Saalfeld - 2 - Ausweglos

Übersicht

The body of a young woman is found early in the morning in downtown Leipzig. Susanne Körting was brutally killed. Her husband Manuel tells the chief inspectors Eva Saalfeld and Andreas Keppler that he recently separated from Susanne. The autopsy revealed that Susanne Körting gave birth to a child a few days before she was murdered. However, her husband had not mentioned anything to the inspectors about a pregnancy. During interrogation, he claims that his wife telephoned him from the hospital to tell him that he was stillborn. Traces found at the crime scene could be those of a stroller. Chief Inspector Eva Saalfeld immediately orders a search of Manuel Körting's house. When they don't find the newborn there, the investigators contact Susanne's last employer, Peter Marquardt, who runs a building cleaning company. From him they learn that Susanne Körting was not so particular about marital fidelity. She is said to have had fun at a company party with her former boss Jörg Grabosch. But Peter Marquardt, it seems, also had a closer relationship with the dead man: the married Marquardt was seen with the pregnant Susanne Körting buying a pram. He, too, is being targeted by investigators. Is one of the two men the father of the missing baby and wanted to avoid responsibility? Where is the baby now - and is it still alive? Another murder occurs. The dead woman, Karin Meckel, turns out to be an employee of Dr. Wagner, Susanne Körting's gynecologist. However, he has not seen his patient Susanne Körting for over a year, let alone treated her. There is still no trace of the baby, who is wanted nationwide. The fear that it could have been killed does not let Eva Saalfeld and Andreas Keppler rest.