Odenthal - 62 - Roomservice

Overview

Maid Yasemin Akhtar falls to her death in the stairwell of a luxury hotel. External fault or not, Lena Odenthal and Mario Kopper ask themselves during their investigations. But also: Is her death related to the fact that the politician Joseph Sattler had sex with Yasemin in Suite 426 shortly before? Sattler's involvement in the case became public surprisingly quickly and not only damaged his personal reputation, but also his current political project. In Lena Odenthal's eyes, it all fits together a little too well. Like Sattler's lawyer, his wife Valerie, she believes an intrigue against the political functionary is possible. If so, it worked, because both public opinion and Johanna Stern as a representative of the LKA shoot at Sattler as a sexual aggressor and possiblekiller one. Lena, on the other hand, believes that her bold young colleague is being exploited and, against all odds, concentrates on finding Sattler's enemies. Stimulated by the events and trials surrounding former IMF President Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the authors Stefan Dähnert and Patrick Brunken and director Tim Trageser unfold in "Room Service" the image of a man of power who believes he can transcend boundaries in his private life and can't resist the temptation to see a maid as fair game for his sexual advances. In her 62nd case, Lena Odenthal and her team also experience how quickly this blind spot can become a trap when it comes to a brutal power struggle involving public opinion.