hear it.

I thought we were going for a drink to get to know each other.

Like colleagues do. But you're overstepping the mark.

What you're asking of me is a punishable offence.

Even suggesting I spy on a colleague is grounds for disciplinary action.

We're talking about a crime, illegal agreements, blackmail.

Stop right there. I don't know you at all.

And I think it's better it stays that way.

Gedeon is covering up for Yela Antic's murderer.

Don't you believe me?

I have no idea what you're trying to do here, but...

it seems very, very strange,

to put it mildly.

I'm going now. Good night.

OK then, do you want anything to drink before we start?

No.

May I?

May I?

Thursday, October 28th, 11:30.

Commencing interview with Chief Inspector Stocker.

As a witness, you are obliged to tell the truth,

not falsely report a crime or make wrongful accusations.

You must not incriminate relatives, in-laws or romantic partners.

You may remain silent to avoid incriminating yourself. Understood?

I know the procedure and I have understood.

Good. In accordance with paragraph 160 of the Code of Criminal Procedures,

I will now make you aware of the current topic of suspicion.

Do you know a Chief Inspector Gedeon Winter?

This is Inspector Rafael Lutz.

He's been asked to help the investigation into Chief Inspector Winter.

Thank you for giving us your time.

I take it her rights have been read?

Right, you know a Chief Inspector Winter. Is that correct?

- Ms Stocker? - Yes.

May I ask you to say it for the tape?

Yes, I know Gedeon Winter.

You are a liaison officer on the task force led by Gedeon Winter.

- Correct? - Correct.

You worked on the Krampus killer

and Alexander Gössen cases with Gedeon Winter?

- Yes. - Would you say you were friends?

We're asking about the level of your friendship,

whether you spent time together in private, discussed private matters.

During our work together, we developed a friendly relationship as colleagues.

So you were never aware of what Mr Winter did outside the workplace?

No, he was in Salzburg, I was in Berchtesgaden.

How would I know what else he does?

Someone from Salzburg CID would have to tell me.

- And? - And what?

Well, do you or did you have a contact in Salzburg CID?

No.

You weren't originally assigned as liaison officer.

That was your colleague Nadine Hofer. Correct?

That's right.

Ms Hofer was removed because of disciplinary action taken against her.

- Did you know that? - Yes.

- Do you also know the reason? - No, I can't say anything about that.

And in principle, I don't get involved in hearsay or speculation.

You don't know why it happened?

Can I ask you if this question has anything to do with Gedeon Winter?

We're simply trying to get an overall picture.

Something doesn't quite fit.

Who are you and what do you want?

I took the liberty. It's good stuff.

- How did you get in here? - I told you. I know where you live.

You're the one who called me.

So you have got one of Koschlick's boys.

I'm calling the police.

You can call the police later. First I want an answer.

Where is Koschlick?

I already told you I don't know anything about his whereabouts.

I heard back then that he needed money. He was heavily in debt.

I bought the painting from him, and that was it.

You're still not answering my question.

A collector friend of mine gave me a contact address in South Tyrol.

The painting was sent to me from Italy.

I can't tell you whether he's still there. I don't even know if he sent it himself.

The address?

SHIPPING CONFIRMATION

I advise you not to lie to me.

You're one of them.

Right?

You're looking for Koschlick

because you were one of the kids in the commune back then.

Did he touch you too?

Back then? Did he?

POLICE

Ready.

Lights out!

I'm sorry. My hands are tied.

Heinze wants to see you.

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT FILE

- Hello. - Hello. Can I help you?

Chief Inspector Ellie Stocker.

- Ellie! - Ben!

- This is a surprise. - Hi.

- Wasn't your colleague Hofer assigned? - Yes. Change of plan.

Hi, Ellie.

Hello, Gedeon.