Borowski - 06 - Sternenkinder

Overview

What inspector Borowski hears and sees at the crime scene this time also exceeds his imagination: the pregnant Stefanie Brückner had her baby cut out of her body shortly before she was born. The mother is in mortal danger, there is no trace of the child. Frieda Jung surprises Borowski with the assumption that it is very likely a perpetrator. Probably a woman who cannot have children of her own, socially isolated and unmarried. A clever analysis, but Frieda Jung is wrong about one important detail. The supposed father, a sailor who hasn't been home for five months, is now eagerly waiting for his ship to come into port so that he can hug his little family. from dr Sonneborn, a star gynecologist and expert in the field of prenatal medicine, the police learn that the kidnapped child was treated in the womb and will only survive two to three days without medical attention. Sonneborn is not comfortable with Borowski. When Sonneborn is shown the identikit picture of the perpetrator, which has since been prepared according to witness statements, Borowski is certain that the gynecologist has recognized the woman in the picture. But the doctor denies it. also dr Fehlau, Sonneborn's assistant, seems to know more than she lets on. Borowski finds himself in trouble after storming the home of a suspect who turns out to be innocent. But he is not impressed. All that matters is the baby's life. The identikit is broadcast on television. Where did a baby suddenly appear? Who made unusual observations? Borowski underestimated the dimension of the case, because two days later Prof. Sonneborn is dead in his office in the clinic...