The Invisible One (radio play)
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| Radio play from Germany | |
| original language | German |
| Year of production | 2009 |
| publication | May 17, 2009 |
| genre | Thriller |
| Duration | 54 min |
| production | Radio Bremen / ARD |
| Contributors | |
| author | John von Düffel |
| Director | Christiane Ohaus |
| music | Michael Riessler |
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The Invisible is a detective radio play from the series of the radio crime scene . The original text comes from John von Düffel , who wrote the script for the second time for Radio Bremen around the Bremen investigator duo Chief Inspector Claudia Evernich and her assistant Claas Berding as well as the attorney accompanying them Dr. Kurt Gröninger delivered. The Invisible One first aired on May 16, 2009. In addition to the main actors, Friedhelm Ptok , Klaus Herm , Peter Kurth and Franziska Troegner also performed well-known speakers.
The present 17th case of the entire series and the second case of the Bremen crime scene indirectly connects the brutal double murder of two East Central European used car dealers with a series of murders against foreigners with the Bremen festival event Freimarkt . The basic idea of the DNA of the mysterious female " angel of death " found at the crime scene is based on a real series of cases , which, however, had not yet been clarified as contamination of microscope slides, i.e. cotton swabs , at the time of production . The real background to the murder of the police in Heilbronn was only discovered two weeks before the broadcast , whereupon the production was revised.
content
In a sense, there is a state of emergency in Bremen . If the carnival in Cologne or Mainz is the fifth season, this corresponds to the Freimarkt in Bremen, which has been taking place since 1035 .
The public prosecutor from Bremerhaven , Dr. Kurt Gröninger disgusts the whole hustle and bustle anyway, as the Bremen police have to be constantly on high alert: significantly more traffic violations, assaults, pickpockets and break-ins than in the rest of the time.
However, the main Commissioner Claudia Evernich uses the time to become familiar with the living otherwise with her ex-husband teenage daughter with fish sandwiches , baked apples and cotton candy on the hype to amuse. But when she comes home, the laughing goes away: she has been broken into. The thieves only stole a laptop , a few old cell phones and several bottles of homemade apple schnapps , but anger and uncertainty outweigh the material loss. Nevertheless, she hardly has time to take care of the forensics herself.
Also, the previous actions of a small gardener in the gazebo had been broken into, the Bremen police had paid little attention, but now his body is found. Is it an act of violence?
A little later, the chief inspector is called to a new crime scene . It appears that two Poles were lured into a trap with an offer of used cars , kidnapped and finally brutally murdered. The result of the forensic investigation comes as a surprise. The DNA found at the crime scene corresponds to that of a woman whose genetic fingerprint has been found for years in a whole series of acts of violence across Germany. Which unscrupulous, xenophobic “angel of death” might be behind it? Finally, the phantom turns out to be a production-related contamination of the slide.
background
The thematic basis of the present radio crime scene was formed by the unexplained cases of one or more serial offenders involving business people with an immigration background and a policewoman. At the time, it was not known that the respective results were falsified by data carriers contaminated during production (specifically: DNA swab sets) and therefore useless as evidence.
When asked about the choice of motive, the author John von Düffel explained that he had heard about the police murder in Heilbronn through the radio and that DNA traces of a woman who had already been involved in various murders had been found at the scene. Her genetic fingerprint was like a "seal of death", but she has never seen an eyewitness, hence the choice of title for the radio play. Von Düffel answered that shortly before the radio crime scene was broadcast, the wrong track was cleared up by contaminated cotton swabs: “In fact, for a moment, not only the decades of work of the investigators, but also our plot, seemed to be called into question: But on closer inspection it is the so-called cotton swab scandal that the most wanted criminal is a woman standing on the assembly line of a sanitary ware factory, a surprising twist for the radio Tatort that can be easily integrated into the story. Because "the invisible", who Evernich and Gröninger are on the trail, is not captured by that, it is just her only trace that suddenly dissolves in good pleasure. "However, they still had two weeks to close the episode accordingly revise.
As so-called Swabs is DNA-free, produced specifically for this purpose and individually packaged swab or cotton swab to suitable smear of saliva samples . For example, to determine the genetic fingerprint in DNA serial examinations . The use of cotton swabs in criminal investigations, especially sensitive investigations in genetic tests, can, according to the current state of knowledge, lead to incorrect analyzes and thus to detection errors in the case of production-related contamination. The best known case in the German-speaking area is the so-called Heilbronn Phantom .
Regarding his creative imagination in crime stories, the author said: “I myself do not have a strong criminal imagination - at least I noticed that the reality is usually more exciting. But facts alone do not make a crime thriller that lives from the case and the characters that are invented - and these different elements have to combine to make a good story. "
Ingeborg Kallweit as pathologist Dr. As in Schrei der Geese , Elisabeth Michel is not yet part of the team of investigators; it only appeared in later episodes like Who Turns Around or Laughs ... or A Clear Case . Claas Berding is only referred to here as a "police officer" and not as a commissioner as in the later episodes.
Reviews
- “It doesn't start out very unspectacularly - at least when it comes to genre comparison. But that changes when the author John von Düffel writes the real story with the phantom perpetrator, which not only did the murder of the policewoman in Heidelberg [ sic! ] is supposed to have had on his conscience, but instead brought a trace of crime across Europe into play. As we know today - and also experience in radio plays - an embarrassing breakdown due to contaminated DNA test sticks. However, the story was already there when it was not yet known that this investigation glitch had occurred - at least this is what the original synopsis suggest. Apparently the plot was knitted again with a hot needle. Unfortunately, this topic and with it a listening interest that goes beyond the normal crime scene comes into the action a little late. A big point of criticism in terms of taste was the end in the last Evernich case. At that time you could still excuse it as "original". Also in this episode there is no satisfactory finale. That would be fine in and of itself. However, since two out of two cases come with a similar ending, one can attest to the fact that there is apparently no great interest in rounding out the story. (...) The implementation is more convincing. A nice, audible crime staging that comes along with good acting performances and good teamwork. "
- “John von Düffels The Invisible One attracts with comedy situations and pointed dialogues. Under Christiane Ohaus' direction, the author's talent also proves itself in the crime thriller. "
Reception of the entire series
- “In the media in which the references to radio broadcasts, if any, could only be found with a magnifying glass, radio is being heard again. And the reviews - no matter how they turn out - they are even detailed! "
Web links
- The invisible one - radio crime scene . On: www.ard.de/radio/radiotatort/die-faelle/. Accessed October 19, 2012.
- The invisible in the database www.hoerdat.in-berlin.de . Accessed October 19, 2012.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Homepage of Michael Riessler . Accessed October 19, 2012.
- ↑ http://programm.ard.de/Radio/Listen/Reihen/ARD-Radio-Tatort
- ↑ John von Düffel in an interview: Criminalists see the world with different eyes. ( Memento of the original from November 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. On: www.ard.de/radio/radiotatort/die-faelle/. Accessed October 19, 2012.
- ↑ Jens Lubbadeh: Forensic DNA analysis weak point cotton swab . In: Der Spiegel . March 26, 2009. Accessed October 18, 2012.
- ↑ Phantom case: Police set new standards for cotton swabs. In: Der Spiegel . July 7, 2009. Accessed October 19, 2012.
- ↑ www.hoerspieleipps.net - Radiotatort 17 - The Invisible One ( page can no longer be accessed , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Accessed October 18, 2012.
- ↑ Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , May 13, 2009, No. 110, p. 33.
- ↑ Sabine Pahlke-Grygier: Tatort Radio - detective stories for the ears . On: www.goethe.de of the Goethe-Institut . August 2008. Accessed October 18, 2012.
