The bull from Tölz: Santa Claus is dead
| Episode of the series Der Bulle von Tölz | |||
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| Original title | Santa Claus is dead | ||
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| Country of production | Germany | ||
| original language | German | ||
| length | 90 minutes | ||
| Age rating | FSK 12 | ||
| classification | Season 12, episode 5 57th episode overall ( list ) |
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| First broadcast | December 14, 2005 on Sat.1 | ||
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| Director | Udo Witte | ||
| script | Sylvia Haider | ||
| production | Ernst von Theumer junior | ||
| music | Uli Kümpfel | ||
| camera | Jochen Radermacher | ||
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Santa Claus is dead is a German TV film by Udo Witte from 2005 based on a script by Sylvia Haider . It is the 57th episode of the crime series Der Bulle von Tölz with Ottfried Fischer as the main actor in the role of Chief Inspector Benno Berghammer. It was first broadcast on December 14, 2005 on Sat.1 .
action
Susanne Kreuzer gives her baby Lukas for a short time in the care of Santa Claus, who distributes advertising slips in front of the "Bankhaus Bad Tölz". She just wants to quickly pick up the front door key from her husband Max, who works at the bank. When she comes back shortly afterwards, the baby has disappeared from the stroller - and said Santa Claus with him. The commissioners Benno Berghammer and Sabrina Lorenz do not rule out a kidnapping to extort money and are looking for Santa Claus. It is about the student Christoph Mader, who can however credibly assure that he is not the kidnapper.
Benno Berghammer's mother Resi visits Emma Kreuzer, the mother of the child's father, and asks her to take care of her son Max while his wife is in the hospital. Ms. Kreuzer is unimpressed by the kidnapping and says that it is Susanne's own fault because she left the child alone in the cold. Then Frau Berghammer hears baby sounds in the next room, gains entry and finds little Lukas. In order not to worsen the already tense relationship between Emma and Max Kreuzer, the commissioners tell the child's father that the baby had been handed in anonymously to the police headquarters.
The next morning, a dead Santa Claus lies in front of the chapel on Calvary Hill . The victim is Valentin Obermaier, a heavily indebted, gambling addict businessman who has brought his family to the brink of ruin several times. According to coroner Dr. Robert Sprung is the cause of death from a fractured skull, brought about by several blows with a hard object on the back of the head.
There are plenty of motives and suspects: the victim's wife, Margit Obermaier, who wanted to get a divorce, then Obermaier's business partner Leo Kainz, a friend from his youth who could never forgive Valentin for taking away his great love Margit, and finally Margit's father, Herr Lutz, for whom his son-in-law was always a thorn in the side. But the three give each other alibis for the time of the crime.
Among the deceased's personal belongings is a brochure from the Bad Tölz bank with Max Kreuzer's private cell phone number. When asked about this, the bank clerk stated that Valentin Obermaier asked him to postpone his loan interest; He offered his house as security, but wanted to talk to his wife about it. He gave the number to Obermaier so that he could reach him outside of office hours; but he did not get in touch.
Inspector Lorenz learns from Obermaier's six-year-old daughter, Kathrin, that she wanted her dad to have a baby doll that could cry properly for Christmas. A receipt from a toy store confirms the purchase, but the doll has disappeared without a trace.
Leo Kainz is temporarily arrested because it turns out that Valentin Obermaier wanted to screw up a rotten real estate business for him, which is a pure motive, but he was seen in various restaurants during the period in question.
Foreign blood that can be assigned to Mr. Lutz, his father-in-law, is found on the victim's clothing. He admits the murder, but at the local appointment it turns out that he has no idea of what happened and only wanted to protect his daughter.
Benno Berghammer has met Thea Wild, an old acquaintance, several times in the past few days. When she asks him if he would like to marry her, he claims he is already married, whereupon she scolds him as an adulterer and, disappointed, pulls him away. Before going home, however, she would like to see him again. He takes his colleague Sabrina with him to the appointment and borrows little Lukas, who is in Resi Berghammer's care. He sends Sabrina with the child ahead to the restaurant and shows a kiosk owner the baby's mittens, which she recognizes by the monogram as the ones that Valentin Obermaier had in her coat pocket on the day of the tattoo. Now the inspectors are wondering how the mittens found their way to Valentin Obermaier and back to Lukas. Max Kreuzer states that the gloves were in the mailbox; Obermaier found them on the ground after the kidnapping and threw them in.
When the report comes in that a child's body has washed ashore on the Isar , the inspectors are shocked; during the recovery, however, it turns out that it is the missing doll. Back at the police station, Sabrina Lorenz receives a package; she has ordered a replacement doll for little Kathrin. When police officer Anton Pfeiffer initially believes he is dealing with a real baby, it dawns on Benno Berghammer that the same could happen to a desperate child's father. Max Kreuzer can no longer withstand the pressure of the investigation and makes a confession. He claims that Obermaier called him and asked for a ransom. He used the branch manager's key to get the money out of the safe. During the handover, the alleged baby fell to the ground due to a mishap by the blackmailer. Then he freaked out and only came to when Obermaier lay in front of him covered in blood.
Subplot
To save money, Resi Berghammer felled a Christmas tree in the woods. Forester Meixner catches her in the act and reports it. Police officer Anton Pfeiffer tries unsuccessfully to dissuade him. It takes several attempts before Pfeiffer catches the right moment to inform Benno Berghammer about the complaint. The commissioner praises the policeman for his loyalty and negotiates with Meixner about compensation. Finally, the forester is satisfied with 20 euros and withdraws the complaint.
background
The shooting took place in Bad Tölz and at the plague chapel Wackersberg ; The Hollerhaus Irschenhausen served as the setting for the "Pension Resi" .
In this episode, Udo Thomer slipped into the role of the police officer Anton Pfeiffer for the last time. Thomer died on January 12, 2006 from serious head injuries that he sustained ten days earlier when he fell down stairs.
criticism
The program magazine TV Spielfilm writes: "Confused, but mine: Snow is trickling over it."
Web links
- Santa is dead in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Santa Claus is dead on Fernsehserien.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Santa Claus is dead - derbullevontoelz.de ( Memento from April 29, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ The bull from Tölz: Santa Claus is dead - film review at TV Spielfilm
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