Crime scene: midnight, or shortly thereafter

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Episode of the series Tatort
Original title Midnight, or shortly after
Country of production Germany
original language German
Production
company		 SWF
length 83 minutes
classification Episode 103 ( List )
First broadcast August 26, 1979 on German television
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Director Michael Lähn
script Irene Rodrian
production Peter Schulze-Rohr
camera Johannes Hollmann
cut Renate von Ehrenstein
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Midnight, or shortly thereafter, is an episode of the ARD crime series Tatort . The episode, produced by Südwestfunk (SWF) under the direction of Michael Lähn , was broadcast as the 103rd Tatort episode on August 26, 1979 on ARD. It is the second case with Commissioner Buchmüller.

action

In the evening, the painter Manfred Enders visits Regine, the wife of his painter friend Kurt Homberg. Meanwhile, the successful Homberg presents the gallery owner Meidl and the television editor Dr. Ursula Pless his latest works. When he briefly returns to the apartment, he surprises Enders and his wife on the sofa together. In the small party that followed, Pless praised the drawings by Enders that she saw in Homberg's studio. Homberg then breaks off the celebration and abruptly sends his guests home. He wanted to be alone with his wife. Pless offers Regine to come to her overnight. When they are two, Homberg argues with his wife. He destroys the pictures of her lover Enders, which he had bought from him. Regine then leaves him alone. Meanwhile, Enders goes to his local pub and drinks there with friends until he can barely walk. He drives through the city by car. Shortly afterwards Regine appears in the pub and asks about Enders.

When Meidl comes back for breakfast the next morning, the house is empty. He finds Homberg lying dead behind the breakfast table. The traces point to a fight in which he hit his head on the edge of the table.

First Commissioner Buchmüller asks Meidl and finds out the names of the guests the night before. Then she visits Dr Pless Homberg's wife Regine, who had stayed there. She denies that there was an argument. Buchmüller then asked Homberg's best friend Manfred Enders. He remembers only with difficulty that Homberg ended the party abruptly, but no longer knows why Homberg was upset. Buchmüller thinks he is credible and quickly realizes that he has a relationship with Homberg's wife. She speaks to Enders about it, but he says that this doesn't mean anything. Homberg knew that, and his wife only loved her husband.

Enders asks the host of his local pub what happened that night - he had a film tear. Later he visits Regine and questions her because he cannot remember.

Dr Pless, who did a report with Homberg, provides the Commissioner with footage of the last interview. When Buchmüller shows this to Regine Homberg at home, she bursts into tears and tells of the blood on the dead man's head, even though she did not see the body at the scene. Enders notices this situation in the next room. The inspector suspects that Homberg killed her husband. For years she had put her own life behind that of her husband. According to police research, she even found out about a possible divorce from a lawyer. But she was unable to leave him, although she actually loved Enders.

When Buchmüller questions Regine Hombach in the police station, she remains silent. Enders came into the room and, turning to Regine, confessed that he was guilty: that night he drove back to Homberg; then the latter began to destroy Ender's pictures; Hombach fell on the table and died in the quarrel. Then Regine says that she wanted Hombach to die; she returned that night and saw him lying on the floor. Did Enders take the blame out of love for Regine?

background

The paintings and drawings used were made available by Peter Nagel and Bert Gerresheim.

reception

Audience rating

When it was broadcast on August 26, 1979, the episode achieved an audience rating of 48.00 percent.

criticism

The critics of the television magazine TV Spielfilm are of the opinion: “High Commissioner Buchmüller [...] has hardly any leeway in her second (and penultimate) case. What is particularly exciting is the successful portrayal of the 70s artist milieu. ”Conclusion:“ Crime with pointed character sketches. ”

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Willy Schneider at Internet Movie Database , accessed on March 24, 2015.
  2. ↑ Midnight, or shortly afterwards at tatort-fundus.de, accessed on September 23, 2014
  3. ↑ Midnight, or shortly thereafter a short review at tvspielfilm.de , accessed on March 23, 2015.
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