Polizeiruf 110: An der Saale hellem Strande

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Detective Chief Inspector Henry Koitzsch and Detective Inspector Michael Lehmann don't know what to do next: three months ago Uwe Baude was lying dead in the entrance of his house, murdered by stitches in the abdomen and lungs. The case is mysterious, there are no indications of a motive, the perpetrator disappeared into the night without a trace. The two investigators have so far not been able to find a suspect, there are no indications, no one has seen anything. What exactly happened that night in front of Uwe Baude's house? Now, as a last resort, a large-scale radio cell evaluation should help. People who telephoned in the vicinity of the crime scene on the night of the murder will be summoned. Koitzsch and Lehmann are confronted with a multitude of statements and possible witnesses. They question meticulously, sort out and reach the limits of their resilience. The focus is on three people who couldn't be more different: the convicted Maik Gerster, the disoriented old railroad worker Günter Born and the erratic will-o'-the-wisp Katrin Sommer. The witnesses contradict each other and stumble. Did you see anything or even have something to do with the case? The commissioners look into very different lives and worlds, while Uwe Baude's murderer remains a phantom who must have always crossed the paths of the witnesses. But finally there is a hot lead: The testimony of a certain Rainer, who telephoned directly in front of the house on the night of the crime, leads the investigators to Uwe Baude's neighbors, Olaf and Silke Berger. Olaf, Silke and Rainer contradict each other, they try to cover something up. The investigators get deeper and deeper into the bizarre, lying swamp of drinkers. But what really happened that night three months ago?