Crime scene: residual risk

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Episode of the series Tatort
Original title Residual risk
Country of production Germany
original language German
Production
company		 WDR
length 88 minutes
classification Episode 406 ( List )
First broadcast February 14, 1999 on Das Erste
Rod
Director Claus-Michael Rohne
script Peter Zingler
production Sonja Goslicki
music Eckes malt
Biber Gullatz
camera Johannes Hollmann
cut Antje Bartram
occupation

Residual Risk is a television film from the crime series Tatort . The film, produced by Westdeutscher Rundfunk and directed by Claus-Michael Rohne , was broadcast on February 14, 1999 on ARD's first program. It is the 6th case of the Cologne team of investigators Ballauf and Schenk and the 406th crime scene episode.

action

One night a young woman is strangled in the immediate vicinity of a hospital for mentally ill people. Inspectors Ballauf and Schenk are called to the scene and question the clinic director Professor Konski, who cannot rule out that one of his inmates is the perpetrator, as there is always a certain residual risk . The suspicion quickly falls on Harald Berger, a convicted manslaughter who is still receiving psychotherapeutic care in the clinic after his prison sentence, but also has free time. Although he has had a relationship with his lawyer Ellen Strohmeier for a long time, she cannot give him an alibi for the evening of the crime. Ballauf, it seems quite incomprehensible how a lawyer can get involved with a lawbreaker. Jürgen Strohmeier feels the same way, he too cannot understand his wife, who has since filed for divorce. After cigarette butts with the DNA of Harald Berger are discovered at the place where the corpse was found and he is therefore under urgent suspicion, he flees the clinic. Shortly after him, the serial killer Herbert Mumann, who is still dangerous to the public and could also be considered for the crime, escapes from the psychiatric ward .

With the help of forensic science, Ballauf finds out that the cigarette butts were deliberately deposited at the scene of the crime in order to leave a false lead. This brings Jürgen Strohmeier under suspicion, who hoped to win back his wife by eliminating his rival. When he realizes that he is suspected, he tries to incite the victim's husband against Berger. In spite of everything, Ballauf and Schenk Strohmeier are able to make an involuntary confession when they present the evidence against him.

background

The residual risk was produced by Colonia Media on behalf of the WDR . The shooting took place in 1998 in Cologne and Düren . The director absolutely wanted to integrate the Cologne Rose Monday parade into the crime scene, but did not get permission for it. So he had to switch to a Veedelszug on Tuesday and use extras to re-shoot scenes of the Cologne jokes.

Screenwriter Peter Zingler takes on a supporting role as a cowboy cobbler in this episode.

reception

Audience ratings

When it was first broadcast on February 14, 1999, the episode Residual Risk in Germany was seen by 8.09 million viewers, which corresponded to a market share of 22.02 percent.

Reviews

Rainer Tittelbach from tittelbach.tv appreciates: “The WDR 'Tatort' continues to be subject-oriented after child trafficking and the Wehrmacht exhibition. Action, however, is more likely to be 'shut down'. [...] Niki Stein skilfully combines the past and the current, also by playing with supposed visual truths. An exciting, successful film about guilt, repression and the authenticity of images. Much noticed Cologne 'crime scene' from the first hour. "

"The Cologne joke 'Tatort' scores with nice little gags and a believable cast." Said the critics of TV Spielfilm . Otherwise, they say with approval: “Wolle mer se reilasse? But of course! "

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Location and audience rating at fundus.de, accessed on March 25, 2016.
  2. ^ Rainer Tittelbach: Klaus J. Behrendt, Dietmar Bär, Claus-Michael Rohne. Death of a Tanzmariechens Film review at tittelbach.tv, accessed on March 25, 2016.
  3. ↑ TV thriller from Kölle - suitable for the end of the foolish times. Short review at tvspielfilm.de, accessed on March 25, 2016.
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