Crime scene: an inconspicuous woman

Episode of the series Tatort
Original title	An inconspicuous woman
Country of production	Germany
original language	German
Production company	Radio Bremen (RB)
length	88 minutes
classification	Episode 485 ( List )
First broadcast	November 11, 2001 on First German Television
Rod
Director	Martin Gies
script	Jochen Greve
production	Annette Strelow
music	Joe Mubare
camera	Thomas Etzold
cut	Elke Schloo
occupation
Sabine Postel : KHK'in Inga Lürsen Oliver Mommsen : KHK Nils Stedefreund Bettina Kupfer : Margit Brede Henry Hübchen : Alfred Stellmacher Camilla Renschke : Helen Reinders Hubert Mulzer : Dr. Heitmann Thomas Wüpper : Dealer Mario Krüger : Weller Peter Franke : Weserkalle Julia Weden : Pale woman Hubertus Hartmann : Witness Margot Nagel : neighbor Natalie O'Hara : Secretary Marie-Agnes Reintgen : pharmacist Vittorio Alfieri : landlord Heidrun Gärtner : Bettina Stellmacher Winfried Hammelmann : Detective Assistant Karlsen Thomas Roth : Policeman

An inconspicuous woman is a television film from the crime series Tatort by ARD and ORF . The film was produced by Radio Bremen under the direction of Martin Gies and broadcast for the first time on November 11, 2001 in the program Das Erste . For Chief Detective Inga Lürsen it is the 6th case in which she is investigating. In this episode, she meets her new colleague Nils Stedefreund .

action

Margit Brede is an inconspicuous woman and extremely fearful. One day she wants to go shopping at the fruit seller in her neighborhood and since she is his only customer at this moment, he becomes intrusive and harasses her. When he even gets physical because she wants to reject him, she finds a pistol behind the counter in the shop and shoots the man in need. The feeling of finally being able to defend against someone gives the woman strength and courage. She wants to savor this newly acquired strength a little and makes the decision to punish her former lover Alfred Stellmacher, who left her months ago, for all that he did to her and for what she had to suffer a lot in the past. She kidnaps wheelwright and locks him up in the basement of her small row house. Although she really wants to see him suffer, she is still not indifferent to him. On the one hand she humiliates and beats him, but on the other hand she also tries to win his favor back. When he tries to defend himself against her humiliation, there is a scuffle and wheelwright is easily injured.

Chief Inspector Lürsen and her new colleague Nils Stedefreund are called to the dead fruit dealer in the meantime. Since shop robberies are not uncommon, the police initially assume a robbery. However, Lürsen receives several references to a woman who was seen with a gun and Stedefreund also identifies a woman who is said to have last been at the fruit seller.

Margit Brede tries to get heart medication for wheelwright in a pharmacy. When the pharmacist does not want to give her the desired preparation because it requires a prescription, she takes it at gunpoint. Since this is reported, Lürsen and Stedefreund take on the matter and find a lead to the wheelwright and the alleged kidnapping. While the investigators visit his wife to find out something about the unknown woman who may be holding him prisoner, the situation in Margit Brede's house escalates. A pushy neighbor becomes too curious and in an argument the frightened Brede shoots her down too. Distraught, she tries to get rid of the corpse and has difficulty explaining after Stellmacher discovers the woman. This makes him aware of the explosive nature of the situation in which he finds himself.

Lürsen and Stedefreund have only been able to find out the first name of Stellmacher's former girlfriend. When the kidnapper's car is found in the immediate vicinity of Margit Brede's house, Lürsen realizes that Margit must be the one wanted. Strangely enough, she even knows the woman because she happened to meet her in the passport office. So she also knows that she has called in sick and has to be at home. Together with Stedefreund she wants to storm the house, but it is empty. With a hint, the officers also look in the neighbor's apartment and find the two wanted ones there. When Margit Brede takes up a gun and aims at Lürsen, Stedefreund shoots Brede and is able to incapacitate her. She is brought to the clinic together with the wheelwright, accompanied by the police.

background

The film was produced by Radio Bremen and shot in Bremen and the Bremen area.

In this Tatort episode, Bremen's new partner Inga Lürsen makes his debut. After the changing colleagues, Nils Stedefreund will now investigate the long-term side of the Commissioner.

reception

Audience ratings

The first broadcast of An inconspicuous woman on November 11, 2001 was seen by a total of 7.03 million viewers in Germany and achieved a market share of 19.80 percent for Das Erste .

criticism

The critics of the television magazine TV Spielfilm rate this crime scene with the thumbs up and think it is a: “Strong 'crime scene' thanks to the outstanding actors Kupfer and Hübchen. [Conclusion:] Nice and profound psychological chamber game. "

Web links

• Crime scene: A nondescript woman in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Summary of the plot of an inconspicuous woman on the ARD website
• An inconspicuous woman in the crime scene fund
• An inconspicuous woman at Tatort-Fans.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} An inconspicuous woman Production details and audience rating at tatort-fundus.de, accessed on March 8, 2015.
2. ↑ An inconspicuous woman short review at tvspielfilm.de , accessed on March 8, 2015.

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