Stubbe - Case-by-case: Baby Deal

Episode of the series Stubbe - Case by case
Original title	Baby deal
Country of production	Germany
original language	German
length	90 minutes
classification	Episode 16 ( list )
First broadcast	November 4, 2000 on ZDF
Rod
Director	Thomas Jacob
script	Michael Illner
production	Alfried Nehring
music	Jürgen Corner
camera	Randolf Scherraus
cut	Tanja Petry
occupation
Wolfgang Stumph : Wilfried Stubbe Renate Krößner : Caroline Stubbe Stephanie Stumph : Christiane Stubbe Margret Homeyer : Charlotte Hoyn Lutz Mackensy : Bernd Zimmermann Dominique Horwitz : Sandor Kovacz Caroline Redl : July Kovacz Robinson Reichel : Holst Justus von Dohnányi : Papke Stefan Reck : Walter Fenske Christine Neubauer : Gabriele Fenske Christina Große : Heike Fuchs, intern Jean Paul Raths : Holliczek, math teacher Gerry Wolff : Lübke Klaus Naeve : Rocker Angelika Perdelwitz : Doctor Kerstin Draeger : girlfriend of Gabriele Thomas Schüler : Used car dealer Giulia Follina : Head of Adoption Office Henning Karge : Rocker Frank Jordan : Mr. Hagen Astrid Lübbe : Mrs. Hagen Otana Mirza : Bono Erna Aretz : Food truck operator Martin Kiefer : student Sarah Hintze : Witness
chronology
←  Predecessor No two deaths are the same Successor  → death of the model

Baby Deal is a German television film by Thomas Jacob from the year 2000. It is the sixteenth film in the ZDF crime film series Stubbe - Von Fall zu Fall with Wolfgang Stumph in the title role.

action

Commissioner Wilfried Stubbe will be called to a new case on Sunday. A young woman was found dead on the banks of the Elbe. Based on the first investigations, it is clear that it comes from Eastern Europe and was buried at least four weeks ago. Stubbe and Zimmermann suspect a murder after they find shell casings at the crime scene. The projectile can also be found and leads Zimmermann to speculate that they might be dealing with the Albanian Mafia here, since the associated weapon was used in these circles years ago. To be on the safe side, he gets himself and Stubbe protective vests. The forensic medical examination shows that the young woman recently gave birth and so the commissioners hope to be able to determine the identity of the dead through the Hamburg maternity clinic.

At the same time, the couple Sandor and Juli Kovacz from Budapest land at Hamburg Airport, who are looking for their baby. The young woman was told after a caesarean section that her child had allegedly died. But her husband found out that the clinic doctor is involved in international child trafficking. This lead now led the two to Hamburg, where Sandor Kovacz visits the lawyer at the headquarters, which apparently operates legally in Hamburg. He promises the young father to clear up the matter and help the couple to have their child. Immediately after Kovacz's visit, attorney Papke orders Killer Holst to murder the young parents. So it comes to a shooting in front of the pension, in which both are staying. July is shot at and immediately taken to the hospital by Sandor, who then goes into hiding. Albanian Bono, one of the perpetrators, was injured in the shooting and was then executed by Holst. For the police there is a connection to the victim on the banks of the Elbe due to the weapon used. Stubbe realizes that the injured Juli Kovacz is in a serious emotional conflict that keeps her silent. The local television is switched on, which means that Gabriele Fenske from Hamburg learns of the criminal machinations to which she owes her newly adopted child. But she definitely doesn't want to go to the police, after all, the child could be taken away from her.

Sandor Kovacz is now secretly getting documents from Papke's adoption center and trying to find out where his little son is. So not only the police are after him, but also Holst, Papke's killer. Zimmermann asked in Hungary what was known about the Kovaczs there and found out about the alleged stillbirth of the child. Stubbe manages to get Juli Kovacz to tell him the reason for her trip to Germany. Stubbe immediately contacted the municipal adoption office and asked for a list of married couples who could not be taken into account for the official adoption of an infant. These married couples are checked by Zimmermann and Stubbe, but this does not immediately bring the desired success. Only in connection with another fact do you become aware of the Fenske family. Stubbe and Zimmermann go there immediately and their lives are in danger, because Kovacz has just found the family - followed unnoticed by Holst, who opens fire when he is discovered. Thanks to the protective vest, Stubbe remains unharmed. Juli and Sandor Kovacz can have their child returned and since Fenske's testimony can identify the illegal adoption office, Papke is also held responsible.

background

The film was shot in and around Hamburg and premiered on November 4, 2000 at 8:15 p.m. on ZDF .

criticism

For the critics of the television magazine TV Spielfilm were critical: "Inspector Stubbe rocks the child and the audience to sleep as usual." As an overall conclusion they finally drew: "Calm to staid: Stubbe just"; they gave the sixteenth stump case an average score by pointing to the side with their thumbs.

Web links

• Stubbe - Von Fall zu Fall: Baby Deal in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Stubbe - Case by case: Baby deal at Fernsehserien.de
• Stubbe - case by case: baby deal with crew united
• Stubbe - Case by case

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Stubbe - Case-by-case: Baby deal retrieved from tvspielfilm.de .