Colognian commissioner Gereon Rath moves to Berlin, the epicenter of political and social changes in the Golden Twenties.
Cast: Volker Bruch, Liv Lisa Fries, Leonie Benesch, Lars Eidinger, Misel Maticevic, Fritzi Haberlandt, Jens Harzer, Karl Markovics, Jördis Triebel, Christian Friedel, Thomas Thieme, Hannah Herzsprung, Thorsten Merten, Rüdiger Klink, Benno Fürmann, Jacob Matschenz, Julius Feldmeier, Peter Kurth, Matthias Brandt, Ernst Stötzner, Godehard Giese, Irene Böhm, Philip Hersh, Ivo Pietzcker, Severija Janusauskaite, Udo Samel, Luc Feit, Libby Brien, Denis Burgazliev, Pasha Sol, Ronald Zehrfeld, Meret Becker, Trystan Pütter, Anton von Lucke, Saskia Rosendahl, Sabin Tambrea
Litten remembers a legal loophole that could save Greta's life. Charlotte visits the inn mentioned in her mother's love letters. Wall Street crashes.
Benda's widow gives Wendt a piece of evidence. A crisis bonds Helga and Nyssen. Fingerprints are found on the knife, but Charlotte notices an oddity.
Desperate to find Weintraub, the police consult a psychic. Toni's job takes an unexpected turn. Moritz's association with Horst puts him in danger.
Nyssen finds a way to get his mother's money. Rath learns who Helga's benefactor is. Marie-Luise Seegers approaches Katelbach's landlady with an offer.
Litten faces a setback in appealing Greta's conviction. Wendt talks economics with Gen. Seegers's daughter. An unconscious Weintraub is forced to talk.
Rath picks up Richard for a lineup. Ullrich finds a hair in a locket Tilly wore. Nyssen presents a proposal to Gen. Seegers. The Phantom strikes again.
Nazis storm Tempo's office in search of Katelbach. The name list leads Rath to identify the men behind Benda's murder. Charlotte catches Vera in a lie.
Rath, Charlotte and Böhm attend Rot's mysterious event. Nyssen visits Helga, who questions her recent actions. Greta returns to court for sentencing.
Evidence from Krempin's home reveals his and Rot's interest. A neighbor gives Charlotte something her mother left. Gräf accesses the Benda case file.
Wendt makes every effort to ensure that Greta changes her statement regarding the attack on Benda. Despite Betty Winter's death, the filming continues. Helga makes a difficult decision.
Rath hits an unexpected snag while investigating the Benda case, and later tracks down the movie set gaffer. Charlotte is visited by her older sister.
A deadly accident happens on the set of a film and Gereon and his team are sent to investigate the case. At the same time, the process of murdering Benda begins.