The Meat of the Matter (1/4)

The Meat of the Matter (1/4)

Weimar Sausage Queen, Brigitte Hoppe is missing. Inspectors Dorn and Lessing find clues indicating that she has been the victim of a violent crime. There is no shortage of suspects as the missing woman is wealthy, and known all over town for being particularly cold-hearted. But a call brings with it a surprising turn of events: Brigitte Hoppe has been kidnapped. When the ransom handover fails however, the investigators suspect that the culprit is demanding a ransom for a corpse...

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Weimar Sausage Queen, Brigitte Hoppe is missing. Her butcher's shop is famous for the "Fat Hoppe", the best rostbratwurst in Thuringia. Inspectors Dorn and Lessing find clues indicating that Mrs. Hoppe has been the victim of a violent crime. There is no shortage of suspects as the missing woman is wealthy, and known all over town for being particularly cold-hearted.Even her son, Sigmar becomes a person of interest - and with him his secret girlfriend, Nadine Reuter, who though only in her early 30s has already been widowed twice. Has femme fatale, Nadine convinced her lover to kill his own mother for her money? Mrs. Olm, head of the Department of Public Order, also appears to be acting suspiciously, and coachman Caspar Bogdanski has a motive too; he was driven to ruin by Brigitte Hoppe. Could he be behind her disappearance?A call from an unknown party brings a surprising turn of events: Brigitte Hoppe has been kidnapped. When the ransom payment fails, the inspectors start to have their doubts. It is looking more and more likely that Brigitte Hoppe has been murdered and that the killer is demanding a ransom for a corpse...