Scene of the Crime
Season 31
Tatort is a long-running German/Austrian/Swiss, crime television series set in various parts of these countries. The show is broadcast on the channels of ARD in Germany, ORF in Austria and SF1 in Switzerland.
Where to Watch Season 31
29 Episodes
- Blaues Blut
E2Blaues BlutThe murder of a young television journalist poses a mystery for Stoever and Brockmöller. Did Anette Bille have to die because she wanted to sell a highly profitable show concept to the competition? Horst Bille, the deceased's husband and a partner in their company, comes under suspicion. Another hot lead leads to the highest social circles-the aristocracy. - Köln - Bitter Almonds
E6Köln - Bitter AlmondsThe body of wealthy real estate magnate Gerd Wesibach is found, his pores emanating a familiar odor: bitter almonds. At first his death is thought to be an assisted suicide, but it is soon discovered that he was poisoned. Ballauf and Schenk have a long list of suspects, and soon uncover a dubious euthanasia ring. Directed by Kaspar Heidelbach, 2000. - Viktualienmarkt
E7ViktualienmarktA skeleton is discovered during construction work on a federal highway. Munich detectives Leitmayr and Batic are faced with the impossible task of determining the circumstances of his death based on the bones found. During their research, they stumble upon Munich's Viktualienmarkt. - Kalte Herzen
E9Kalte HerzenAn American model is found murdered in her hotel room in Ludwigshaven, stabbed several times. Her husband Tom Soengen, a German actor with a promising career in Hollywood, has been supposedly far away; her affair, a Dutch photographer, has taken photographs of her dead body - did he commit the murder? While Kriminalhauptkommissarin Lena Odenthal collects evidence and suspects, an American police officer gets sent to investigate. Together with her assistant, they confront the other three: Max Tidof, his assistant Romano and his agent Frenzie. Was Max jealous? Why are the wedding rings engraved with "Oscar & Constance"? And what was the photographers role in this play? - As the story develops, secrets are revealed bit by bit, until the end... - Köln - Deadly Inheritance
E16Köln - Deadly InheritanceA blackmailer has been threatening the Kölsch brewery in Cologne. Concerned with his company's reputation, Belcher Sr. decides to pay the ransom in person, and is soon shot dead. But when the blackmailer demands a higher ransom and poisons the beer, Ballauf and Schenk suspect they're dealing with a copycat offender. Directed by Markus Fischer, 2000. - Köln - Straight to the Heart
E18Köln - Straight to the HeartA man is shot dead in broad daylight in Cologne city center. The bullet was fired from 700 meters away and went straight to the heart. Chief Inspector Freddy Schenk believes he knows the murder weapon that can hit the target with pinpoint accuracy from such a great distance. The victim, Charly Hecker, was a successful businessman who apparently had never done anything wrong in life. During the interrogations of Hecker's young wife Franka, something happens to Inspector Ballauf that should not happen: He falls in love with the murdered man's widow and begins to meet her secretly. - Quartet in Leipzig
E27Quartet in LeipzigTo mark the 30th anniversary of Tatort, there was to be a special anniversary crime thriller with this episode. The Cologne detectives Ballauf and Schenk investigate together with their East German colleagues Ehrlicher and Kain. The four have to solve two murders.
