SOKO Wismar - Season 18 (2020)

During a guided tour of the Wismar coastal moor, a young female corpse is found, covered in bruises. Coroner Helene Sturbeck is shocked to recognize Melanie Reusdorf, whom she failed months ago to persuade to file a serious abuse complaint after examining her, hence feels guilty and insists the abuse-suspected partner be arrested as the presumable murderer. It's well-reputed, charismatic attorney Anwalt Gregor Stein, who claims he searched for her in vain. His present partner vouches for Gregor, while his elderly mother Christiane, who inhabits the ground level of ...

Wismar's crime godmother Margot Ahlers puts up a case of cash ransom for her kidnapped son Hauke to be delivered by his brothers Jasper and Tjerk Ahlers, but the latter starts a fist fight which chases a abductor, leaving their leader Maik Lüders behind unconscious, but taking the cash. Ahlers sister Bine informed chief Reuter, whose team finds that -perhaps killed- Hauke Ahlers planned to flee to Russia. The other kidnapper s found, Jannik Knopp, but denies responsibility, indeed instrumental in a double-crossing plot.

Allergic Ilse Eger died from peanut bits in her breakfast muesli, despite someone using her emergency kit. Her retirement residence neighbors are shocked, especially Heinrich Witt, who found her dying, unable to help. Buddies Frieda Witt and Regine Hagen moved in together a few months ago to enjoy their last years. Ilse's birthday party the night before had more guests, including Ilse's son Peer Eger, whom Regine suspects of resenting at all cost her objections to selling the house she signed over conditionally for tax purposes, reserving right of residence, which ...

Horse-riding, Gerald von Gungelitz breaks his bleeding neck due to a steel wire strung across his path. He is missed by his sister Gesine von Gungelitz and her teen son Jonathan, whom Frankfurt businessman Gerald von Gungelitz was visiting, at their manage, which he once ran with her, recovering after a bad divorce. Wine glasses in his room suggest female company, and he recently had a row with stable-hand Bert Krüger, who lies it ware just about sports, in fact his girl friend Rike Meyer was Gerald's visitor. But torn-up VIP tickets also put the team on a sad other ...

An anonymous call reports the crash of pilot school owner David Husby's glider after a shot in the morning, but cause of death was a free-flying tree branch piercing Husby's chest. Stubborn bio-farmer Arno Uphoff filed several failed complaints against the neighboring pilot school 'spooking his cattle'. David's partner Solveig Dülmener grimly resisted his plan to return to his native Australia now their daughter had left home, and left him. Still the team finds another suspect among the flying school's clientele and watchers.

Shortly after the court ruled for Achim Buchholz's claim to a historically reconstructed Swedish canon against Wismar's Historischen Gesellschaft der Hansebrüder, he is killed when it explodes as he test it with -lightly wounded- buddy Oliver Michel on the beach. Their own specially designed showcase shell was tampered with, inserting highly explosive modern gun powder. First suspect is the rival club. Achim Buchholz's wife Julia felt neglected and hated him spending every dime on the historical reenactments, which she only joined to meet men. Finally an affair is ...

Timmermann was observed by Danish guest colleague Stine Bergendal, meeting in the evening secretly on a tower with a mystery woman, identified as Fenja Wellenmacher when her corpse lies under the tower next morning. Husband Harald Wellenmacher suspected her of an affair, as confirmed by a friend: she probably wanted to start over with another partner. Was that her once ex Timmermann, who claims he never learned what she wanted and is forced to take leave pending the investigation? In Fenja's car is found the weapon used for a recent armed robbery on a cash shipment. A...

Tibor Müller was beaten yo death at the though private booth camp for 'wayward youth' he runs at the parents' expense in the woods outside Wismar. The previous evening, he handcuffed main rebel teen Sara Wagner to an iron gate. Sara got loose and allegedly went to sleep in her girl group's tent. The next morning, his deputy, psychologist Vero Frisch, started camp business as usual, without reporting him missing all day 'not to worry anyone'. Later the team learns Vero was his secret lover, and jealous of another lover he had in Wismar, and went there.

Popular dog trainer Christin Neuhaus's asthma rendered a pepper-spray dose in the park fatal. Veterinarian Dr. Ludwig admired Christin, her adulterous lover with an animal rights activist stunts criminal record, conspired with her to remove at least two dogs under false pretenses from horrible owners, like publican Arne Weiss who didn't even name his 'failed guard dog'. Martial arts school owner Mats Zepf is pinned to the murder site and time, has a violent record and an unrequited crush on Christin bot a solid alibi.

Harbor logistics project manager Christian Weberwas stone-beaten to death. He was member with wife Jenny Weber of a group of 'frugalist' housemates and already saved up 40% of the capital target to retire early and enjoy life, but she rather went along for his sake, affording herself some excessive luxuries, Christian even canceled their joint saving account. He also had an adulterous affair with frugalist neighbor Alexandra Lämmle, who runs an economizing blog.

Hours after wolf cries are heard, Frank Schäfer's corpse is found behind his shepherd trailer with a wolf-like wound. A few months earlier hostile neighbor Hans-Hermann Lang's dogs attacked his herd, so owner Für Lena Brüggemann points to him, as she refuses to sell him the pasture, which is needed for a development project. Frank Schäfer is actually a false identity of a car crash victim, assumed years ago by Paul Marklund who fatally shot during an armed robbery Lena Brüggemann's mother. The bite is also fake, made with a retrieved instrument.

Logistic entrepreneur Karsten Walbeck was fatally crushed between boats after a fall from his yacht, face unrecognizable, later hauled up on deck. Fresh widow Miriam Walbeck believed him on business conference trip in Hamburg, having received actually posthumous mails. Karsten actually engaged Karin Sellmann's semi-professional alibi-agency, which doesn't ask for clients' motives. His wife ignored that and his bastard son, ex-con Julian Voss, who allegedly turned good and regularly met Karsten in the marina. Karsten also has a young-adult stepson, Niklas Fellner, who ...

Pascal Döhring successfully runs an E-scooter-rental start-up in Wismar, but was skull smashed. His vehicles are regularly vandalizes or thrown in trees. His poorly paid 'juicers' must collect and recharge the scooters every evening, ex-con Sascha Wellnitz -reformed since his girl Ilka expects their baby- openly campaigns for a better deal, Pascal's own scooter is found in their home. Another former employee started his own scooter firm but went bust, lacking seed capital, and now works as cabby.

Wismar managing golf inks owner Patrick Ohlert is skull-smashed to death there with drift wood. He and wife Svenja Ohlert were preparing to host the first German version of the "MacPherson-Cup", named after the Scottish pro-golf celebrity Ian MacPherson, who is in Wismar helping them organize it. Ohlert's plan was heading for disaster as ticket sales were way under projection, only Svenja's father Günter Rockmann held the links above water by mortgaging his farm, despite disapproving of the marriage 'under her status'. Pro-golfer Ian MacPherson's alibi doesn't hold ...

Devoted ambulant medic Alina Stocker was brutally beaten to death. Possible suspects include disgruntled patients and her husband Tom Stocker, against whom she got a restraining order, planning to divorce him for a yacht-resident boyfriend. Alina Stocker was also accused of killing Mrs. Klara Boeckhoff(s teen daughter by malpractice, got off on criminal trial, but risks a hefty civil damages claim, with her ambulance partner as cahoot.

In modernistic undertaker and mourning consultant Florian Treibert's Inner court his corpse is found. The former DJ granted various non-somber last wishes, even dancing. His conservative competitor claims they didn't rival but catered fro complementary clienteles. A funeral he organized at sea ended in a brawl. Client David Meissner punched Florian in the face for the inappropriately festive funeral of his mother. Florian's main, more business-minded employee, Nils Berger, adds Florian and David's wife Nadja Meissner had an affair. Florian's recently fired junkie ...

Near Wismar, bachelor farmer Jakob Hentsch was killed by poisonous thorn apple is his thermos. Neighbour Katja Neuhaus recently was released after a seven years in prison for killing her husband with the same plant, which is also found on her property, but it's so obvious, she may well be framed. Jakob Hentscher's traditionalist brother and heir Lukas Hentsch bitterly opposed his intention to sell the ancestral farm to an agro-industrial company.

Professional clean up consultant Doris Petersen is murdered in front of her 'Tiny House', poisoned by Benzodiazepin in her 'Roibos' tea. Prime suspect is daughter Inka Förster, anesthetist for domestic animals in a veterinary practice, having access to toxins, who inherits 250 000 Euro. Doris Petersen had an affair with client Werner Jaschke, a retired public transport supervisor. Also examined are Doris' latest clients, couple Werner and Gertie Jaschke, and Jennifer Scheuermann and Annika Wohlgemuth, whose rivaling agency "Ordnung der Dinge" systematically lost ...

On guided seal observation hike with Dr. Helene Sturbeck in Wismar Bay, constable Stine Bergendal stumbles upon the corpse of beach ranger Richard Timpe, in charge of preventing recreation damaging the protected nature reserve zone. A forbidden fire on the beach trails to kiosk owner Jannik Peschke, no record but an excessive drinker. Captain Reuter was an old friend of Richard Timpe, who blamed for two funnel-drowned seals fisherman Thiess Hennings, who was most fervently opposed by biologist and animal conservationist Björn Rüggeberg, who demands firmer repression. ...

Youth worker Ben Zenker collapses and dies from lack of breath, hastily arriving at his wedding by skateboard, victim of a contact poison. Someone broke in to write insults in his office and left a backpack with spray paint. The graffiti scene commonly uses highly toxic liquid acids, as used on him. Youths report Ben Zenker often rowed with Konrad Koppe, who officially objected to their skating noise. Colleague Ricarda Solms almost stalked Ben Zenker who never requited her crush. The team finds out more about the paint boys and their homes.

Anglers find a naked corpse on the beach, dragged from the road, which pathologist Dr. Helene Sturbeck sadly recognizes as Peter Benninghoff, the city's cultivated crematorium director. Retired teacher Robert Wenkmann campaigned to have his license withdrawn for harmful emissions. Peter himself filed against undertaker Martin Armbruster for fraud with urns without ashes. Peter Benninghoff's phone records suggest an affair with assistant Manu Griebe.

Paramedic Dr. Christian Pohl's corpse is found in his ambulance, fatally but expertly injected to induce cardiac arrest, with assistant and lover Franziska Wagner forced to watch his agony, bound up besides him. They answered a fake cardiac alert, complete with dummy in a bedroom. The trap got them at gun point for the masked culprit. Franziska Wagner's ex Alexander Johann now runs the rescue team post. The team also digs up a fatal accident from before as possible motive.

Joe Felmy was murdered in his working class pub, the cash register emptied, shortly after he rowed with regular Harald Klinke, who demanded all the cash he saved up in the pub's box-shaped physical fund, but only got part. Joe Felmy's wife Sabine admits to have 'borrowed' some to pay inn bills, and is the beneficiary of his 75 000 Euro life insurance while the marriage was shaky. Was Harald Klinke, deep in debt, that furious about 150 Euro? Regular Björn Buchholz was repeatedly thrown out for excessive racist and sexist slur.

Forestry district director Hubertus Voss was fatally shot at an observation post near the local garden allotments. He and Jens Kemper shot four of the damaging wild boars there, a fifth shot was heard, probably when he died. His wife and administrative assistant Gabriele Voss acts shocked, pointing at animal rights activist who threatened him regularly by e-mail, threw a rock at their office and left graffiti. Hubertus formally charged bio-shop keepers Stefan and Irina Deichmann, whom he caught sabotaging an official hunting party. A secret affair and search of their ...