Scene of the Crime
Season 31
2000 • 29 Episodes
Episodes
1. Episode 1
January 2, 2000
No overview available.
2. Episode 2
January 9, 2000
No overview available.
3. Episode 3
January 16, 2000
No overview available.
4. Episode 4
January 30, 2000
No overview available.
5. Episode 5
February 13, 2000
No overview available.
6. Köln - Bitter Almonds
March 5, 2000
The 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.
7. Episode 7
March 12, 2000
No overview available.
8. Episode 8
March 26, 2000
No overview available.
9. Episode 9
April 2, 2000
No overview available.
10. Episode 10
April 9, 2000
No overview available.
11. Episode 11
April 24, 2000
No overview available.
12. Episode 12
May 21, 2000
No overview available.
13. Episode 13
May 28, 2000
No overview available.
14. Episode 14
June 4, 2000
No overview available.
15. Episode 15
July 9, 2000
No overview available.
16. Köln - Deadly Inheritance
July 16, 2000
A 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.
17. Episode 17
July 30, 2000
No overview available.
18. Köln - Straight to the Heart
August 6, 2000
A 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.
19. Episode 19
August 13, 2000
No overview available.
20. Episode 20
August 20, 2000
No overview available.
21. Episode 21
August 27, 2000
No overview available.
22. Episode 22
September 3, 2000
No overview available.
23. Episode 23
September 10, 2000
No overview available.
24. Episode 24
September 24, 2000
No overview available.
25. Episode 25
October 15, 2000
No overview available.
26. Episode 26
October 30, 2000
No overview available.
27. Quartet in Leipzig
November 26, 2000
To 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.
28. Episode 28
December 10, 2000
No overview available.
29. Köln - The Lady on the Train
December 17, 2000
On a family trip to Holland, Freddy finds himself suspected of drug smuggling and is forced to go on the run to clear his name. Directed by Martin Giesach, 2000.